Biden Launches ‘American Climate Corps’ Program to Create 20,000 JobsPosted September 20th, 2023 at 4:51pm by Isabel Soisson Climate activists rally in front of the White House at Lafayette Square to demand that President Joe Biden declare a climate emergency and move the country rapidly away from fossil fuels, July 4, 2023, in Washington. After being thwarted by Congress, Biden will use his executive authority to create a New Deal-style American Climate Corps that will serve as a major green jobs training program. (AP Photo/Yuri Gripas, File) Full story →
How bad Iowa’s water quality was this summer (and why)Posted September 20th, 2023 at 8:32am by Nikoel Hytrek Posted July 7 Full story →
One Year In, Here’s How the Inflation Reduction Act Has Helped IowaPosted August 16th, 2023 at 9:00am by Isabel Soisson The law ensured that 15,000 Iowans were able to keep their health insurance, reduced the cost of insulin for nearly 19,000 seniors, and incentivized several manufacturers to invest in the state and create more clean energy jobs. (Graphic by Francesca Daly) Full story →
Iowa Wildland Firefighters Dispatched to Montana and TexasPosted August 1st, 2023 at 4:10pm by Grace Katzer Full story →
Beat the Iowa Heat This Week at One of These Free Cooling CentersPosted July 26th, 2023 at 11:47am by Nikoel Hytrek RAGBRAI riders try to cool off in the shade after making it to Storm Lake on July 23, 2023. By July 26, much of Iowa (including the RAGBRAI route) was under a heat advisory. Photo by Grace Katzer for Iowa Starting Line. Full story →
New Republican Budget Plan Would Eliminate Free School Meals, Cut Social Security and MedicarePosted June 21st, 2023 at 5:41pm by Isabel Soisson The new proposal from a group of 176 House Republicans would raise the retirement age for Social Security and Medicare, ban free school meals for students, cut spending on food aid, and weaken environmental protections. (Photo via Shutterstock) Full story →
Biden’s Signature Climate Law Will Create a Domestic Jobs and Manufacturing Boom, Study FindsPosted June 13th, 2023 at 4:22pm by Isabel Soisson A new report finds that the Inflation Reduction Act will dramatically lower the cost of solar and wind energy projects, create millions of new jobs, and offer wind and solar developers an “airtight business case” to use American manufactured parts and pay workers fair wages. (Photo via Shutterstock) Full story →
Sheldon and Sibley To Get Better Access to Water Due to Biden’s Infrastructure LawPosted May 24th, 2023 at 4:48pm by Isabel Soisson Water is already being delivered to the cities of Hull, Rock Rapids, and Sioux Center, and this latest investment means that the rest of Iowa’s member cities will soon be joining them. (Photo via Pxfuel) Full story →
Republicans’ Potential Repeal of Clean Energy Law Threatens Jobs, Communities, and ClimatePosted May 17th, 2023 at 5:17pm by Isabel Soisson House Republicans’ latest attack on the Inflation Reduction Act comes in the form of the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023, which would repeal or shorten clean energy and manufacturing incentives backed by Democrats, the president, and clean energy executives. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File) Full story →
Early in peak tornado season, 2023 has already set recordsPosted May 15th, 2023 at 2:21pm by Stacker Full story →