Pipeline progress shown for Bakken link into Illinois
Dakota Access reports 93 percent done in South Dakota 63 percent in North Dakota and 62 percent in Illinois for the 347 mile pipeline crossing Iowa with 570000 barrels daily. Only four of more than 1200 parcels remain in Iowa as legal fights persist in state and federal courts with Standing Rock Sioux Tribe challenging the Missouri River crossing.
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Bakken Oil
Illinois
Iowa
Dakota Access
South Dakota
North Dakota
Utilities Board
Bret Dublinske
Dublinske
William Hanigan
Missouri River
Susan Sarandon
Bernie Sanders
Standing Rock Sioux
Gazette
Floodwaters cresting as Iowa towns brace for more damage
The Cedar Rapids area faces rising flood levels with Elkader and Freeport officials moving infrastructure, erecting sandbag barriers, and evacuations or delayed resumption of services. Residents describe widespread mud, damaged belongings, and ongoing cleanup while hospitals ready for possible injuries and tetanus cases.
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Freeport
Decorah
Peggy Lensing
Buzz Lensing
Golf View Road
Erin Golly
Winneshiek County
Katy Swift
Dave Rooney
Rooney
Monarch and Pollinator Zones push gains in Cedar Rapids area
The Monarch Research Project leads a five year plan with 63 monarch zones to raise release and breed butterflies. Moonshots aim to create 250 biotents and 10 000 acres of pollinator habitat across Linn County Cedar Rapids Marion Hiawatha and surrounding areas. Fundraising includes a $4 million drive and a three for one Hall Perrine Foundation match to support habitat and operations. Community groups businesses and local government back the effort with a milkweed giveaway and planting of 350 acres next year.
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Corbett
McLeod
Mexico
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Hiawatha
Linn
Linn County
Monarch
Monarch Research
Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation
Gcrcf.org
Monarch and Pollinator Zones Fund
Greater
Monarch Research Group
Hall-Perrine Foundation
Cam Watts
Watts
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Clark Ott
DNR
Manchester
Elkader
Frederique Boudouani
Abu Nawas Beverage Co
Brian Bruening
Schera
Boudouani
South Main Street
Jeff Seago
Elkader Fire Department
Kurt Wehrle
Caterpillar Elkader
Central Community School District
Winneshiek
Golly
Lensings
Buzz
Oneota Golf and Country Club
Rebecca F. Miller
the Gazette
Monarchs
Orlan
Thegazette
Clark McLeod
Clearwater Farm
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