'It's mind boggling': Des Moines residents speak out after city cuts Office of Sustainability jobs
City Manager Scott Sanders said the layoffs were a result of a $17 million budget shortfall caused by increased costs and a ...
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Des Moines city manager faces criticism after dismantling sustainability office
Climate action proponents say the layoffs will make it harder for the local government to reach its net zero emission goal by ...
Des Moines lays off employees, ends sustainability program overseeing climate action plan
Citing state property tax cuts, Des Moines shut down the department that oversees its ambitious climate action plan and ...
Community members decry Des Moines' decision to eliminate sustainability program
More than a dozen people took the podium, imploring the Des Moines City Council to restore the team that oversaw the city's ...
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Educators outraged at climate change being removed from Iowa science standards proposal
The proposal the state wants for the new standards erases the phrase climate change entirely, and it removed several other ...
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State plans to remove references to climate change and evolution from Iowa’s science education standards
The Iowa Department of Education (DOE) wants to remove references to climate change and biological evolution from the science ...
Des Moines residents express frustration over sustainability office cuts
Des Moines residents express outrage after the city lays off two climate change mitigation workers due to budget shortfalls.
Cutting Des Moines' sustainability office is irresponsible | Opinion
Sustainability commitments should be more important than ever right now, and Des Moines should restore its office, writes ...
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Educators Upset at Climate Change Being Removed
The Iowa Department of Education held a public feedback meeting last week about the change, and everyone who gave feedback was against it. Speakers said removing the words “climate change” and ...
Some Des Moines programs in limbo after city cuts its sustainability office amid budget shortfall
The future of Des Moines sustainability programs remains in limbo after the city laid off the people overseeing such efforts ...
Celebrated artwork will be removed from an Iowa park as its creator ends fight to preserve the work
A nationally known outdoor artwork will be removed from a park pond in Des Moines under a settlement announced Tuesday, ending a legal fight between the New York artist who created the work decades ...