D.M. council eyes citywide conversion to 100% renewable energy
Des Moines homes and businesses would run entirely on renewable energy by 2035 under a resolution approved unanimously by the…
Des Moines taxpayers’ tab for water trails grows 12-fold
Des Moines taxpayers’ share of the cost of the first four downtown Des Moines water trails projects is 12 times…
Reynolds hits ‘pause’ on Invest in Iowa Act program
Gov. Kim Reynolds on Thursday said she is “pausing” one of her centerpiece proposals on mental health and environmental programs…
Bipartisan members of Congress launch wildfire caucus
Congressional Republicans and Democrats from the West are banding together with a common interest in mitigating and responding to the…
Environmental groups to push lawmakers for regulations, money in battle against water pollution
Iowa environmental groups plan to push state lawmakers for new regulations and added spending on water quality after problems with…
Sierra Club: DNR forest plan doesn’t address climate change
Iowa’s new Forest Action Plan doesn’t thoroughly address one of the top threats to Iowa’s relatively small tracts of trees…
State: Battery storage could add $25M to Iowa’s economy
Expanding battery storage of electricity could be a boon to Iowa’s economy, adding up to 595 full-time jobs and a…
Five things that didn’t totally suck in 2020
During a New Year’s Eve gathering last year, my friends and I merrily shredded a 2019 calendar and said good…
MidAmerican plans new subscription service with 100% renewable energy
MidAmerican Energy plans to buy a Webster County solar energy development as part of a proposed subscription service that will…
Ag groups praise $33B in farm-related pandemic relief aid
The $900 billion pandemic relief legislation passed by Congress late Monday includes $33 billion in aid for farms, broadband, biofuels…
Iowa drops 13 spots in energy efficiency rankings
Iowa dropped 13 spots in a national ranking of states’ energy efficiency efforts, largely due to legislation that scaled back…
Iowa Supreme Court hears arguments over water quality in Raccoon River
Environmental groups that want the state to regulate farm pollution running into waterways took their arguments to the Iowa Supreme…
Reports: Nearly two-thirds of Iowa still in drought after warm November
Much of western Iowa remains abnormally dry or in drought, the U.S. Drought Monitor reports. At last report, 62% of…
It’s official: Biden announces he will tap Vilsack for secretary of agriculture
WASHINGTON—President-elect Joe Biden said Thursday he will nominate U.S. Rep. Marcia Fudge of Ohio, former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack and…
Officials: Iowa’s farmers, biofuels industry key to Biden-era climate efforts
President-elect Joe Biden’s plan for the United States to rejoin an international climate change agreement is an opportunity for Iowa’s…