'It's mind boggling': Des Moines residents speak out after city cuts Office of Sustainability jobs
City Manager Scott Sanders said the layoffs were a result of a $17 million budget shortfall caused by increased costs and a ...
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Educators outraged at climate change being removed from Iowa science standards proposal
The proposal the state wants for the new standards erases the phrase climate change entirely, and it removed several other ...
Des Moines lays off employees, ends sustainability program overseeing climate action plan
Citing state property tax cuts, Des Moines shut down the department that oversees its ambitious climate action plan and ...
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Des Moines city manager faces criticism after dismantling sustainability office
Climate action proponents say the layoffs will make it harder for the local government to reach its net zero emission goal by ...
Community members decry Des Moines' decision to eliminate sustainability program
"We cannot afford to abandon sustainability efforts here in Des Moines," said Jamie Nicolino, community member and owner of ...
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State plans to remove references to climate change and evolution from Iowa’s science education standards
The Iowa Department of Education (DOE) wants to remove references to climate change and biological evolution from the science ...
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Des Moines residents express frustration over sustainability office cuts
NEWS AT TEN. STARTS NOW. DES MOINES CITY LEADERS ARE TAKING SOME HEAT AFTER LAYING OFF TWO WORKERS WHO OVERSEE CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION. THE CITY MANAGER SAYS A LOOMING BUDGET SHORTFALL LED TO ...
Where's the snow? New Orleans to Houston, these southern cities have more snow than Iowa
While Iowa is recovering from a cold snap with negative 30 wind chill, the state is running about 20 to 30 inches below ...
Some Des Moines programs in limbo after city cuts its sustainability office amid budget shortfall
The future of Des Moines sustainability programs remains in limbo after the city laid off the people overseeing such efforts ...
Celebrated artwork will be removed from an Iowa park as its creator ends fight to preserve the work
A nationally known outdoor artwork will be removed from a park pond in Des Moines under a settlement announced Tuesday, ending a legal fight between the New York artist who created the work decades ...
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Community members decry Des Moines' decision to eliminate sustainability program
On Monday, Nicolino expressed worries about climate change impacts in Des Moines and the Midwest ... "Our winters here in Iowa and throughout the Midwest are getting more mild, which is not ...