Battle over Iowa coal plant boom faces state regulators
The Gazette reports Iowa aims for renewable leadership but two proposed coal fired plants will be reviewed by the Iowa Utilities Board. A new MidAmerican unit in Council Bluffs began operating in June. Critics cite CO2 emissions and climate impact while developers favor coal for stable costs amid high natural gas prices and persistent demand.
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World affairs class primer to caucuses
University of Iowa professor David Schoenbaum will offer a special edition of the U.S. in World Affairs course this fall featuring speakers such as three former ambassadors, former National Security Council staffers, U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack and Jim Leach, regional business figures, and foreign correspondents. Enrollment for college credit is capped. For speaker list details see GazetteOnline.com.
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Iowa ties for second in ACT scores nationwide
Iowa students posted a 22.3 composite ACT score, tying Wisconsin for second nationally and rising 0.2 from the prior year. Minnesota led states with at least half the Class of 2001 tested, at 22.5, as Iowa continued its two year trend of improvement amid a slight decline among Black test takers.
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ACT CEO answers seven questions on college entrance exam
Richard Ferguson of ACT answers seven questions about the college entrance exam. The Gazette notes a year stretch with composite scores at 22 for Iowa students overall and for Iowa minority students, both above national averages. The national average was 21.5. The ACT tests English, mathematics, reading, and science. PAGE 6A
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ACT
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Iowa
Senators celebrate Water Resources Act 2007 support
In Rock Island Illinois farmers shippers and environmentalists joined U S Sens Tom Harkin and Dick Durbin to hail broad backing for the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 The bill would modernize locks on the Mississippi and Illinois rivers with about 1 9 billion for locks and 1 7 billion for river restoration The act formerly split shipping interests and environmental groups now unite them amid expected federal funding
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Mississippi locks expansion eyed on river route
Sen. Tom Harkin and cheerleaders for a river project stood at Lock 15 in Rock Island as a bill to expand five Upper Mississippi locks advances. Barge company Executive Daniel Mecklenberg backed the plan as the tour barge passed through the lock.
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