Des Moines Register: The Waukee City Council voted Monday evening to approve a resolution calling for progress toward the establishment of the Central Iowa Water Works, becoming the fourth metro city to agree to negotiations on …
Des Moines Register: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to reject Alliant Energy’s efforts to continue using its Ottumwa power plant’s coal ash storage pond, saying it’s concerned the site lacks sufficient groundwater monitoring. The EPA …
Although sustainability has entered the minds of more consumers, the end of single-use plastics in the U.S. is still likely years away. This article from Fast Company reports that only 9% of the 42 million tons of …
Iowa Confluence Water Trails has been awarded $15 million through the state’s Water Infrastructure Fund for improvements on the Raccoon River along Fleur Drive. According to the announcement, the funding was part of a larger …
The REMADE Institute, a 141-member public-private partnership established by the U.S. Department of Energy with an initial investment of $140 million, recently issued a Request for Information aimed at accelerating the transition to a Circular Economy. …
The City of West Des Moines will pay Mediacom $595,000 and allow the internet service to license parts of its conduit network, resolving a lawsuit filed more than one year ago, according to the settlement agreement reached …
This is a water treatment tank at the A.C. Ward water treatment plant in West Des Moines. The West Des Moines Water Works Board of Trustees voted Wednesday to join Des Moines and Urbandale in negotiations …
Des Moines Register: Gov. Kim Reynolds is trying again to require gas stations to offer gasoline with higher blends of ethanol, after a more wide-reaching proposal last year fell victim to fights between fuel retailers, transportation …
Axios Des Moines: Iowa’s soil in the right-of-way of the Dakota Access Pipeline is still recovering roughly six years after the project was installed. Three companies are proposing new pipeline projects that would cross Iowa …
Des Moines Register: Thousands of workers who cleaned and sanitized Iowa poultry facilities after bird flu killed millions of laying hens and turkeys were shorted $3.3 million in back wages and benefits, the U.S. Department of …
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