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Natural Resources Director appears on track for confirmation after Senate hearing

Iowa Public Radio: The new director of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources appears to be on track to be confirmed to the post after a hearing in an Iowa Senate committee Tuesday. Director Kayla …

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Indianola City Council approves $45.6 million wastewater treatment plant

The city of Indianola has awarded a $45.6 million contract to build a new wastewater treatment plant to replace its outdated plant and meet the state’s new stricter environmental regulations. The city council awarded the …

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Reynolds, Naig voice support for reviving renewable fuels infrastructure grant program

Gov. Kim Reynolds and Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig submitted joint comments to the U.S. Department of Agriculture in support of the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program. The program would provide grant funding to support investments …

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Corteva to ramp up production of biotech seeds

Corteva Inc. intends to accelerate sales of its proprietary genetically engineered seeds over the next five years while reducing its reliance on high-tech crop genes licensed from Bayer AG, the Wall Street Journal reported. The company, formed …

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Great Outdoors Foundation names project manager for Central Iowa Water Trails

Maggie McClelland joins the Great Outdoors Foundation as project manager for the Central Iowa Water Trails, the foundation announced this week. McClelland will lead 11 committees working on the project. McClelland previously worked at ITA …

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Iowa State Researchers’ prairie strips now part of federal conservation program

Farmers and landowners enrolling acres in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Conservation Reserve Program have a new practice available to them, reports Iowa Public Radio. Prairie strips, or areas of native grasses and flowers, have proved …

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Renewable Energy Group, Phillips 66 pull plug on Washington renewable diesel project

Phillips 66 and Ames-based Renewable Energy Group Inc. announced they are discontinuing their joint effort to construct a large-scale renewable diesel plant in Ferndale, Wash. The project has been canceled due to permitting delays and …

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Langston named FUELIowa president and CEO

Ron Langston has been named president and chief executive officer for FUELIowa, effective today. The association’s board of directors voted to hire him as the successor to Dawn Carlson, who has been with the fuel …

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Feb. 27: IEC 25th Anniversary Celebration

Host: Iowa Environmental Council
About: Join IEC as we celebrate 25 years of unifying Iowans to advocate for clean water and land stewardship, clean energy, and a healthy climate, and lay the foundation for the …

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Sutherland organic farmer receives sustainable agriculture award

Practical Farmers of Iowa has chosen Paul Mugge, an organic farmer and longtime on-farm research participant from Sutherland, Iowa, to receive the 2020 Sustainable Agriculture Achievement Award. The award is given each year by PFI …