Group plans protest of Palo plant reopening
Iowa Mobilization for Survival a coalition of anti nuclear groups plans a civil disobedience at the Palo nuclear plant Saturday to protest its reopening after a nine month shutdown. The protest targets the main entrance at 1 30 p m and follows an anti nuclear rally last November with another planned April 21.
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Iowa Mobilization For Survival
Palo
Steve Marsden
Iowa City
Iowa Mobilization
Free Environment
Citizens United For Responsible Energy
Iowa Public Interest Research Group
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
Cedar Rapids Air Quality Committee backs four DEQ rule proposals
The Cedar Rapids Air Quality Advisory Committee voted to recommend four of nine proposed DEQ rules to clean up Iowa air. They urged a one year time frame to reclassify a non attainment area to attainment and supported expanding the non attainment area to cover parts of Eastern Iowa. Mayor Don Canney urged broader monitoring beyond Linn County.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Environmental Protection Agency
DEQ
Linn County
Don Canney
Canney
EPA
Linn County Regional Planning Commission
Planning Commission
Cedar Rapids approves contract to evaluate police chief candidates
City Council approved a $6,900 contract with the International Association of Chiefs of Police to test and evaluate chief candidates. Richard Phillips opposed, citing cost. Applications due by April 16, with test planned mid May for a replacement before June 29 retirement.
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Cedar Rapids
International Association of Chiefs of Police Inc
Maryland
Richard Phillips
Phillips
Civil Service Commission
Floyd Bergen
Gareth Clift
Winter toll hits Cedar Rapids domes at plant
Two of 25 Styrofoam weather domes at the Cedar Rapids Water Pollution Control plant collapsed under ice and thaw cycles. The 12 year old domes protect biological treatment filters but the assistant plant director says capacity remains unaffected. The public improvements commissioner expects no immediate repairs as the plant will be phased out later this year with a new treatment facility set to begin operations in July.
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Horace Webb
NRC
Chesapeake Investigation Agency
Webb
Chesapeake
Stanley Heald
Cedar Rapids
Eastern
Iowa
Palo
Linn Sheriff's Office
Dan Rockwell
Richard Phillips
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