Phil Specht winner of 2020 CCCAN Larry and Margaret Stone Award

Phil Specht of McGregor has been awarded the 2020 Clayton County Conservation Awareness Network award for outstanding contributions in environmental awareness and education. Phil is a recently retired dairy farmer with a passion for conservation. Rotational grazing of his dairy cattle has protected grasslands for wildlife – especially bobolinks....

DNR Staff Recommends Walz Energy Violations go to the Attorney General

According to The Gazette online article, “DNR: Violations by northeast Iowa feedlot should go to the Attorney General,” subsequent discharge violations at the Walz Energy feedlot have made a proposed settlement with Walz Energy and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) null and void.  As a result, of...