Federal officials will contribute about $4.7 million to build a new facility that will collect manure from dairies and beef cattle operations to make fertilizer and other products.
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Federal officials will contribute about $4.7 million to build a new facility that will collect manure from dairies and beef cattle operations to make fertilizer and other products.
The Iowa Utilities Commission granted Summit Carbon Solutions a permit for its carbon dioxide pipeline system -- a move that was expected after the commission gave preliminary approval in June. But the company can’t start construction yet.
Iowa law requires carbon dioxide pipeline companies to hold public meetings about their projects before negotiating or purchasing land agreements.
The National Weather Service is warning that “dangerously hot conditions” will persist through Tuesday, with heat indexes reaching 110 to 115 degrees.
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has successfully trapped and collared only one of the rare and elusive gray foxes in the state. Now researchers are expanding their pilot program to find out why the gray fox population is declining.
The South Dakota Supreme Court said the carbon dioxide pipeline company has not yet shown its project is eligible for eminent domain.
NEW Cooperative submitted its explanation to the state of its southwest Iowa spill that killed nearly 800,000 fish in the East Nishnabotna River in March.
When Johnson County Conservation found a new plant growing at FW Kent Park, they were excited. But closer inspection revealed the plant could pose a problem. Now, the department is looking at a years-long process of eradicating the plant from the park.
The farmer's fertilizer tank ruptured as he drove through Burlington in April, but he did not report it, ditched the tank and drove away, the state says.
As wildfires continue to burn at the highest alert level, Iowa firefighters are being dispatched to help federal agencies quell the flames.
Owner Nordex, spurred by federal tax incentives, says it will hire about 100 workers there.
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