U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright praised the Ames National Laboratory during a tour, calling it one of the country’s “premier scientific institutions” and a leader in reshoring critical materials. Wright also said he supports less federal funding for wind and solar, and downplayed findings from government reports about climate change.

The tax and spending law signed by President Donald Trump last month significantly shortened the timeline for wind and solar energy tax credits. But an executive order and an onslaught of new federal policies pose a greater threat to the two industries that help electrify Iowa.

Landowners had a stake in two projects placed on hold this past week.

The Dickinson County Board of Adjustment turned down a permit for Invenergy to install up to 79 turbines.

Some people who live in the Iowa Great Lakes region want new restrictions for wind energy development.

The Missouri Department of Conservation has started a new project to see how bald eagles in northwestern Missouri interact with wind turbines. Conservationists and wind energy advocates are both hoping that the results will advance both bird conservation and renewable energy goals.

The recently shuttered wind turbine manufacturing is now rehiring.

On this week's Newsbuzz edition of River to River, an Iowa county moved to severely limit the potential for wind energy.

The Woodbury County board of supervisors voted in favor of an ordinance that will almost entirely eliminate the potential for wind energy in the northwest Iowa county.

At a time when the federal tax credit for wind energy production is being extended to help fight the effects of climate change, a growing number of people in wind-producing states like Iowa are urging local leaders to restrict the growth of wind farms.