The bills don’t name Summit Carbon Solutions, but they’re a response to the Iowa company’s proposed $9 billion, five-state pipeline.
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The bills don’t name Summit Carbon Solutions, but they’re a response to the Iowa company’s proposed $9 billion, five-state pipeline.
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.
A commercial turkey flock of about 30,000 birds in Sac County was recently infected by a very contagious and deadly avian flu, according to state ag officials.
“Although several positions supporting HPAI (bird flu) were notified of their terminations over the weekend, we are working to swiftly rectify the situation and rescind those letters,” a statement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture said.
With egg prices soaring, the Trump administration is planning a new strategy for fighting bird flu that stresses vaccinations and tighter biosecurity.
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.
“It certainly does increase the level of uncertainty,” said Ernie Goss, an economist at Creighton University in Omaha. “This uncertainty manifests itself in areas such as purchasing farmland and agriculture equipment.”
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Since 2020, Iverson has had the opportunity to work on water quality projects that have a direct impact on the environment, including lake restoration, abandoned coal mine restoration and more.
The Buena Vista County flock of about 27,000 turkeys is the third commercial or backyard flock to be infected by the virus this year in Iowa.
She takes over as tariffs, deportations threaten agriculture.
Iowa’s nutrient reduction strategy was developed in 2013 as part of a larger, 12-state task force to address the growing size of the hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico by reducing nutrient levels in the Mississippi River Basin. It was last updated in 2017.
Under a bill being considered in the Iowa Senate, Bayer -- the maker of glyphosate-based Roundup -- would be shielded from lawsuits claiming the company failed to warn consumers of health risks if the product label complies with federal labeling requirements.
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