Articles Tagged: renewable energy

Also, Iowa judge fines Pennsylvania insurer $481,500 for misleading seniors.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced it would restrict the use of federal subsidies for solar energy projects in favor of protecting farmland, but clean energy advocates say solar gives farmers a higher production value per acre than any traditional crop.

Regular energy consumers, not corporations, will bear the brunt of the increased costs of a boom in artificial intelligence that has contributed to a growth in data centers and a surge in power usage, recent research suggests.

Congress’ passage of President Donald Trump’s spending and tax cuts bill this month could help grow the market for sustainable aviation fuel, which could be a boon for corn-producing states like Iowa as airline operators work to decarbonize the sector.

State and local leaders gathered Tuesday to celebrate the grand reopening of a wind turbine factory in West Branch, just hours after U.S. Senate Republicans passed Trump’s “one big beautiful bill” that would roll back federal green energy tax credits that spurred the company to restart production that had been idled since 2013.

Also in the Campaign Almanac, Rob Sand announces 100-stop town hall tour

Clean energy advocates say Iowa stands to lose jobs and renewable energy project expansions, and that utility bills would increase

The former U.S. ag secretary and Iowa governor spoke to farmers at an event hosted by the Iowa Democratic Party in Indianola.

Amber Markham, director of external affairs for the Nature Conservancy, has been working to keep the credits in Iowa, through her work with the Nature Conservancy.

Thousands of farmers and small rural businesses -- including many in Iowa -- remain in limbo as USDA demands grant rewrites favoring fossil fuels over renewables.

Also, House lawmakers advance bill to extend biofuels tax incentives

Iowa OSHA is investigating a central Iowa biogas digester after a whistleblower alleged a 2023 fire injured two employees and that the site has ongoing natural gas leaks that endanger workers.

Stations have a little more than 10 months to comply or face fines of up $1,000 per day, per violation, and the revocation of their license to sell fuel.

Iowa has permitted 15 new digester facilities since 2021, when the Legislature passed a law allowing animal feeding operations with digesters to exceed the state’s limit of 8,500 animal units. Seven of the 15 dairy farms added to their herds since they got digester permits, a review of DNR data shows.

Also in the Capitol Notebook: State board approves $6.35M investment to expand ethanol, biodiesel availability.