Ag and Environment

The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF) has partnered with Van Wall Energy, a new division of The Van Wall Group.

IFBF members are now eligible for exclusive savings on required maintenance agreements with the purchase …

Principal Financial Group Inc. has been named the 2011 Environmental Impact Award winner in the large business category by the Greater Des Moines Partnership. The company was recognized for its sustainability efforts, including energy efficiency …

Metro Waste Authority (MWA) will spend a few hours Wednesday trying to determine what gets thrown out with the trash. Crews will sort through tons of trash to determine the different categories arriving at its …

Metro Waste Authority (MWA) is offering two types of grants for environmental projects. MWA has allocated $25,000 for each portion of the grant program.

The first type of grant will be competitively based and will …

The Center on Sustainable Communities, Greater Des Moines Partnership and Metro Waste Authority will hold their Environmental Impact Awards on May 18 at the Des Moines Botanical and Environmental Center.

Tickets are $25 and are …

Chaden Halfhill, president of Silent Rivers Inc. and founder of Indigo Dawn LLC, has been selected to develop pubic art design concepts along a 1.2-mile stretch of Sixth Avenue in Central Des Moines. The Greater …

U.S. senators will introduce legislation as soon as today that seeks to modify subsidies for the ethanol industry, instead of slashing them as severely as another measure previously proposed by other senators, Reuters reported.

The …

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Energy Star program launched its annual National Building Competition. Teams representing 245 commercial buildings around the country will contend for the “Battle of the Buildings” championship. Using Portfolio Manager, …

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a new Energy Star category related to commercial fryers, a common appliance in the food service industry. As of April 22, large vat gas and electric fryers …

The Center on Sustainable Communities (COSC) has chosen Aaron Todd as its new executive director, the organization announced today. Todd, formerly executive officer of the Rebuild Iowa Office, worked with numerous flood-impacted communities to develop …