Rep. Steven Holt, R-Denison, filed objections Monday with the Iowa Utilities Board to oppose pipelines proposed by Summit Carbon Solutions and Navigator CO2 Ventures.
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Erin Jordan State Government Mar. 13, 2023 7:41 pm77d ago
Rep. Steven Holt, R-Denison, filed objections Monday with the Iowa Utilities Board to oppose pipelines proposed by Summit Carbon Solutions and Navigator CO2 Ventures.
Erin Jordan Energy Feb. 23, 2023 4:06 pm95d ago
Wolf Carbon Solutions will not use eminent domain to build a 280-mile carbon dioxide pipeline through eastern Iowa, according to the company’s permit application filed Thursday with the Iowa Utilities Board.
Erin Jordan Energy Feb. 20, 2023 3:05 pm98d ago
The county’s Zoning Adjustment Board on Jan. 24 signed two conditional use permits allowing the MiningStore, headquartered in North Carolina, to install mining sites next to two electrical substations owned by Midland Power Cooperative.
Vanessa Miller Higher Ed Feb. 17, 2023 6:00 am101d ago
In its push to become coal-free by 2025 – or sooner – by adding more “green” to its energy palette, the University of Iowa is considering a second utilities-related public-private partnership, this one for the production of renewable fuel pellets to help power its sprawling campus.
Erin Jordan Agriculture Feb. 14, 2023 6:03 pm104d ago
Iowa could lose 75 percent of its 42 ethanol plants — with cascading harm to the corn industry — without carbon dioxide pipelines proposed for the state, according to a study commissioned by the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association.
Energy Mar. 7, 2023 11:00 am83d ago
The drafted plan, which would require operational improvements at two MidAmerican coal-fired power plants, is open for public comment.
By Kari Lydersen - Energy News Network
Energy Feb. 13, 2023 6:00 am105d ago
Officials in McDonough County passed a pipeline moratorium last year; developers offered 30 years of payments in exchange for “good faith” support of the project.
Real Estate & Development Apr. 27, 2023 1:23 pm32d ago
Ten years after founders bought an 8-acre parcel off Benton Street southwest of downtown Iowa City, Prairie Hill is developing its last of 11 buildings. Four of the five units in the new building already are sold with homeowners expected to move in by June.
Energy Jan. 20, 2023 9:37 am129d ago
Traditionally, decommissioned turbine blades have been sent to landfills. But in recent years, recycling the often hundred-plus-foot-long blades has become a new, more sustainable disposal method among companies in Iowa and the Midwest.
Energy Jan. 17, 2023 6:00 am132d ago
Cryptocurrency mining, which relies on cheap, abundant energy, is expanding in Iowa, with Hardin County considering two new sites.
Energy Jan. 9, 2023 5:17 pm140d ago
A coalition of Iowa’s large energy users wants the option to buy electricity on the open market rather than from their geographically-assigned utilities. Four other states have hybrid systems in which large companies may shop around for energy generation, so The Gazette asked them how it works.
State Government Feb. 21, 2023 11:36 pm97d ago
Although pipeline opponents have been vocal in every corner of the state, Iowa lawmakers have been largely silent about whether they will take any action to influence the projects.
By Mike Hughlett, Minneapolis Star-Tribune
Business News Jan. 6, 2023 5:00 am144d ago
Minnesota utility regulators on Thursday ruled that a carbon dioxide pipeline that’s been proposed by an Iowa-based company should undergo the most thorough environmental review available under state law.
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