Eliza Billingham
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Iowa Public Radio
The U.S. Department of Energy announced that Alliant Energy could get a $5.1 billion loan to invest in new natural gas plants, gas pipelines or battery storage systems across Iowa and Wisconsin. Meanwhile, Linn County is trying to stop plans for Alliant's Morgan Valley natural gas plant near Cedar Rapids.
Eliza Billingham
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Iowa Public Radio
Eliza Billingham/Madeleine Charis King
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Iowa Public Radio
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Republican incumbent Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Democratic challenger Christina Bohannan's debate focused on issues facing farmers, how to right-size the nation's economy and how to ensure Iowans can access the healthcare they need. Independent candidate Michael Bridgford was not invited. -
What do we owe each other as Americans? That’s the question that kicks off The Work in Progress, a timely, new documentary that features everyday Americans — including several Iowans — in conversation with one another. The film will screen in Iowa City on Oct. 16. -
President Donald Trump announced an $18 billion investment in a fully integrated American steel system, including a major steel plant coming to southeast Iowa's Lee County. Supporters say it will benefit the American economy and national security.
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Deputy Secretary of Energy James Danly visited rural Linn County to announce the loan, which is the final piece of financing the energy center needed. He called the recommissioning an early chapter of “an American nuclear renaissance.” -
Indianola is the third city in Iowa to discontinue its use of Flock cameras after controversy over who has access to the automated license plate readers’ data. -
Google has been eyeing a site for a potential data center that's currently in unincorporated Linn County but could be annexed into Palo city limits. This week, Palo put a data center ordinance in place, while Linn County opened up talks to circumvent its newly instated moratorium.
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A small city on the Mississippi River will take more time to write zoning rules that could affect plans for one of the largest data centers in the state. -
The City of Cedar Falls is moving forward with plans to build a new gas power plant. Cedar Falls Utilities, which is behind the project, says the plant will support the city's energy independence as the region's electrical grid is increasingly strained. -
At the first reading of a proposed data zoning ordinance, residents of Palo and nearby communities raised concerns over the negative impacts future data centers could have on water and traffic, as well as light and noise pollution. Many people asked for the city to tighten regulations, while several others asked the city to table the ordinance completely.
