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Tuesday, July 27, 2021 3:15 PM
Whatever you flush down the drains in your home or business may be tested for COVID-19 and its variants as part of a national study.
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Tuesday, July 27, 2021 10:18 AM
The derecho and drought that hammered Iowa last year destroyed $802 million in corn, soybeans and pastures, a new report shows, with farmers absorbing nearly one-third of the losses.
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Tuesday, July 27, 2021 10:16 AM
A company that has set down roots at the Iowa State University Research Park in Ames has developed a product that allows farmers to apply nitrogen in a more predictable and consistent manner, and reduces the risk of runoff by eliminating surface applications of chemical fertilizer later on.
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Friday, July 23, 2021 3:41 PM
Ames-based Renewable Energy Group is getting a little extra kick in its efforts to promote environmental sustainability and the use of renewable fuels.
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Friday, July 23, 2021 3:41 PM
The Center for Rural Affairs is offering a series of resource guides to help farmers and ranchers new to conservation practices navigate the path to receiving support through cost-share programs offered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
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Friday, July 23, 2021 10:59 AM
Organizers of the Iowa Confluence Water Trails have announced the creation of the MidAmerican Energy Regional Fund to provide grants that will allow nonprofits, cities and counties to activate their sites within the regional project. According to a news release, the fund was made possible by a $5 million gift from MidAmerican Energy that is being held by the Great Outdoors Foundation.
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Thursday, July 22, 2021 11:03 AM
Alliant Energy has completed construction of its solar energy battery storage project in Decorah, and is now providing power from the battery to its customers in the northeast Iowa community.
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Wednesday, July 21, 2021 10:27 AM
Alliant Energy plans to plant 1 million trees in Iowa and Wisconsin over the next decade, part of the electric utility's efforts to reduce the effects of carbon dioxide emissions.
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Tuesday, July 20, 2021 10:40 AM
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this week began work to remove three buildings from a contaminated site in southwest downtown Des Moines, a process that when completed will allow development of a multiuse outdoor stadium to begin.
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Monday, July 19, 2021 2:54 PM
Farmland owned by the Garst family, who hosted Soviet Union Premier Nikita Khrushchev in the 1950s, will be sold at auction next month and placed into what is believed to be a first-of-its-kind soil conservation easement overseen by Whiterock Conservancy.
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Friday, July 16, 2021 6:00 AM
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Thursday, July 15, 2021 2:38 PM
The U.S. House Biofuels Caucus is introducing legislation to make it clear the EPA has the authority to allow year-round sales of E15 and higher blends of ethanol.
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Wednesday, July 14, 2021 2:43 PM
Kemin Industries, a global ingredient manufacturer based in Des Moines, announced that its Kemin Biofuels division has begun customer trials of a new low-dose enzyme aimed at reducing production costs for biofuels producers.
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Wednesday, July 14, 2021 10:43 AM
The Central Iowa Water Trails project has a new brand, and a new director, as it takes its next step forward in realizing its goals of improving more than 150 miles of Central Iowa’s waterways.
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Tuesday, July 13, 2021 10:51 AM
The big ideas Central Iowa officials have for creating new water trails, improving other recreational opportunities and parks, better protecting drinking water and preventing future flooding all have a price.
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