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Marion set to burn trash for energy
Photo credit: Ashley Felton, via Wikimedia Commons It’s a huge project – over $100 million dollars huge. But it’s a go. The Cedar Rapids Gazette reported yesterday that the city of Marion may be ready...
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Iowa EnviroLinks – December 31, 2010
Here’s a look at some more environmental headlines from around Iowa and the United States: A Sioux County beef feedlot has agreed to a $30,000 civil penalty for unauthorized discharge of wastewater...
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Chicago prepares for climate change
Photo by Gravitywave, Flickr The New York Times is reporting that the Windy City is gearing up for a hotter, wetter climate. Climate scientists found that current trends will eventually lead Chicago...
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Farm runoff may cause largest Dead Zone yet
Photo by Joe Germuska, Flickr Iowa is one of nine states along the Mississippi River implicated in contributing to what is expected to be the largest dead zone ever in the Gulf of Mexico. The New York...
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Climate change attributed to food shortage
Photo by Jos Dielis, Flickr Worldwide increases in population and affluence have created a disparity between supply and demand of food in recent years. This in turn has caused grain prices to rise, and...
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Herbicide linked to damaged trees
Photo by IRRI Images, Flickr A new herbicide may cause coniferous trees to die. The Quad-City Times reports that a chemical called Imprelis, created by DuPont, appears to cause damage to a few types of...
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Propane autogas looks to break into American auto industry
Photo by Steve Pollock, Flickr Americans hear about electricity and natural gas powered vehicles almost everyday. However, there is another fuel used to run cars that is getting a little less airtime...
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Pitfalls of organic food’s popularization
Photo by suzettesuzette, Flickr The organic food market continues its boom, but does this rise in popularity come at the expense of “organic principles”? Eastern Iowa Health recently reported that...
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Study finds lower ozone levels lift farm worker productivity
Photo by Mike Houge, Flickr. The National Bureau of Economic Research released a report earlier this month, detailing the positive impact that low ozone levels have on farm workers. Read more from the...
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Iowa Public Radio: “Ag-gag” bills failed in 2013
Photo by Liberation BC; Flickr “Ag-gag” refers to laws that make it illegal to photograph or shoot videos of internal operations of farms where food animals are being raised. Animal rights groups say...
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