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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 ...
Iowa could remove mentions of climate change from education standards
Iowa’s department of education released proposed changes to the state’s science education standards. The proposed update ...
Proposals for Iowa's science education standards aren't what committee signed off on
University of Iowa science education professor Jeffrey Nordine is one of the 37 members of theThursday marked the fourth of ...
Little Village9h
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 ...
Des Moines Register8d
Amid changes in Iowa's tax climate, incentives that lured data centers may be on way out
After a slew of tax cuts in recent years that has warmed Iowa's business climate, Debi Durham, Iowa's economic development ...
'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 ...
Iowa Public Radio4h
Trump's pick for EPA administrator is Lee Zeldin. Here's what to know.
Former Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., President-elect Donald Trump's pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency, appears ...
The Gazette1d
Committee members: We didn’t recommend science standards omitting climate change, evolution
A version of proposed updates to Iowa’s science education standards -- omitting the phrases “climate change” and “biological ...
Glacier Experts Uncover Critical Flaw in Sea-Level Rise Predictions
New research shows temperate glacier ice flows more steadily than previously thought, leading to lower projections of ...
Iowa Public Radio2d
How climate change is reshaping home insurance in California — and the rest of the U.S.
Worsening wildfires are hiking up home insurance rates in California, the biggest market in the U.S. And as climate disasters ...
Science Daily17h
Diversified cropping systems boost nitrogen supply but not soil carbon
Longer, more diverse rotations of crops fertilized with livestock manure have many environmental benefits, but carbon sequestration isn't one of them, according to a new study.