Eagles Project protects Decorah eagles from electrocution
In July, concerns rose over eagle deaths on power lines. ITC Midwest added custom insulators along 27 poles covering 10 feet of line to shield the Decorah nest corridor from Trout Run to the southeast. Flight diverters were also installed to deter birds from perching on energized wires.
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Anderson
Petersen
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
ITC Midwest
Trout Run
Decorah
ITC
Mike Ryan
Four
Alliant
Keota
Harper
Keokuk County
Stephen Mally
the Gazette
Train safety rule delay hinges on politics and profits
Congress pressed by railroads to delay a 2015 PTC mandate despite a fatal California crash that spurred action. The industry has spent millions on lobbying and donations as regulators warn of economic and safety risks, with major lines far from ready as Bach Bakken traffic soars and a Chicago study cautions about urban blasts.
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Congress
California
National Transportation Safety Board
PTC
NTSB
Center For Responsive Politics
Washington
House Subcommittee On Railroads
Bill Shuster
R-Pa
House Transportation Committee
Shuster
CRP
U.S
United States
Bakken
Montana
North Dakota
Saskatchewan
Canada
Gulf
Lac-Magantic
Chicago
Sarah Feinberg
Federal Railroad Administration
House
Subcommittee On
Bnsf Railway
Union Pacific
Wall Street
Amtrak
Lance Fritz
Markets prove election accuracy in prediction markets
The Iowa City IEM shows markets are generally stable ahead of elections and often align more closely with final outcomes than polls. Experts note investors seek end results, not preferences, and discuss differences in participant pools, news impact, and the timing of price movements.
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Berg
Pappajohn
Iowa City
Clinton
Donald Trump
IEM
Frederick Boehmke
Matt Drudge
John Kerry
Kerry
Price
John Edwards
Colin Powell
IBM
Barack Obama
Boehmke
New York City
White House
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Cedar Rapids Public Library
Frank A. Varvaris
Third Street
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
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