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Iowans felt near record-breaking heat this summer, raising concerns the high temperatures may be lethal as well as uncomfortable. Reports indicate premature deaths in the Midwest will increase more than other parts of the country due to extreme summertime temperatures. “The premature deaths can be mitigated to some degree, but of course that requires air…

It’s been a consequential month for youth dedicated to tackling climate change. Before Swedish 16-year-old activist Greta Thunberg on Monday scolded the U.N. Climate Action Summit audience asking, “How dare you?“, students across Iowa organized and promoted a number of events with presidential candidates over the weekend. Events included a small meeting with Kamala Harris,…

It began with an unexpected phone call from Beto O’Rourke. Radio reporter Bob Leonard of Knoxville, Iowa said he was in his office last March when he received the call, from a then-unknown number. “On the other end I heard, ‘Hi Bob, this is Beto O’Rourke,’” Leonard said. “He said, ‘I really enjoyed your piece…

Al Gore still cares about climate change — now he’s meeting with Iowa farmers about environmentally-friendly farming practices. The former vice president gained international attention after his documentary, “An Inconvenient Truth,” brought global warming more into focus as a concept into the American psyche. Eastern Iowa cattle farmer Seth Watkins this past week met with…