Springville Rejects J intersection plan for Highway 151
Local opposition in Springville grows against Iowa's proposed J-turn at the dangerous at grade junction of Highway 151 Sixth Street and Springville Road. More than 600 residents signed a petition seeking more study and input before any final decision.
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Gambus Springville
Springville
Iowa
Kim Wittenburg
Springville Ponders J-turn Plan At Highway 151 Intersection
Springville officials pressed DOT to study a J-turn design on Highway 151 to reduce crashes, despite resident resistance and calls for an overpass or lower speeds. Iowa DOT planner Cathy Cutler cited safety gains and truck access, with a public input meeting set for Feb. 5 and an estimated project cost around 1.7 million dollars.
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Iowa lab links sausage to nationwide salmonella outbreak
University of Iowa Hygienic Laboratory confirmed a leftover frozen sausage tested in Plymouth County matched the Salmonella Montevideo strain in the nationwide outbreak. Daniele International recalled over 1.2 million pounds of sausage. 189 people in 40 states sickened. no deaths.
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Cindy Hadish
Gazette
Iowa City — University Hygienic Laboratory
University of Iowa
Oakdale
Iawa
Daniele International
Braley Pushes Origin Labels on Gas Pumps
U S Rep Bruce Braley seeks a federal study and legislation to require country of origin labeling for fuels. The COOL for Fuels proposal would task the Department of Energy with studying and implementing labeling to help consumers choose domestic biofuels like Iowa ethanol and avoid foreign oil. Braley argues labeling boosts jobs and energy security despite expected opposition from the petroleum industry.
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Iowa
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Iowa seeks federal rules on coal ash waste
The Iowa Environmental Protection Commission urged the EPA in a Jan 20 letter to expedite coal combustion waste rules that protect public health and establish a federal disposal standard. It stopped short of labeling coal ash as hazardous. The panel notes nine members oversee DNR environmental rules and cites waivers for liners and groundwater monitoring at abandoned quarries and mines reclaiming land with coal ash.
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Iowa Environmental Protection Commission
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Environmental Protection Agency
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DNR
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Goose Lake
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