WASHINGTON, May 14 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Alliant Agrees to Stop Toxic Discharges after Environmental Groups Announce Intent to Sue DES MOINES - Alliant Energy's Iowa affiliate, Interstate Power and Light (IPL), has agreed to stop discharges of polluted groundwater under an Ottumwa coal ash landfill. The move followed a 60-day notice of intent to sue under the Clean Water Act, issued by the Iowa Environmental Council (IEC), Sierra C  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * House Representative Randy Feenstra Votes to Take Away Jobs and Raise Costs for Iowans SIOUX CITY, IA - Today, Rep. Randy Feenstra, representing Iowa's 4th Congressional District, voted to advance the House Ways and Means Committee's budget reconciliation proposal, which included drastic cuts to clean energy, vehicles, and manufacturing project tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act to f  more

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, May 14 -- The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association issued the following news release on May 12, 2025: * * * Anti-Carbon Capture Legislation a Blow to Future Ethanol and Corn Markets By Effectively Banning CCS Pipeline Projects, Legislation Slams the Door on Major New Ag Markets at the Exact Time Farmers are Hurting WEST DES MOINES, IA - Today the Iowa Senate voted 27-22 to pass House File 639, effectively banning carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) projects in the stat  more

DECORAH, Iowa, May 14 -- Luther College posted the following news: * * * Luther College adds marketing major to meet student demand # The Luther College Board of Regents recently unanimously approved marketing as the newest major in the college's curriculum. Starting in fall 2025, the new program will provide coursework for students to understand consumer behavior, analyze market trends and develop creative strategies fostered through an incubator atmosphere. Hongxiao Yu, assistant profe  more