The Center for Hydrologic Development, funded with federal money, will focus on federal research and predictions, which means the Iowa Flood Center still will need state funding, director Larry Weber said.
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The Center for Hydrologic Development, funded with federal money, will focus on federal research and predictions, which means the Iowa Flood Center still will need state funding, director Larry Weber said.
In the seven months before the explosion and fire that injured 15 people and left an environmental mess, Jeff Boeyink -- a partner at Des Moines-based public relations and lobbying firm LS2group and Branstad’s chief of staff from 2010 to 2013 -- wrote to DNR leaders and Marengo officials at least 10 times on behalf of C6-Zero to answer questions, allay concerns and invite officials to tour the site, according to emails obtained by The Gazette.
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Johnson County Conservation is challenging outdoor enthusiasts -- a distinction open to everyone -- to get out and explore about a dozen county parks through mid-March to find the Yeti.
The Sierra Club of Iowa and Trout Unlimited are asking a judge in Polk County District Court to overturn an April 2021 by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to approve Supreme Beef’s plan for storing and disposing of manure.
The Rodale Institute Midwest Organic Center, established in 2019, is a small but mighty team working to reduce chemicals used in food production.
EPA had declared Muscatine County’s Nichols a Superfund site after testing of shallow wells.
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Bird-watching: Tundra bean goose spotted near Lamoni, a first for Iowa
Besides petroleum products that have leaked from a Marengo explosion site, state regulators also are worried about toxic chemicals from foam used to fight the Dec. 8 blaze.
Company founder Howard Brand III was on regulators’ radar for two years before the explosion in Iowa.
Record-breaking bird flu outbreaks contributing to record-breaking egg prices
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