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Des Moines Register: The hit to Iowa’s economy from flooding will reach $2 billion as farmers struggle with damaged grain, massive cleanup, and impassable roads and bridges to fields and livestock. The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation …
Des Moines Water Works CEO and General Manager Bill Stowe resigned effective Tuesday, the same day he moved into Kavanagh House hospice in Des Moines to continue his battle against aggressive cancer, Water Works board …
MidAmerican Energy Co. plans to deliver and install emergency generators for western Iowa customers in flooded areas. Last weekend, the company sent 50 portable generators to qualified customers who request them. MidAmerican Energy transported generators in …
The University of Iowa without explanation delayed its plans to seek proposals for a private company to take over the campus utilities in exchange for an endowment payment, the Iowa City Press-Citizen reported. A UI spokeswoman …
A U.S. Department of Agriculture report says the widespread flooding in the Midwest won’t hurt overall corn and soybean production much if weather patterns are normal, Successful Farming reported. Farmers intend to plant a combined 177 …
The Iowa Utilities Board has extended the winter moratorium on electric and gas shutoffs to May 13 due to flooding. It normally ends April 1. The action applies to investor-owned, municipal and cooperative utilities. The …
Meteorologists say the worst of the snowmelt is over, but eyes are closely watching early April showers in regions of Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri that were so strongly affected by damaging floods and billions in …
A small European capital that has about the same population as the Des Moines metro — led by an activist mayor whose first name also happens to be Frank — is taking some bold steps …
Two environmental groups — Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement and Food & Water Watch — filed a lawsuit against the state of Iowa today, claiming that the state has violated its obligation to protect the Raccoon River …
Seeding Sovereignty is seeking sponsors for the inaugural Iowa Water Festival in honor of World Water Day, to be held June 23 at the Izaak Walton League in Des Moines. Organizers are working to raise …
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