BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The head of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is asking a federal agency overseeing the environmental review of the Dakota Access oil pipeline to cut ties with a contractor conducting the analysis, citing a conflict of interest.
Quietly, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the UI surpassed its goal of having 40 percent renewable energy by 2020. The university now has at least 42 percent of its power from renewable sources and one boiler exclusively fed biomass fuels.
The state Department of Natural Resources said Iris Merfeld, 36, of Zwingle, died early Saturday after falling from an overlook known as Pulpit Rock.
In 2004, a group of Midwestern soil scientists, including John Sawyer at Iowa State University, developed the Maximum Return to Nitrogen, a practice that calls for weighing the prices of corn and fertilizer to find the sweet spot of productivity and profit without waste. The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation criticized the approach in a July podcast.
The Sioux Falls, S.D.-based biofuels producer recognizes need for “bolder solutions” to protect planet.
Wildside column: Numbers projected to be similar to 2020 harvest
During July and August, Iowa DNR officials noticed an uptick in the number of illegal fires being set in parking lots, fields, and woodlands located within the 14,000-acre Hawkeye Wildlife Area.
Ferry trip a great start to fun day
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources reported 24 swim advisories at state park beaches this summer because of microcystins, toxins generated by harmful algae. These toxins, if ingested, can cause gastroenteritis, allergic responses and potentially-fatal liver damage. This is double the number of microcystin warnings in 2020.
“At some point, you have to take action,” said Tamara Marcus, county sustainability program manager and co-author of the county’s first greenhouse gas emissions report. “We have to act now.”
And it’s not just an Iowa problem
EDDYVILLE, Iowa (AP) — An industrial acid leak at an animal feed supplement plant outside the southeastern Iowa town of Eddyville led to a shelter-in-place order and delayed local school openings, officials said.
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