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Sulfur Dioxide Data Requirements Rule Report Available for Public Review and Comment

• 5/16/2017 8:48:00 AM
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The DNR is documenting significant reductions of sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions in Des Moines and Wapello Counties in the first annual report required by the federal SO2 Data Requirements Rule (DRR).  The DRR requires an annual assessment of recent SO2 emissions in any area designated attainment based on air quality modeling of actual emissions.  

DNR investigating fish kill near in Des Moines County

• 8/4/2016 4:58:00 PM
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YARMOUTH – A fish kill near the headwaters of Big Creek about a mile west of Yarmouth in Des Moines County resulted in less than a quarter of a mile of stream being impacted.

Second fish kill in Des Moines County being investigated near Yarmouth

• 8/3/2016 3:37:00 PM
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YARMOUTH – Environmental specialists and fisheries biologists from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) are on the scene of another fish kill Wednesday in Des Moines County.

DNR Investigates Fish Kill in Southeast Iowa Near Mediapolis

• 8/2/2016 9:19:00 AM
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Mediapolis – The DNR is investigating a fish kill along approximately five to six miles of Cedar Fork Creek starting about four miles west of Mediapolis in Des Moines County.