DES MOINES, Iowa, April 3 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * DNR enforcement actions, published 4/3/2025 DES MOINES - DNR staff work with individuals, businesses and communities to help them protect our natural resources by complying with state and federal laws. This approach is very effective. In the few cases where compliance cannot be achieved, the DNR issues enforcement actions. The following list summarizes recent enforcement actions. Fin  more

AMES, Iowa, April 3 -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: * * * Engineers using 'digital twins' to improve agriculture, health, manufacturing and more AMES, Iowa - Every week, researchers visited a campus greenhouse, pulled out their phones and took video of millet plants, a hardy cereal crop grown around the world. They recorded the plants' structure and growth from sprouts to grain producers. With the help of an artificial intelligence tool called NeRF (for neural rad  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 4 -- MidAmerican Energy issued the following news: * * * MidAmerican proposes minor bill charge for system reliability and safety costs Proposed capital investment charge would add 17 cents to the average Iowa residential customer's monthly bill DES MOINES, Iowa (April 3, 2025) - MidAmerican Energy filed a request with the Iowa Utilities Commission on Tuesday seeking approval to add a nominal charge to natural gas bills. This charge can only cover the cost of necessar  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 3 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Natural Resource Commission to Meet on April 8 in Storm Lake STORM LAKE, Iowa - The Natural Resource Commission (NRC) of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will hold its monthly meeting on April 8, beginning at 2 p.m., in Meeting Room-A, at King's Pointe Resort, 1520 East Lakeshore Drive, in Storm Lake. The meeting is open to the public. The public may also participate   more