Census data shows that in the three years since devastating 2019 floods submerged Pacific Junction in southwest Iowa, the town’s population has shrunk from 475 to less than 100. Now the question is whether it will remain a town.
AP Environmental News Feb. 7, 2022 4:03 pm1311d ago
Census data shows that in the three years since devastating 2019 floods submerged Pacific Junction in southwest Iowa, the town’s population has shrunk from 475 to less than 100. Now the question is whether it will remain a town.
Erin Jordan Environmental News Feb. 4, 2022 7:24 am1314d ago
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is asking for the public’s help in identifying the person who shot a bald eagle in southeast Cedar Rapids on Jan. 9.
Environmental News Feb. 1, 2022 1:44 pm1317d ago
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a settlement with three companies, including a Center Point diesel parts retailer, over installing or selling illegal devices that disable emission controls and allow a vehicle user to pollute the air.
Energy Feb. 2, 2022 10:14 am1316d ago
Summit Carbon Solutions wants to use eminent domain to build a carbon dioxide pipeline through 30 Iowa counties in northern and western Iowa, according to a permit application filed last week with the Iowa Utilities Board.
Environmental News Feb. 1, 2022 8:50 am1317d ago
The Iowa chapter of the Sierra Club hosted an online panel of first responders and victims of a 2020 CO2 pipeline explosion in western Mississippi.
Environmental News Jan. 31, 2022 2:20 pm1318d ago
As three companies are planning CO2 pipelines in Iowa, The Gazette looked at safety records for underground pipelines already in Linn and Johnson counties.
Gage Miskimen Recreation Jan. 28, 2022 7:53 am1321d ago
The city of Marion and the Chamber of Commerce are offering a survey to residents to give feedback on the Creekside Pride initiative, a plan to make Indian Creek more accessible for recreation.
Community Jan. 26, 2022 6:00 am1323d ago
This is a two-week backpacking trip in Colorado in July, designed to engage local students as they acquire lifelong outdoor skills. Students must complete the application process by April 22.
Sports Jan. 25, 2022 8:00 am1324d ago
Bird behavior is part of the fun and challenge when pheasant hunting
John Lawrence Hanson - correspondent
Sports Jan. 24, 2022 2:34 pm1325d ago
The old way of hunting has been updated, but you still only get one shot, so you have to make it count
By Jared Strong - Iowa Capital Dispatch
Outdoors Jan. 20, 2022 5:27 pm1329d ago
Animal was killed in vehicle crash near Jefferson in Greene County.
Environmental News Jan. 19, 2022 6:00 am1330d ago
Three proposed pipelines in Iowa would gather carbon dioxide from ethanol plants and sequester it underground. Two engineers weigh in on the impact the projects would have on climate change goals and whether ethanol is the right industry to target for carbon capture.
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