Olivia Cohen

Bobcat Energy Center will sit adjacent to Alliant’s existing Marshalltown Generating Station, which produces 650 megawatts of energy. Construction of the new plant is expected to begin in the third quarter of 2026.

Food & Water Watch is proposing new policies that it says would mandate best management practices, increase transparency and “hold corporate polluters accountable.”

A first-of-its-kind analysis outlines how CID can leverage its workforce, industry partners and development-ready land to compete with established aerospace regions.

The utility company is proposing a 13-mile natural gas extension in Johnson and Washington counties, with the hope to start construction in early 2026.

More than 34,000 licenses have been sold ahead of the first round of shotgun deer hunting season this weekend, and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources is projecting steady harvest numbers.

According to data from the Iowa Department of Transportation, nearly all of Iowa’s 99 counties saw an increase in electric vehicle registrations over the last 18 months — mirroring a similar trend between December 2022 and June 2024.

Despite having a wetter-than-average July due to more rainfall, Iowa’s dry autumn conditions have let drought conditions creep back into parts of the state.

Residents can shop donated clothes at no cost, support local food pantries and help reduce textile waste at this weekend’s event in Johnson County.

Maya Ogren’s lasting impact on environmental education continues to grow, nearly a decade after she poured her life’s final energy into launching the Iowa Master Naturalists program.

Iowa commissioners gave permission this week for ITC Midwest to move forward with plans to build electric transmission lines in Eastern Iowa, one piece of a multimillion-dollar portfolio of projects intended to improve power grid reliability and resilience across the Midwest.

Experts say that the majority of the state’s field have a drain tile system to help remove soil moisture, but it can come at an environmental cost.

An unusually warm, wet summer fueled the spread of crop diseases, and now some corn farmers have reported lower-than-expected yields.

The U.S. Geological Survey will be flying airplanes over parts of Eastern Iowa starting this month to help make new maps for the research group. The federal agency says the minerals it is looking for could boost the economy and bolster national security.

According to a news release, an older adult in southwest Iowa has died from influenza.

As Iowa researchers continue the search for a new funding source for the state’s largest water sensor network — which provides real-time data about nitrate, phosphorus and flow levels in the state’s rivers and streams — the network’s director said Iowa’s nitrate issues are continuing to expand.