by Dar Danielson | Oct 16, 2023 | News
The Transportation Commission has approved moving ahead with plans to use federal money to install more electric car chargers along the interstate highway system. The DOT’s Stuart Anderson says the next step is to get documents ready. “So these are the...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Oct 11, 2023 | News
The latest Iowa Climate Statement signed by more than 200 scientists and researchers at Iowa colleges and universities says the state needs to invest more in solar power. Retired Iowa State University climate scientist Gene Takle says when wind is paired with solar,...
by Dar Danielson | Oct 5, 2023 | News, Politics & Government
The Iowa Utilities Board is clearing its calendar of monthly meetings for the rest of this year. The IUB issued a notice that due to a high volume of docket proceedings, they are canceling the monthly public meetings set for October, November , and December. The...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Sep 25, 2023 | News
Around 600,000 central Iowans would get their water from the Central Iowa Water Works, under a plan to combine the Des Moines Water Works with 12 other systems. They would share wells, river intakes, treatment plants and other infrastructure under the plan. Des Moines...
by O. Kay Henderson | Sep 19, 2023 | News, Politics & Government
An Iowa lawmaker is suggesting the Iowa Utilities Board lacks the authority to grant Summit Carbon Solutions permission to seize property along its proposed pipeline route from unwilling landowners. Republican Representative Steven Holt of Denison says eminent domain...