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A recently introduced bill could have far-reaching impact on the U.S. sugar industry, including American Crystal Sugar, a farmer-owned cooperative that locked out 1,300 Midwest workers on Aug. 1.
The chairman for Herman Cain’s Iowa effort says the campaign “relied more on the word of farmers than Washington regulators” in deciding to run an ad containing claims the Environmental Protection Agency says are false.
The Iowa Senate will remain under the control of a slim 26-25 Democratic majority when it reconvenes in January 2012.
About 100 supporters of the Occupy Des Moines movement gathered outside the Polk County Courthouse Wednesday morning in advance of an appearance before a judge for trespassing charges.
TransCanada, owners of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, promised Nebraska state legislators this week to take additional steps to protect environmental safety if the project is approved by the federal government.
Ed Fallon, an Occupy Des Moines demonstrator and former Iowa House member and gubernatorial candidate, says the group’s plans are fluid but could include a separate demonstration this weekend.
A report published by the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank sees continued high commodity prices and, thus, continued high land values at least for the near term.
A notice of intent to sue was filed Thursday by the environmental law firm Earthjustice. The group intends to sue the EPA for not adhering to the Clean Air Act by identifying communities endangered by ozone air pollution.
A coalition of groups that oppose the building of the Keystone XL pipeline is calling on President Obama to remove the State Department from the process of deciding whether to approve the project.
The environmental group Friends of the Earth released more emails between the U.S. State Department and TransCanada that they say shows a “smoking gun” proving an unethical relationship between the two.
Friends of the Earth is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate possible legal violations of TransCanada lobbyist Paul Elliott. The allegations are based on a series of email messages between Elliott and the State Department.
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul is has used Senate rules to place a personal hold on a pipeline safety bill that has previously drawn bipartisan support.
A glance at headlines from around the state and nation.
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