Iowa needs more solar energy to combat climate change, researchers say
The 2023 Iowa Climate Statement issued Tuesday focuses on benefits of solar and how to make it thrive in the state.
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The 2023 Iowa Climate Statement issued Tuesday focuses on benefits of solar and how to make it thrive in the state.
Climate scientists, in an effort to stave off despair, aren’t telling the truth about our warming planet. In reality, we're incredibly close to the point of no return: when rising seas drown island nations and almost all coral reefs die. I’m here to tell climate scientists — and my fellow climate journalists — to knock it off, writes Barbara Moran.
The ethanol and corn industries on Thursday slammed an advisory board to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for a draft report that found there could be little climate benefit to using corn-starch ethanol as a fuel, compared with gasoline.
EPA’s Science Advisory Board is moving toward softening language in a draft commentary that questioned the value of corn ethanol in combating climate change.
August 24, 2015 This week's On the Radio segment looks at public health concerns over the record number of blue-green algae blooms in Iowa this summer. Listen to the audio below, or continue reading for the transcript. Transcript: Blue green algae causing health concerns Toxins from dangerous algal blooms are appearing in record numbers across…