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Large solar energy project proposed for Mitchell County in northern Iowa
Nick Fetty | July 3, 2014 Concentrated photovoltaics (CPV) solar farm in Canyon County, Idaho.Photo by Nicolas Morgan; Flickr A $1.5 million solar array project – expected to be one of the largest in...
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Wartburg College receives grants for environmental research
Nick Fetty | July 16, 2014 Dancing St. Francis statue on the Wartburg College campus.Photo via Wikipedia Commons Faculty and researchers at Wartburg College have received two grants for different types...
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University of Minnesota research shows grassland-to-cropland conversion is...
Nick Fetty | August 14, 2014 A southern Minnesota farm just before harvest. (keeva999/Flickr) Southeast Minnesota farmers converting their grassland into cropland could be contributing to increased...
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Iowa City film fest to feature documentary about frac sand mining
Nick Fetty | August 21, 2014 A frac sand mine operation in Wisconsin. (Carol Mitchell/Flickr) The 8th annual Landlocked Film Festival will take place in downtown Iowa City this weekend and among the...
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Cool July temps helped farmers now hoping for more rain
Nick Fetty | August 22, 2014 A corn field in Polk County, Iowa. (Carl Wycoff/Flickr) July 2014 ranked as the fifth-coolest July the Hawkeye State as seen in 142 years of record keeping. These lower...
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UI study finds that Midwest is experiencing more serious floods
Coralville, Iowa during the Flood of 1993. (Alan Light/Flickr) Nick Fetty | February 12, 2015 The Midwest has seen a greater number of serious floods in recent decades compared to previous years,...
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Bird flu damages estimated at $1 billion for Iowa, Minn
Iowa leads the nation in egg production. (Phil Roeder/Flickr) Nick Fetty | May 19, 2015 Estimates released Monday show that the recent bird flu outbreak is expected to cause a $1 billion loss in the...
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Minnesota Sues Oil Industry for Misinforming the Public on Climate Change
Image of Minnesota State Capitol from Flickr Maxwell Bernstein | June 26, 2020 The state of Minnesota filed a lawsuit against the American Petroleum Institute (API), Koch Industries, and Exxon Mobil...
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Congress to discuss banning mining near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters
Via Flickr. Eleanor Hildebrandt | May 30, 2022 Members of Congress are divided over a recent proposal that could ban mining near the most popular wilderness area in the United States. U.S. Rep. Betty...
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3M to stop making ‘forever chemicals’ by the end of 2025
Via Flickr Grace Smith | December 27, 2022 3M, a Minnesota mining and manufacturing company, announced on Dec. 20 that it will stop manufacturing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and also...
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