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Fish and Wildlife Service picks MidAmerican Energy’s habitat conservation plan

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Monday announced that it has chosen a habitat conservation plan proposed by MidAmerican Energy Co. as the best solution to help preserve certain bat and eagle species at …

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Selling electricity doesn’t make EV charging stations a utility, state rules

The Iowa Utilities Board ruled last week that providing electric vehicle charging service does not make a business a public utility, the Energy News Network reports. The board opened a rule-making procedure a year ago to …

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Missouri Valley is building a $13.5 million lineman training center in Indianola

Des Moines Register: A training program for Missouri Valley linemen in Iowa and six surrounding states is consolidating into one center in Indianola. The Missouri Valley Line Constructors Apprenticeship and Training Program is building a $13.5 …

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Alliant Energy reaches settlement in power rate case

Corridor Business Journal: Alliant Energy says it’s reached a partial settlement with other stakeholders on a major electric rate case before the Iowa Utilities Board that will increase electrical rates for its Iowa customers less …

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High octane

When the nation’s political staffers, elected officials and journalists have questions about renewable fuels, they are likely to make Monte Shaw one of their first calls. 

The longtime executive director of the Iowa Renewable Fuels …

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Grinnell signs deal to buy solar power

After years of debate over possible wind or solar projects, and considerable pressure from students demanding the college divest from fossil fuel interests and address climate change, Grinnell College has signed a 20-year deal to buy solar …

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Alliant Energy, CIRAS debut new digital manufacturing lab

Iowa manufacturing and technology companies have a brand-new “sandbox” for trying out the latest in digital technology tools, thanks to a public-private partnership between Alliant Energy and the Center for Industrial Research and Service. 

On …

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Iowa ethanol industry warns of economic crisis due to RFS waivers

Radio Iowa: Ethanol industry leaders say there will be price, storage and political ramifications if President Donald Trump fails to act within the next two weeks and force oil refineries to blend more ethanol into gasoline. …

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Water Works proposes regional system framework

Des Moines Water Works has released a new proposal to form a regional planning and wholesale water system that would make sure local water supplies are adequate. Local utilities would continue to run the distribution system, retail …

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A Closer Look: Hannah Inman

Hannah Inman has been fundraising for years, and she polished her environmental ethic with one of this area’s most respected land stewards, the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, where she was communications director. 

If you are …