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A car sits in the parking lot of Bodensteiner Implement Company

How One Iowa Company Discovered Thousands of Dollars In Energy Savings

Energy efficiency is vital to Iowa’s energy management plan and it reduces the amount of energy consumed. For a business, that means a decrease in energy generated environmental impact and a significant reduction in business energy costs. The Iowa Waste Reduction Center’s (…

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An IWRC Painting Trainee in protective paint suit paints green dots for UNI Green Dot Program

Iowa Waste Reduction Turns Green for a Good Cause

On August 8, the Iowa Waste Reduction Center’s (IWRC) painter training program turned in their traditional purple and gray colors for green to assist the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) and Northern Iowa Student Government (NISG)’s new Green Dot Program.

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Staff member Jennifer Wittenburg assists a client with air permits applications and emissions reporting.

Your Guide to Small Business Assistance: Air Permit Applications & Emissions Reporting

While you have had the ability to submit electronically for a while now, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will soon be requiring electronic submission of air permit applications through the Iowa Environmental Application System for Air (Iowa EASY Air) and emission…

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Rural Iowa landscape shown at dusk.

Mapping of Rural Iowa Food Deserts

IWRC Environmental Intern, Jordan Burrows, mapped rural Iowa food deserts with the goal of sharing findings with stakeholders who can assist food desert communities.

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Smoke from wildfires covers the air over a mountain landscape.

Smoky Air? Protect yourself from wildfires

Healthy air is important for everyone. Breathing smoke, however, can be a risky prospect. If it seems smoky outside, you can check for large or small fires burning close to you.

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