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Grassley calls for reinforcements in ethanol fight

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, is frustrated that the debate over ethanol and biodiesel is characterized as an “Iowa discussion” when other states also have a stake in the federal policy. “How come this …

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A rough summer for Iowa lakes

The Iowa Environmental Council reports that outbreaks of toxic algae were up this summer, and there were dozens of advisories warning swimmers of high bacteria levels in public lake swimming areas. 

The nonprofit coalition notes that in …

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Iowa corn farmers face another hit — this time, yield losses with fall freeze

Des Moines Register: Iowa farmers face yield losses that reach 15% to 20% without a late freeze, given cold and wet spring weather that caused corn and soybeans to be planted two to four weeks later …

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Branstad pushed Trump to appease farmers on ethanol

Reuters: At a meeting at the White House on Aug. 19, Terry Branstad, the former Iowa governor and now U.S. ambassador to China, presented President Donald Trump with evidence of rising Farm Belt frustration over his …

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Alliant Energy honored for economic development

Site Selection magazine has chosen Alliant Energy as one of 20 utilities in its annual list of Top Utilities in Economic Development. Site Selection’s September issue notes Alliant has helped deliver more than $1.4 billion in …

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A Closer Look: Nadilia Gomez

Now the executive director at the Iowa AgriTech Accelerator, Nadilia Gomez grew up in Panama City, Panama, but developed a passion for agriculture as she visited her grandmother’s hometown, a small farming community without electricity …

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Millions of dollars riding on water quality in the Midwest

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Two tourism directors 700 miles apart, one in Iowa and one in Ohio, use the same word when describing the effect a swimming ban caused by water pollution would have on their lakeside …

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EPA levies $71,400 fine for diesel spill near Peosta

Radio Iowa: Federal officials say BP has agreed to pay a fine of more than $71,000 for a diesel fuel spill last year in northeast Iowa. The spill at BP North America Products near Peosta happened …

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Terry named president of ITC Midwest

Dusky Terry, a former aide to Gov. Tom Vilsack and vice president of Central Iowa Power Cooperative, has been named president of ITC Midwest and vice president of ITC Holdings Corp., which invests in the electrical …

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MidAmerican says turbine setback rule would ‘completely wipe out’ wind development

Des Moines Register: MidAmerican Energy says a Madison County proposal that would require that turbines be built 1.5 miles away from the nearest home would “wipe out” wind development in the state, if other counties were …