Jared Strong

The end of harvest matches recent drought years even though November has been the eighth-wettest on record. Record yields are expected.

The U.S. Department of Energy will give the money to a group that plans to build facilities in four states -- including Iowa -- to produce hydrogen fuel with electricity from wind, solar and nuclear power.

A Farm Bureau analysis estimates that total job losses might be up to about 11,400, with economic losses of $1.5 billion.

Summit Carbon Solutions says the county’s rules about pipeline placement, safety and land surveys are trumped by state and federal regulations.

Summit Carbon Solutions recently applied for 15 more permits for its carbon dioxide pipeline system in Iowa, to expand its footprint by about 50 percent. It’s main impediment for the project is South Dakota.

Iowa needs to cut the amount of nitrate in five rivers — including the Cedar River — because of the threat it poses to drinking water, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. But the state has pushed back, saying the change "is not supported by new scientific or regulatory rationales

Cities are required to tell people if they do or might have lead water pipes going to their homes and businesses. About two-thirds of Vinton’s service lines might have lead, whereas North Liberty has none. Cedar Rapids sent 9,.000 notices to homes and businesses.

November has had its 10th-wettest start in the state. The corn harvest is 12 days ahead of the average schedule, with about 5 percent left to harvest.

Iowa regulators must consider environmental and public health effects before they grant permits to withdraw large quantities of water from the ground, according to an administrative law judge. That is at odds with long-standing procedure at the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, which has focused on the quantity of water.

The operators of ten Hoeve Dairy agreed to pay a $7,000 fine after an investigation by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources noted several violations at the site.

Unofficial results show that Republicans — who already had among their largest majorities in decades going into the election — gained one seat in the Senate and three in the House.

He is a field agronomist who is part of an Iowa State University Extension “crops team” that are experts for farmers who have questions about planting and harvest and everything between.

The company -- which had an explosion at its shingle-recycling plant in Marengo in 2022 -- had said it would dissolve but may be operating an office in Idaho, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Rep. Taylor Collins, a Mediapolis Republican, faces Jeff Poulter, of Middletown, in Tuesday's general election. Poulter disagrees with new laws passed by Republicans that restrict abortion and “attack” public education.

Facility near Shell Rock paid fine after three years of emitting cancer-causing toxins into the atmosphere.