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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…
Nick Fetty | January 15, 2016 A Cedar Rapids engineer has organized a committee to help small Iowa communities in treating wastewater. Matt Wildman is a Project Manager for the engineering firm HR Green and he hosted the first meeting for the Iowa Water Environment Association's (IAWEA) Small Community Committee today in Cedar Rapids. Roughly a dozen were…
Nick Fetty | November 25, 2014 A recent study by researchers at Michigan State University finds that mining can have adverse effects on fish habitats many miles downstream from the mine itself. The study was published in this week's issue of the journal Ecological Indicators with funding provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S.…
Nick Fetty | August 19, 2014 Beginning today and continuing through Friday, the University of Iowa is hosting a conference to discuss emerging contaminants and their effect on the environment. EmCon 2014: Fourth International Conference on Occurrence, Fate, Effects & Analysis of Emerging Contaminants in the Environment will feature speakers from all across the world, including…