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A district court judge has denied a repeated effort to negate guilty verdicts for a man accused of stealing trees from the state.

Jason Levant Ferguson of rural Rolfe is accused of stealing more than 100 trees from state land. DNR officials said his property had stolen logs plainly visible in the yard.

Jason Levant Ferguson of rural Rolfe is accused of stealing more than 100 trees from state land. DNR officials said his property had stolen logs plainly visible in the yard.

Summit argues the counties provisions are beyond their authority because federal regulators are charged with governing the safety aspects of such pipelines and the Iowa Utilities Board approves their routes.

“The court finds that the English common law rights enumerated by the Charter of the Forest of 1217 do not apply to this case,” District Court Judge Derek Johnson wrote.

“The court finds that the English common law rights enumerated by the Charter of the Forest of 1217 do not apply to this case,” District Court Judge Derek Johnson wrote.

“Sedimentation of Iowa’s waterways is a serious problem, and regulatory agencies have recognized that uncontrolled runoff is a significant contributor to these problems,” recent orders by the DNR said.

“Sedimentation of Iowa’s waterways is a serious problem, and regulatory agencies have recognized that uncontrolled runoff is a significant contributor to these problems,” recent orders by the DNR said.

A federal judge permanently barred two Iowa counties from enforcing their ordinances that restrict the placement of carbon dioxide pipelines.

The state Department of Natural Resources recently fined a north-central Iowa man $7,000 for a fire that burned more than 1,000 tires and a building. Brian Young, of rural Dumont,