Iowa watershed projects secure 8 million for water quality work
Eight initiatives, drawn from 17 proposals, will receive about 8 million dollars to demonstrate and promote nutrient reduction and conservation practices. Eastern Iowa hosts five projects including middle Cedar River sites, Turkey River sites, and a Skunk River tributary project with aimed land and farmer engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Water Resources Coordinating Council
Iowa
Middle Cedar River
Turkey River
Meyer
Winneshiek County
Federal grants fund multiple Iowa watershed projects
The Iowa watershed program awards grants to six to eight projects, including Benton Tama Nutrient Reduction Demonstration with 468 000. Boone River Nutrient Management Initiative 1 009 803. Central Turkey River Demonstration 498 000. Clayton County Targeted Nutrient Reduction 207 000. Miller Creek Water Quality 499 530. Van Zante Creek Improvement 639 839. West Branch Floyd River Initiative 360 000. West Fork Crooked Creek Soil Health 484 250. Total project costs rise to several million dollars.
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Miller Creek
Middle Cedar River
Benton
Tama
Jim Brown
Iowa
Crooked Creek
Washington
Keokuk
Boone River
Central
Turkey River
Clayton County
van Zante Creek
West Branch of the
Floyd River Water Quality Initiative
West Fork Crooked Creek
Monsanto workers sue over unpaid wages and substandard housing
Thirteen migrant workers allege Monsanto and recruiter Alejandro Moreno failed to pay wages and provided subpar housing in Iowa. The suit cites missing paystub hours, housing deductions, and poor living conditions. Rio Grande Legal Aid represents the workers. Monsanto settled. contractors must carry registrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noé Alegria
Iowa
Nebraska
Alegria
San Juan
Texas
Monsanto
Rio Grande Legal Aid
Mexico
Alejandro Moreno
McAllen
Moreno
Marinda van Dalen
Rio Grande
van Dalen
Ing
Madrid
Francisca Moreno
Micaela Ledezma
IowaWatch
Morenos
Iowa Department of Public Health
Heather Lloyd
Migrant Labor Camp Program
Lloyd
Iowa Workforce Development
Tom Helscher
Helscher
U.S. District
Year in Review 2013 Ranges From Crises to Breakthroughs
A retrospective of 2013 highlights including healthcare cancellations following the health law, the Damascus sarin attack and Syria chemical disarmament talks, Boston Marathon bombings aftermath, gun-control debates, and landmark events such as Mandela’s death and Benedict XVI’s resignation. The piece ties political standoffs, social shifts, and global reactions to these pivotal moments.
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Roberts
Silver Creeks
Palas
Cedar River
Black Hawk County
Jeri Thornsberry
Organ
Love
Sourcemedia
Nishnabotna
North Raccoon
South Skunk
Boone
United States District Court For
Southern District
Lowa
Syria
Damascus
United States
Russia
Geneva
Boston
Tamerlan Tsarnaev
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
Obama
New York
Stonewall Inn
U.S. Supreme Court
California
District of Columbia
Senate
Mohammed Morsi
Egypt
Hosni Mubarak
Morsi
Aaron Alexis
Washington Navy Yard
U.S
America
Newtown
Conn
Virginia Tech
Tucson
Mandela
Nelson Mandela
Antiapartheid Movement
Snowden
National Security Agency
Edward Snowden
Brazil
Bolivia
France
Italy
Germany
Trocadero Square
Eiffel Tower
Paris
Angela Merkel
Pope Francis
Benedict XVI
Gregory XII
Benedict
Latin America
Jorge Bergoglio
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