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Des Moines Register: MidAmerican Energy says it has idled nearly four dozen electricity-generating wind turbines while workers check them for safety after blades broke off of two similar turbines over the past two months. Those blade …
Des Moines residents can be reimbursed for performing one of several qualifying soil restoration practices, according to a news release from the city. The city is offering rebates as part of its Stormwater Best Management …
Iowa Capital Dispatch: Pattison Sand Co. of Clayton has appealed the state’s triple rejection of its permit application to export Iowa water to western states by rail, and the Sierra Club has intervened to oppose the …
The role healthy soil plays in climate change and food insecurity was laid out in an opening presentation of this week’s World Food Prize Borlaug Dialogue, with speakers suggesting that a national policy on soil …
Des Moines Register: The number of crop acres that Iowa farmers are unable to harvest after the devastating August derecho has grown to 850,000, a new U.S. Department of Agriculture report showed Friday. That’s a more …
Ames-based Renewable Energy Group has announced plans to expand its biodiesel refinery in Geismar, La., by 250 million gallons annually to 340 million gallons per year. According to a news release, construction should begin in mid- to …
MidAmerican Energy Co. will expand its electric vehicle fast-charging network in the Des Moines area, the company announced this week. It will also expand the network to additional sites in Iowa. According to a news …
Des Moines Register: Over the past three years, two Iowa companies have repeatedly told the state and federal governments they’ve exceeded the amount of pollution they can discharge into the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, a national …
Grow Solar Warren County has reached its second benchmark goal of 100 kilowatts, organizers announced in a news release. The group purchasing program was launched in July. It emphasizes solar education and volume purchasing to …
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Damage to soybeans and trees from drifting weedkillers — particularly dicamba — is the “most extensive” this year since the popular herbicide was introduced in the 1960s, according to experts. The distinctive cupping …
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