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Tuesday, February 23, 2021 3:03 PM
The Senate voted 92-7 today to approve President Joe Biden’s nomination of Tom Vilsack as agriculture secretary.
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Friday, February 19, 2021 3:13 PM
Summit Agricultural Group of Alden has created Summit Carbon Solutions, a business platform intended to develop the world’s largest carbon capture and storage project.
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Thursday, February 18, 2021 3:02 PM
This week, both Iowa and Texas faced below-freezing temperatures as residents bundled up indoors. The difference? As winter storms rolled in, more than 3 million Texas customers were hit with power blackouts as the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the nation’s only single-state electric grid operator, failed to meet surging demand.
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Wednesday, February 17, 2021 3:24 PM
A creek that cuts through three Iowa counties — named after a slur used to refer to Indigenous women — officially has a new name.
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Wednesday, February 17, 2021 11:07 AM
Local electric cooperatives in western and north-central Iowa reported temporary service disruptions affecting 1,805 residents this week to protect the electric grid, after one regional transmission organization issued emergency energy orders to utilities across several states.
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Tuesday, February 16, 2021 3:22 PM
Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a disaster proclamation Monday that eases transport rules for crews and drivers who haul motor and heating fuels.
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Tuesday, February 16, 2021 3:21 PM
The Iowa Energy Center Board and the Iowa Economic Development Authority announced the opening of the third round of the IEC Grant Program this week.
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Monday, February 15, 2021 10:32 AM
Some powerful industries have begun battling over Gov. Kim Reynolds' proposal to set a renewable fuel standard in Iowa, a move that would require retailers to offer motor fuel with higher levels of ethanol and biodiesel.
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Wednesday, February 10, 2021 3:51 PM
Erin Sheriff has been appointed to serve a six-year term on the West Des Moines Water Works board of trustees.
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Monday, February 8, 2021 12:02 PM
Wells Fargo & Co. will build one of the largest solar power projects in Iowa at its West Des Moines campus.
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Friday, February 5, 2021 3:07 PM
Slater-Iowa based Gross-Wen Technologies has joined with the University of California-San Diego, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Algix to develop molecular films that will capture carbon dioxide with algae.
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Thursday, February 4, 2021 3:11 PM
Iowa’s renewable fuels industry accounted for almost $4 billion or about 2% of Iowa’s gross domestic product in 2020, according to a report commissioned by the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association.
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Wednesday, February 3, 2021 4:12 PM
MidAmerican Energy Co. has named Kelcey Brown as its new president and CEO effective Jan. 26.
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Wednesday, February 3, 2021 3:10 PM
Iowa had 34 farm bankruptcies in 2020 — a 26% increase from the previous year and the third-highest state total, behind Wisconsin and Kansas.
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Tuesday, February 2, 2021 10:55 AM
The Iowa Supreme Court will hear arguments Feb. 16 from state officials seeking to block an auditor's subpoena for records on a massive financial transaction involving the University of Iowa and two French companies hired to run the university’s utility system.
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