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Nuclear plant debate roils Iowa Capitol as ads surge
Iowa lawmakers weigh a regulatory framework for MidAmerican Energy to build a small nuclear plant estimated at 2 billion dollars. Protests with radioactive zombie costumes travel from Zombie Burger to the Capitol while Friends of the Earth airs an eight thousand four hundred dollar ad nationwide. The bill seeks Iowa Utilities Board oversight, cost recovery limits, and potential delay protections, with uncertain Senate fate and significant Republican support needed.
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James Q. Lynch
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Senate Commerce Committee
MidAmerican Energy
Commerce Committee
Matt McCoy
House
McCoy
Zombie Burger Drink Lab
E. Grand
Iowa
Friends of the Earth
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Ond
MidAmerican
Smgs.us
Bill Fehrman
Fehrman
Iowa Utilities Board
IUB
Consumer Advocate
Senate
Utilities Board