Erin Jordan

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has fined an Anamosa mobile home company and two men renovating a Lost Nation school for asbestos violations because of what the agency said was improper disposal of waste.

Tiffin voters overwhelmingly approved a 1-cent local option sales tax Tuesday with half the money to go toward projects that could include a new recreation center, fire station and park.

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Neighbors in this quiet corner of Linn County say they’ve gotten between 70 and 100 signatures on a petition opposing the trail and a planned extension of Stamy Road, which would be a critical part of the city’s plans to develop the area northeast of the new Tower Terrace Road interchange with Interstate 380.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has sued C6-Zero for $1.5 million the state paid toward environmental cleanup and equipment replacement after a Dec. 8 explosion and fire in Marengo.

The lake, created in 1958 by damming the Iowa River as a flood-control measure, is slowly filling with silt and sand. Sedimentation reduces recreational opportunities and can harm water quality.

Lynn Bolin, who married into the north-central Iowa farm, saw it could have potential for agritourism as more Americans become interested in the origins of their food.

Over the 15 weeks of testing, there were 104 swim advisories because of high levels of E. coli and 19 advisories for toxins from algae.

All ramps of the Interstate 80 and Interstate 380 interchange opened Wednesday afternoon for the first time in several years as the major project nears completion.

The Iowa Department of Transportation recently opened a new section of the Clear Creek Trail under interstates 80 and 380, connecting cyclists to recreation areas in Coralville and Tiffin.

The 45Z tax credit provides up $1 per gallon for domestic production of clean transportation fuels, which includes ethanol. One way ethanol plants can get the tax credits is to prove the corn they are using has a low carbon intensity score derived from the farmer’s practices, such as use of cover crops, reduced tillage and limiting nitrogen fertilizer application.

Sports betting was legalized in Iowa in 2019 and people in Iowa bet more than $165 million on games, matches and bouts in 2022. Here are some answers to frequently asked questions about sports betting in Iowa.

The Parkridge situation highlights the challenges of living in a neighborhood where some functions — such as maintaining structures or treating wells — have been outsourced to homeowner associations, often led by volunteer boards with little experience and high turnover.

Owners of an 11,600-head cattle feedlot in northeast Iowa withdrew their application for a manure management plan after a public hearing in which opponents said there were errors and omissions in the plan.

Three Iowa landowners -- all women -- testified Tuesday about their fears and frustrations about a proposed carbon dioxide pipeline being built by their homes, crops and dairy cows.