Iowa leaders push back on EPA fuel standard rollback
Iowa officials and lawmakers challenge the EPA plan to reduce Renewable Fuel Standard volumes, saying it would harm rural jobs and investment while raising foreign oil dependence. Gov. Branstad warns nearly 45,000 jobs could be lost nationally and Iowa's ethanol and biodiesel sectors face stress.
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Iowa Wesleyan to restructure cutting half of programs
Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant will close 16 of 32 majors and lay off 22 professors and 23 staff as part of a plan to focus on business education and nursing. The changes aim to cut nearly 3 million dollars in annual costs and address enrollment and financial pressures at the private college founded in 1842.
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