Alliant begins capping four Cedar Rapids coal ash ponds
Alliant Energy has begun capping four coal ash ponds near Interstate 380 and Cedar Lake as part of closing the Sixth Street NE power plant. The $3.5 million project empties ponds, adds a clay base, fills with dirt, tops with topsoil, and seeds with grass and native prairie to create green space.
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Alliant
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Jim Slosiarek
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Alliant tracks capping of historic Omaha pond area near I-380
Alliant Energy faces hurdles in capping ponds at a former power plant west of the Mississippi. Sensors on interstate bridges monitor vibration while a geosynthetic clay liner replaces dirt due to a no fill zone. Geese nesting and public access restrictions complicate the project.
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Allianz
Mississippi
Alliant
Iowa Department of Transportation
Wendy Greene
Stevens
Reynolds calls for Iowa tax overhaul to boost economy
Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds told about 450 business leaders at the Smart Economic Development Conference that reforming Iowa income tax is essential for competitiveness. Senate plan seeks three brackets, phased federal deductibility cuts, and at least 500 million in relief by 2022, with top rate dropping to 5.65 percent for high earners.
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Des Moines
Kim Reynolds
Iowa
Senate Republicans
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R-Hull
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
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Des Moines Senator Nate Boulton seeks Iowa governor nomination
State Sen. Nate Boulton of Des Moines announces a bid for the Democratic nomination for Iowa governor. He criticizes the Branstad Reynolds agenda and vows to invest in education grow rural economy and protect workers. Campaign kickoff in Columbus Junction with Sen. Pam Jochum as chair. Primary set for June 2018.
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Des Moines
Boulton
Iowa
Branstad- Reynolds
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