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University of Iowa helped derail coal ash regulations

By Jason Hancock 6/4/09

When Iowa’s Department of Natural Resources last year began to draft tougher regulations on the disposal of coal ash, the toxic byproduct of burning coal, it faced an enormous backlash. And joining the fight against regulation was the University of Iowa.

Two Culver nominations fail

By Jason Hancock 4/15/09

Two of Gov. Chet Culver’s appointments to state posts — one to head the Department of Human Services and the other to serve on the Iowa Power Fund Board — were voted down in the Iowa Senate today.

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