EPA water rule faces farm foe protests and support
The Gazette reports opposition from Iowa farmers and Republican lawmakers to the Waters of the United States rule while supporters from environmental groups defend it. Des Moines Water Works sues drainage boards over nitrate reductions, and critics accuse the EPA of ignoring farmer input in shaping the regulation.
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United States
Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Iowa
U.S
Joni Ernst
Ernst
Obama
Iowa Environmental Council
Des Moines
Susan Heathcote
IEC
Calhoun
Raccoon
Bill Stowe
The
Des Moines Water Works
Gina) McCarthy
Stowe
Curt Zingula
Linn County
Zingula
Federal Register
U.S. House
Senate
George.ford
Thegazette.com
Stephen Mally
the Gazette
Farm Bureau
Rowley Road
Linn County Farm Bureau
Linn Soil and Water Conservation District
Linn Co-op Oil Co
Central City
Biofuel lawmakers clash over EPA quotas and funding
Lawmakers clash over new renewable fuel quotas with oil refiners pressing for lower targets and producers pushing higher cuts. The EPA plans a final standard by Nov. 30 after public comment and a June 25 hearing in Kansas City. USDA commits 100 million from matching funds to expand high ethanol blend pumps amid broader political debate.
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Janet McCabe
EPA
Carlyle Group
Tesoro Corp
Marathon Petroleum Corp
Archer Daniels Midland
Abengoa SA
Poet LLC
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Obama
U.S
Iowa
Iowa Corn Promotion Board
Iowa Renewable Fuels Association
Renewable Fuels Association
ADM
Plymouth Energy
Quad City Corn
Terry Branstad
Iowa budget talks yield tentative deal for 2016 framework
Senate Democrat Gronstal and House Republicans reach a tentative framework to balance revenue and expenses for the 2016 budget with funding for K-12 but not 2017, amid a divided legislature. Participants cautioned details remain unsettled as conferences follow next week.
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Paulsen
Gronstal
Senate
House
Terry Branstad
Jeff Danielson
Cedar Falls
Families unite in duet to honor heart donor at Iowa City event
Beck hm Scadlock 7 and Holly Campbell joined by their spouses spoke at the Iowa Transplant Open dinner in Muscatine after a Friday private recital at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. The Campbells donated their son Jake's heart to Beckham, renewing lives and awareness for organ donation.
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Beckham Scadlock
Muscatine
Holly Campbell
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Beckham
Campbell
Jake
John W. Colloton Pavilion
Scadlock
Nate
Andy
Will
Iowa
Scadlocks
Campbells
Wisconsin
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