Articles Tagged: IowaIdeas: Energy and Environment

The Gazette’s Iowa Ideas In-depth Week focused on water quality wrapped up Friday, with more than 150 people participating in virtual discussions. Here are some of our favorite quotes from the week.

The Gazette researched where Iowans get their water, how it is or isn’t treated, and threats to the vital resource.

We’ve tried politically acceptable voluntary approaches for decades.

American utility companies, including those in Iowa, are facing increasing pressure to slash greenhouse gas emissions in hopes of preventing the worst effects of global climate change.

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.

With climate change already knocking at our door, there’s a more urgent need to reduce greenhouse gases than 10 to 15 years down the road. That’s where ethanol comes in, according to industry proponents.

In just the Midwestern states of Iowa, South Dakota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Minnesota, Missouri and Kansas, outdoor recreation generates about $60 billion in spending about 550,000 jobs, a trade association says. Iowa would like to keep a larger share of that spending within its borders

Explore the challenges and opportunities Iowa's colleges and universities face in a post-COVID-19 world. June 21-June 25.

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Improving Iowa’s water quality issues remains at the top of the to do list for many. But how to do …

In the span of an hour, the 2020 derecho wreaked havoc on the region’s power grids, creating a workload that …

With a disaster taking out more than 50% of a region’s tree canopy in just over an hour of time, …

With low corn prices, lagging fuel demand and significant uncertainty with soybean demand, does Iowa have a unique opportunity to …

Several Iowa communities are working on climate action plans to address specific environmental goals in their communities. How have they …

CEDAR RAPIDS – As cleanup from the Aug. 10 derecho continues and conversations begin to focus on recovery, experts in …