Feedlot invokes nuisance law protection in Iowa case
In Allamakee County a hog confinement operated by Wayne Weber and Murphy Farms seeks to shield itself from a nuisance lawsuit under a 1995 Iowa statute Section 657.11. The Sierra Club Hawkeye Fly Fishers and neighbors challenge pollution from French Creek north of Churchtown as trial proceedings resume after delay.
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Orlan Love
Iowa
Waukon
French Creek
Wayne Weber
Murphy Farms
The
Sierra Club
Hawkeye Fly Fishers Association
Hog Farm
Weber
Churchtown
Allamakee County
Eldon McAfee
Des Moines
McAfee
Wallace Taylor
Cedar Rapids
Taylor
Sioux County
Algona
Tom Lipps
Environmental cleanup uncertain for brownfield learning site
The Iowa brownfield site along Interstate 80 near Iowa City may or may not require cleanup as an environmental learning facility is planned. Officials note underground tanks are controlled at Hawks Truck Stop, but other contaminants in the 70 acre area will guide any action and funding.
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Gigi Wood Gazette
Iowa City
First Avenue
Iowa River
Mike Fisher
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Hawks
Iowa Child Institute
Fisher
Iowa
EPA
Iowa Child would be a statewide education resource
University of Northern Iowa education dean Thomas Switzer and the design team describe Iowa Child as a networked resource with academies for leadership, environment curriculum development for groups like Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, adult education, and field testing in pilot schools mentored by regional teachers.
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Iowa
Academies
Education
Thomas Switzer
University of Northern Iowa
College of Education
Girl Scouts
Switzer
Yager
Cedar Rapids School Board Sets Policy on Art Loans
The Cedar Rapids school board approved unanimously a policy on loaning the district art collection with recall rights on 30 days notice. They also adopted a public records policy charging fees for extensive requests and added a 20 per hour fee after 30 minutes of work. A later closed session discussed pending litigation over open records requests.
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Tee
Ron Olson
Public hearing set on Highway 100 extension
The Iowa Department of Transportation invites public input at a 5 to 8 p.m. hearing Wednesday at Xavier High School on the Highway 100 extension from Edgewood Road to Highway 30. The Draft Environmental Impact Statement notes mitigations. Cedar Rapids council and chamber back the project amid potential preserve and threatened butterfly habitat concerns.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Edgewood Road
Xavier High School
42Nd St
Iowa Department of Transportation
DOT
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Phy
Lipps
Diagonal Drive
Third Street
St. Luke’s Hospital
Coralville
Howard R. Green Co
C.R. School Board
Finch
Highway 100
National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
Jerry Enzler
Dubuque
Iowa State University
Tim Borich
Ron Corbett
Hot Spring
Tiger River Spas
1St Ave
Cedar Memorial
Hunter Fuerste
His
American Vintage Orchestra
Paramount Theatre
Cedar Rapids, IA
U.S. Cellular Center
Ticketmaster
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