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Advancing Iowa’s Solar Power
Photo by Luther College Photo Bureau; Flickr Howard Learner of the Environmental Law and Policy Center believes Iowa risks missing a key role in solar power. “It’s time for Iowa policymakers to step up...
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Emerald ash borer expected to begin infesting central Iowa
Nick Fetty | May 27, 2014 Photo via U.S. Department of Agriculture; Flickr The pesky and invasive emerald ash borer is moving west across the state and could become problematic for parts of central...
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German energy company to move North American headquarters to Iowa
Nick Fetty | May 29, 2014 Photo via Theodore Scott; Flickr Alternative energy opportunities available in Iowa have attracted yet another company to set up shop in the Hawkeye State, according to an...
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EPA emissions plan less strict on Iowa
Nick Fetty | June 3, 2014 Photo via Payton Chung; Flickr A plan by the EPA to reduce carbon gas emissions would be less stringent on Iowa because of a proactive investment in renewable energies,...
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Iowa’s largest solar farm opens in Kalona
Nick Fetty | July 31, 2014 The largest solar array in Iowa will host its grand opening today in rural Kalona, approximately 25 miles southwest of Iowa City. The array will feature 2,900 solar grids...
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On the Radio: Water demand strains Jordan Aquifer
Locations of Water Use Permits for Wells tapping the Jordan Aquifer (Iowa DNR) November 24, 2014 This week’s On the Radio segment looks at recent news surrounding Iowa’s Jordan Aquifer, which is being...
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Poll: Iowans support oil pipeline and wind project but reject using eminent...
Turbines from a wind farm in northwest Iowa. (Jim Hammer/Flickr) Nick Fetty | March 5, 2015 A Des Moines Register poll conducted last month has found that the majority of Iowans support a proposed oil...
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Iowa lawmakers call for environmental review of Bakken oil pipeline project
Pump jacks on the Bakken oil fields in North Dakota (A.G. McCullian/Fickr) Nick Fetty | March 12, 2015 Fifteen members of Iowa’s House of Representatives are asking the Iowa Utilities Board to conduct...
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UNI event focuses on ethics of energy production
The Campanile is a major landmark on the University of Northern Iowa campus. (Madmaxmarchh/WikiMedia Commons) Nick Fetty | April 17, 2015 An event hosted by the University of Northern Iowa on Wednesday...
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Permission to sell Iowa water to arid west requested, denied
The Jordan Aquifer (formally the Cambrian-Ordovician aquifer) underlies most of Iowa and much of the Midwest (via USGS). Julia Poska | February 6, 2020 Last week, northeast Iowa’s Pattison Sand Co....
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