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IDOT awards grants funded through VW Environmental Trust settlement

The Iowa Department of Transportation has awarded nearly $4 million for 46 projects funded by the Volkswagen Settlement Environmental Trust program. The automaker was the subject of a complaint filed in 2016 by the Environmental …

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City installs flashboards to increase water level on Des Moines River

City of Des Moines crews installed flashboards on the Center Street dam today to increase water levels on the Des Moines River for recreational activities. The city issued a notice advising boaters that water levels …

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Iowa’s rural economy continues to lag into recessionary levels in July

Iowa’s economy continued to lag below neutral growth in July, in part because of fears of growing areas of drought in the state. Much of western Iowa is experiencing abnormally dry conditions as seen in …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Why this year is our last, best chance for saving the oceans

Anyone who has ever strapped on a scuba tank and put a regulator in their mouth to explore a coral reef knows the serene beauty that lives beneath the waves. Even if you haven’t experienced …

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Gross-Wen to partner on phosphorus removal project funded by DOE

Technology developed by Gross-Wen Technologies at Iowa State University for agricultural applications was adapted for algae-based treatment of municipal wastewater at the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago’s Terrence J. O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant …

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USDA says 11 Iowa counties now in early stages of drought

Des Moines Register: Eleven western Iowa counties entered a drought this week, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Portions of Dallas, Boone and Calhoun counties were listed as being in a moderate drought, the USDA …

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Practical Farmers of Iowa to host direct-marketing webinar for producers

Practical Farmers of Iowa will present a free webinar on how producers can start direct-marketing meat to consumers on July 14 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. “Consumer-Friendly Bulk Meat Sales” will take place on Zoom …

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Farmers say MidAmerican reneges on paying for wind turbine construction damage

Des Moines Register: About two dozen farmers and landowners in western Iowa say MidAmerican Energy is failing to fully pay them for damage caused when building an 81-turbine wind farm in Ida County. It’s another point …

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Solar energy investment program under way in Warren County

A program that will help Warren County residents and businesses pool their purchase power to lower the price for installing solar power is launching this month. According to a news release, the Grow Solar Warren …

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Corteva to acquire full ownership interest in PhytoGen Seed Co.

Delaware-based Corteva Inc. plans to acquire PhytoGen Seed Co. LLC, a joint venture the company owns with J.G. Boswell Co. In an announcement on Tuesday, Corteva, which operates an office in Johnston, announced that it …