Nutrient Reduction Plan reshapes Linn County farm drainage
A special Gazette report examines ten years of the Nutrient Reduction Strategy and its impact on Iowa water quality. In Linn County, over 300000 acres of farmland rely on tile drainage. 24 new saturated buffers will redirect nutrient-laden water, changing long-untouched drainage paths.
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Caleb Svoboda
Linn County
Nick Rohlman
the Gazette
Iowa
Sleeping giant razed for Cedar Rapids pedes trian bridge
A derelict railway bridge over the Cedar River is being removed to clear space for the $20 million ConnectCR pedestrian and bicycle bridge. Demolition of the CRANDIC Bridge should finish in spring with new bridge construction starting late 2024, linking NewBo District to Czech Village District. Built circa 1865 for trains, the structure had a south side walkway used by workers including Czech immigrants to reach Sinclair packing plant.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar River
Connectcr
Alliant Energy
Mount Trashmore
NewBo
Crandic
Geoff Stellfox
the Gazette
Judge halts Iowa school books and sex education law
Federal Judge Stephen Locher halted most of Senate File 496, blocking provisions banning depictions of sex acts and prohibiting teaching gender identity or sexual orientation through grade six. The injunction preserves parental pronoun notification while the First Amendment challenge proceeds, as districts remove hundreds of books.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Stephen Locher
U.S. District Court
Senate
Locher
Kim Reynolds
ACLU
Penguin Random House Publishing
Iowa Safe Schools
Iowa State Education Association Teachers Union
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