It’s been a tough couple of years for Iowa’s tree canopy, between terrible tornadoes, derechos, and killer insects like the emerald ash borer wiping out tens of thousands of trees. Chip Murrow, an urban forestry program specialist at the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, says the agency’s now offering $900,000 in competitive grants for Iowa […]
Ernst says shutdown exposes ‘truly non-essential’ employees
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst says the layoffs President Trump has ordered during the federal government shutdown are long overdue. Ernst suggests