Iowa environment, alternative energy and green news, statistics and reports updated hourly http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/State/Iowa Wed, 29 Jan 2020 00:08:22 +0100 http://http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/images/rss.gif http://http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com The feed is managed/created by GreenEnvironmentNews.com (http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com). http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Research/Posakony%2C+longtime+PNNL+researcher+and+ultrasonics+pioneer%2C+dies+at+age+92 News Brief June 14, 2017 Wed, 14 Jun 2017 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Research/News+Brief%3A+PNNL+researcher+elected+fellow+of+AIChE March 29, 2017 Wed, 29 Mar 2017 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Research/3+PNNL+scientists+gain+D.O.E.+Early+Career+Research+awards Recognition is for research focused on climate, energy challenges May 04, 2016 Wed, 04 May 2016 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Hazardous+Waste/E.P.A.+Adds+Sites+to+National+Priorities+List+to+Reduce+Risk+to+Public+Health+and+Environment WASHINGTON - The E.P.A. (EPA) is adding 5 and proposing to add 8 hazardous waste sites to the Superfund program's National Priorities List (NPL). These are sites with known or threatened hazardous waste delivers that could pose risks to public health and the environment. "Cleaning up hazardous waste sites is vitally important to the health of America's communities," said Mathy Stanislaus, assistant administrator for EPA's Office of Land and Emergency Management. "Our go... Wed, 06 Apr 2016 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Energy/Pella+Corporation+Named+2016+Energy+Star+Partner+of+the+Year+for+Outstanding+Achievements+in+Energy+Efficiency%3B+Des+Moines+Public+Schools%2C+Principal+Real+Estate+Investors+of+Des+Moines%2C+and+Metro+Lighting+of+Brentwood%2C+Mo.%2C+Also+Energy+Star+H (Lenexa, Kan., March 29, 2016) - The E.P.A. (EPA) has selected Pella Corporation of Pella, Iowa, a window and door manufacturing company, as one of 8 businesses acknowledged as a 2016 Energy Star Partner of the Year for Outstanding Achievements in Energy Efficiency. Pella Corporation continues to innovate by offering new Energy Star certified products that meet the newest plan requirements, including options for Energy Star Most Efficient 2015, and partnering with Lawrence Ber... Wed, 30 Mar 2016 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Water/E.P.A.+Declares+Nutrient+Recycling+Challenge+Winners WASHINGTON - Today, the E.P.A. (EPA) announced the winners of Phase I of the Nutrient Recycling Challenge-a competition to develop affordable technologies to recycle nutrients from livestock manure. The winners received their awards today at a ceremony at the White House Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC, the 1st day of a two-day summit with innovators. Every year, livestock producers manage in excess of a billion tons of animal manure, which contains va... Wed, 30 Mar 2016 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Air/E.P.A.+Recognizes+2016+Energy+Star+Partners+of+the+Year+for+Outstanding+Achievements+in+Energy+Efficiency%2FIn+2014+alone%2C+all+Energy+Star+partners+prevented+283+million+metric+tons+of+GHG+emissions%2C+providing+%2431.5+billion+in+economic+benefits WASHINGTON--The E.P.A. (EPA) and the D.O.E. (DOE) are honoring 149 businesses and organizations in 35 states for their commitment to saving energy and protecting the environment through superior energy efficiency achievements. Recipients of the 2016 Energy Star Partner of the Year Award include Beazer Homes, The Home Depot and Verizon. "This year's Partner of the Year Award winners prove every day that saving money and protecting the environment go hand in hand," said E.P.A.... Tue, 29 Mar 2016 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Grants+and+Awards/Pella+Corporation+Named+2016+Energy+Star+Partner+of+the+Year+for+Outstanding+Achievements+in+Energy+Efficiency+-+Des+Moines+School+District%2C+Metrolighting+in+Brentwood%2C+Mo.+and+Principal+Real+Estate+Investors+of+Des+Moines+also+Energy+Star+ho (Lenexa, Kan., March 29, 2016) - The E.P.A. has selected Pella Corporation of Pella, Iowa, a window and door manufacturing company, as one of 8 businesses acknowledged as a 2016 Energy Star Partner of the Year for Outstanding Achievements in Energy Efficiency. Pella Corporation continues to innovate by offering new Energy Star certified products that meet the newest plan requirements, including options for Energy Star Most Efficient 2015, and partnering with Lawrence Berkeley ... Tue, 29 Mar 2016 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Compliance%2FEnforcement/City+of+Osceola%2C+Iowa%2C+and+E.P.A.+Settle+Clean+Water+Act+Violations (Lenexa, Kan., March 22, 2016) - E.P.A. Region seven reached a suggested administrative settlement of Clean Water Act violations by the City of Osceola, Iowa, that requires the city to stabilize stream banks of a tributary flowing into White Breast Creek, and pay a cash penalty of $8,400. E.P.A. investigations from 2012 through 2015 found several violations of the Clean Water Act. The settlement resolves violations of the city's Clean Water Act permit effluent limitations for ... Tue, 22 Mar 2016 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Emergency+Response/E.P.A.+Teams+Collected+Nearly+3%2C000+Tons+of+Residential+Debris+and+Hazardous+Materials+from+December+Flooding+in+Saint+Louis (Lenexa, Kan., March 22, 2016) - E.P.A. Region seven and its contractors collected almost 3,000 tons of residential debris and hazardous materials during a nearly two-month-long mission to help residents of Missouri's Franklin, Jefferson, Saint Charles and Saint Louis counties recover from severe flooding caused by heavy rains in late December 2015. Final figures show E.P.A. crews picked up a total of 2,982 tons (5,964,000 pounds) of residential debris across the 4 Saint Louis... Tue, 22 Mar 2016 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Grants+and+Awards/E.P.A.+Declares+Applications+Due+May+16%2C+2016%2C+for+Presidential+Innovation+Award+for+Environmental+Educators (Lenexa, Kan., March 17, 2016) - Applications are now being accepted for the 2015-2016 Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators (PIAEE). The E.P.A. (EPA), in partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), administers this award to honor, support and encourage educators who incorporate environmental education in their classrooms and teaching methods. Applications for the 2015-2016 PIAEE plan are due May 16, 2016. This plan acknowledges... Thu, 17 Mar 2016 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Compliance%2FEnforcement/E.P.A.+Inspection+Reveals+Hazardous+Waste+Violations+at+FRC+Component+Products+in+Mason+City%2C+Iowa (Lenexa, Kan., March 14, 2016) - An E.P.A. Region seven compliance evaluation inspection of FRC Component Products in Mason City, Iowa, revealed violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) related to the storage and handling of hazardous waste. In a settlement filed by E.P.A. in Lenexa, Kan., the company will pay a $3,356 civil penalty to the United States. As part of the settlement, the company is also required to complete a Supplemental Environmental Proj... Mon, 14 Mar 2016 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Air/Tuesday%2C+March+8%3A+E.P.A.+Region+Seven+to+Co-Host+Radon+Conference+in+Nebraska+City%2C+Neb. Environmental News NEWS MEDIA ADVISORY (Lenexa, Kan., March 7, 2016) - On Tuesday, March 8, E.P.A. Region seven will join city, Co. and state governmental agencies from Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska, and the American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists to host the Tenth Yearly Region seven Radon Conference in Nebraska City, Neb. WHAT: Tenth Yearly Region seven Radon Conference WHEN: 7:30 a.m. to 5:00... Mon, 07 Mar 2016 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Air/E.P.A.+Declares+Availability+of+Up+to+%241.5+Million+to+Clean+Up+Diesel+Engines+in+Iowa%2C+Kansas%2C+Missouri+and+Nebraska (Lenexa, Kan., Feb. 26, 2016) - The E.P.A. (EPA) today announced the availability of up to $1.5 million in backing for clean diesel plans in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) program. Nationally, $26 million in grant backing will be accessible to establish clean diesel plans aimed at reducing emissions from the nation's existing fleet of diesel engines. E.P.A. Region 7, including Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, will reque... Fri, 26 Feb 2016 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Air/Settlements+Aim+to+Prevent+Oil+Spills+by+Darling+Ingredients+Inc.%2C+Related+Subsidiaries+in+Iowa%2C+Kansas (Lenexa, Kan., Feb. 25, 2016) - 3 subsidiary companies of Darling Ingredients, Inc., a publicly traded corporation headquartered in Irving, Texas, have agreed to settle allegations of Clean Water Act violations at 4 different oil storage facilities located in Muscatine and Sioux City, Iowa, and Wichita and Kansas City, Kan. Each of these facilities store a combination of petroleum fuel oils, vegetable oils or animal fats produced from animal rendering. Through 3 separate settl... Thu, 25 Feb 2016 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Hazardous+Waste/E.P.A.+to+Host+Public+Meeting+March+14+to+Discuss+Suggested+Remedy+for+Former+Waterloo+Industries+Facility%2C+Waterloo%2C+Iowa (Lenexa, Kan., Feb. 8, 2016) - E.P.A. Region seven will host a public meeting next month in Waterloo, Iowa, to discuss the agency's suggested remedy for environmental contamination at the former Waterloo Industries facility, a 10.3-acre property located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Ansborough Avenue and U.S. Hwy. 218 in Waterloo. The public meeting will be held from five p.m. to seven p.m. on Monday, March 14, 2016, at the Black Hawk Co. YMCA, 669 S. H... Mon, 08 Feb 2016 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Compliance%2FEnforcement/E.P.A.+Inspection+Reveals+Hazardous+Waste+Violations+at+Diamond-Vogel+Paint+Company+in+Burlington%2C+Iowa (Lenexa, Kan., Feb. 1, 2016) - An E.P.A. Region seven compliance evaluation inspection of Diamond-Vogel Paint Company in Burlington, Iowa, revealed violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) related to the storage and handling of hazardous waste. In a settlement filed by E.P.A. in Lenexa, Kan., the company will pay a $21,700 civil penalty to the United States. E.P.A. representatives inspected the facility in March 2012 and determined the company failed to ... Mon, 01 Feb 2016 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Water/Buchanan+County%2C+VA%2C+To+Gain+E.P.A.+Planning+Assistance+For+Water+Infrastructure PHILADELPHIA (January 26, 2016) - The E.P.A. today announced that Buchanan County, Virginia, and 9 other local governments around the nation will gain a total of $500,000 in financial and technical guidance to invest in drinking water and wastewater infrastructure. EPA's new Water Community Assistance for Resiliency and Excellence (WaterCARE) plan will assist the communities in developing strategies for water infrastructure that meet long-term needs. The communities selected... Tue, 26 Jan 2016 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Grants+and+Awards/Johnston%2C+Iowa%2C+to+Gain+WaterCARE+Assistance+from+E.P.A.+to+Invest+in+Drinking+Water%2C+Wastewater+Infrastructure+Planning (Lenexa, Kan., Jan. 20, 2016) - The city of Johnston, Iowa, has been selected as one of ten communities across the country to gain financial and technical guidance for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure planning from EPA's new Water Community Assistance for Resiliency and Excellence (WaterCARE) program. A total of $500,000 will support efforts in the ten selected communities to develop robust and resilient finance strategies for water infrastructure that meets long-t... Wed, 20 Jan 2016 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.greenenvironmentnews.com/Environment/Compliance%2FEnforcement/E.P.A.+Stops+Sales+of+WellPlant%26%238217%3Bs+%26%238220%3BMold+Manager%26%238221%3B+to+Protect+Public+from+Unregistered+Pesticide SAN FRANCISCO - The E.P.A. has ordered Sparks, Nev.-based WellPlant Incorporated to stop selling Mold Manager, an unregistered pesticide in violation of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. The E.P.A. has issued the "Stop Sale" order to prevent WellPlant and its affiliated company, GST International, Inc., from continuing to distribute or offer for sale "Mold Manager," a product that prevents mold, mildew, algae and moss. The product is made in Oregon and... Mon, 14 Dec 2015 07:00:00 +0100