Nick Fetty | March 28, 2016 This week’s On The Radio segment looks at a recent report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration which found that the Hawkeye State has become the first in the nation to generate more than 30 percent of its electricity from wind. Transcript: Iowa leads the nation in wind Iowa now leads…
Jenna Ladd| June 26, 2017 This week's On The Radio segment discusses Dr. Cara Hamann's research into the increasing number of bicycle fatalities in Iowa. Transcript: Deaths of Iowa bicyclists have risen by 260 percent in the last four years, and Dr. Cara Hamann of the University of Iowa is working to do something about it.…
Kasey Dresser | April 9, 2018 This week's segment looks at statistics from 10 years ago when Iowa experienced the 6th largest FEMA disaster in the U.S. Transcript: This year marks a decade since the historic Iowa Floods of 2008. This is the Iowa Environmental Focus. Most of the flooding started in early June, finally receding…
September 21, 2015 This week's On The Radio segment looks at BioProcess Algae, an Iowa based-company utilizing carbon dioxide to create an algae that can be used as a fuel source. Transcript: Bioprocess Algae An Iowa-based company is using a unique technology to reduce carbon pollution. This is the Iowa Environmental Focus. While Iowa’s sustainable energy…
Natalia Welzenbach-Marcu | January 1st, 2017 This week's On The Radio segment discusses the recently released Climate Change Assessment. Transcript: In early December, the first draft of the 4th national climate change assessment was released. This is the Iowa Environmental Focus. The National Climate Change Assessment comes out every four years. The goal of the…