The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is asking for nine new employees and seeking a ban on open burning of residential waste in all municipalities to begin addressing high levels of fine particulate pollution.
The open burning ban and funding request to staff educational programs and enhanced monitoring of PM 2.5 (particulate matter less than 2.5 micrometers in diameter) emissions are part of a comprehensive reported submitted to the governor and legislature January 3.
First quarter earnings at Lee Enterprises, parent of the Quad City Times, were 42 cents per share, a 32 percent decline from 62 cents per share reported for the same quarter a year ago.
The company trumpeted its double-digit growth in online ad revenue in its quarterly earnings release, but the media conglomerate's overall advertising revenue fell nearly 2 percent compared to the first quarter a year ago.
National air quality standards were exceeded a record 85 times at various monitors in Iowa during 2010, including 33 instances in Muscatine, 10 in Clinton and nine in Davenport.
Four people, including a Bettendorf man and the former director of the Iowa Film Office, now face felony criminal charges in connection with state tax credits issued by the Iowa Film Office.
According to Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller those charged Monday (1/10) in Polk County Court were:
The city of Keokuk must begin addressing its raw sewage discharges into the Mississippi River under an agreement announced Wednesday (1/5) with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Under the administrative compliance order, Keokuk will develop plans and begin work to upgrade its sewer and stormwater systems to reduce sewage overflows into the Mississippi and its tributary, Soap Creek.
A federal judge has criticized what he calls the “indefensible” actions of federal immigration enforcement agents in Iowa, ruling they illegally detained a man in the Muscatine... more
Iowa House Democrats released a proposal Thursday aimed at improving the quality of Iowa’s drinking water and waterways through increased monitoring and more incentives for farmers... more
Chris Jones, an author, researcher and Iowa water quality advocate, launched his campaign for Iowa secretary of agriculture Thursday outside of Des Moines Water Works.