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Court upholds $10,000 fine for UPS in Iowa...
2014-10-16 04:24:01| Trucking - Topix.net
THE IOWA COURT OF APPEALS ON WEDNESDAY SIDED WITH A STATE BOARD THAT FOUND ATLANTA-BASED UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC. COMMITTED TWO VIOLATIONS OF IOWA WORKPLACE SAFETY LAW.
Court upholds $10,000 fine for UPS in Iowa death
2014-10-15 23:55:46| Air Courier - Topix.net
An appeals court is upholding $10,000 in fines for safety violations by UPS that were linked to an employee's death at the Des Moines airport. The Iowa Court of Appeals on Wednesday sided with a state board that found Atlanta-based United Parcel Service Inc. committed two violations of Iowa workplace safety law.
Iowa climate statement highlights close-to-home events
2014-10-11 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Des Moines Register: Iowa professors and scientists sounded the climate change horn Friday by pointing to realities in the land and environment that are daily impacting the lives of Iowans. "Climate change is not simply a statistic, but it's in our basements, it's in our homes. It's real," said Professor Gene Takle, director of the Iowa State University Climate Science Program. Four professors joined Takle at the Iowa State Capitol Friday to release the co-authored Iowa Climate Statement 2014, endorsed by 180 science...
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Iowa scientists point to health effects of climate change
2014-10-10 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Globe Gazette: Iowans are feeling firsthand the effects of climate change, a coalition of Iowa scientists said Friday. Those impacts include heavy rain that contributes to flooding, weather extremes that carry health consequences for people with respiratory conditions, as well as contracting more insect-borne illnesses. The health concerns related to climate change were the main focus of a Statehouse news conference where lead authors released The Iowa Climate Statement 2014: Impacts on the Health of Iowans....
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Red River Waste Adds CNG to Fleet in Iowa
2014-10-08 22:31:00| Waste Age
Red River Waste Solutions LP has delivered its first compressed natural gas (CNG) truck to its waste collection fleet in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and plans to add nine more to its fleet there by 2016. read more
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