DES MOINES, Iowa, March 31 -- The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association issued the following news release on March 31, 2025: * * * $537 Million in USDA Biofuel Infrastructure Grants Released for 543 Projects in 29 States WEST DES MOINES, IA - Today U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is releasing obligated funding of $537 million under the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP) for 543 projects in 29 states, upholding Presi  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, April 1 -- Cooper University Health Care issued the following news release: * * * Cooper University Health Care and University of Iowa Health Care to Launch Large Study of Rapid, Innovative Stroke Triage Strategies Landmark study aims to optimize emergency stroke care and improve outcomes for thousands of thrombectomy patients nationwide Cooper University Health Care, in collaboration with the University of Iowa Health Care, has been awarded research funding by the Patien  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release: * * * Groups Defend Clean Water, Wetland Protections In Federal Court Iowa District Court hears argument in Project 2025-motivated lawsuit seeking to gut longstanding "Swampbuster" wetlands protections Today, attorneys representing Iowa Farmers Union, Iowa Environmental Council, Dakota Rural Action, and Food & Water Watch appeared in court to defend clean water and wetlands against a Proj  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 31 -- The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association issued the following news release on March 31, 2025: * * * Iowa House Passes Anti-CCS Bill That Effectively Bans a Trump Energy Priority in Iowa IRFA Calls on Iowa Senate to Stand with Farmers Needing New Markets During Dire Economic Downturn WEST DES MOINES, IA - Today the Iowa House passed HF 943 that would essentially ban carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) pipelines in the state of Iowa. Access to CCS is vital to openi  more

DECORAH, Iowa, March 31 -- Luther College posted the following news: * * * Luther College announces Ine Eriksen Soreide, Norway's first female foreign minister, as 2025 commencement speaker # Ine Eriksen Soreide, the first woman to serve as Norway's Minister of Foreign Affairs, will give the 2025 commencement address at 9 a.m. on Sunday, May 25, at Luther College's Carlson Stadium. Ine Eriksen Soreide "As we enter into a year of commemorations of the 200th anniversary of the first orga  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 31 -- The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association issued the following news release on March 31, 2025: * * * USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins Believes E15 Access Plays Key Part in Vision of Unleashing American Energy WEST DES MOINES, IA - This evening U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins delivered the keynote address at the Iowa Ag Leaders Dinner in Ankeny, Iowa where she said she believes E15 plays a key part in President Trump's vision of unleashing American energy. Iowa   more