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Iowa is good for business

8 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Issues, Jobs & Economy, Official, Working families

Senate Democrats are working to expand Iowa’s middle class and build a stable economy for all. We’re spurring long-range growth and prosperity across Iowa by: Ensuring Iowans have opportunities for job training Offering incentives to Iowa businesses Boosting quality of life in our communities These efforts are producing good results. ...

Air quality improving in Iowa

8 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Energy & Enviroment, Issues, Official

Good air quality protects the health and the environment of Iowans. Iowa’s air quality has significantly improved since 1990, with sulfur dioxide emissions down by 60 percent and nitrogen oxides decreasing by 43 percent. These positive developments have occurred even though the number of emission sources and industries has increased. ...

Iowa helping to create “Monarch Highway”

8 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Energy & Enviroment, Issues, Official

Iowa, along with Minnesota, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas, is working to improve pollinator habitat along Interstate 35, a key migratory corridor for monarch butterflies. With proper plantings, the I-35 corridor can provide refuge and food for monarch butterflies and other pollinating insects. The goal is to ensure that Monarch ...

Water quality efforts will make a difference

8 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Energy & Enviroment, Issues, Official

Our economy and quality of life depend on a healthy environment. That’s why we’re always looking for solutions to Iowa’s water quality challenges. The Legislature established a Water Quality Initiative in 2013 as part of a strategy to reduce to nitrogen and phosphorus in our waterways by 45 percent. Over ...

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Iowa is good for business

Air quality improving in Iowa

Iowa helping to create “Monarch Highway”

Water quality efforts will make a difference