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Diesel spill near Mapleton reaches Willow Creek

• 8/26/2024 5:17:00 PM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a diesel spill in a tributary of Willow Creek in Monona County.

Diesel spill reaches Middle Nodaway River

• 3/8/2024 11:14:00 AM
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DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a diesel spill on the Middle Nodaway River in Adair County.

Fuel Spill in West Nodaway River, Cass County

• 9/12/2022 10:00:00 AM
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CASS COUNTY, IOWA-- On Thursday, Sept. 8, the Iowa DNR was notified that a crane overturned into the West Nodaway River approximately 2-3 miles northeast of Massena in Cass County. It was initially reported that approximately 20 gallons of diesel and engine fuel from the crane were spilled.

DNR responds to diesel fuel spill at Pilot Truck Stop in Urbandale

• 7/11/2021 2:59:00 PM
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URBANDALE, Iowa – A diesel fuel spill was reported to the Iowa DNR on Friday, July 9, around 2:30pm at the Pilot Truck Stop on Douglas Ave.

DNR, city and county work to find source of Shelby County diesel spill

• 5/28/2021 2:21:00 PM
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HARLAN: DNR staff responded to a diesel spill in Harlan Thursday, meeting with local officials as they worked to track down its source.

Cleanup on Iowa Falls diesel spill near complete

• 4/26/2019 12:44:00 PM
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IOWA FALLS – Clean up of a 50-gallon diesel fuel spill south of Iowa Falls is near completion.

Diesel spilled south of Iowa Falls

• 4/22/2019 9:42:00 PM
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IOWA FALLS – About 50 gallons of diesel fuel spilled early Monday afternoon, reaching the South Fork of the Iowa River in Iowa Falls.

Spilled diesel fuel reached Willow Creek in Clear Lake last Thursday

• 1/3/2019 12:53:00 PM
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CLEAR LAKE – Last Friday, Dec. 28, DNR investigated the site of a diesel fuel spill on the northeast side of Clear Lake.

Iowa DOT Accepting Applications Through Nov. 9 for Diesel Emission Reduction Grant

• 10/1/2018 9:34:00 AM
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The Iowa Department of Transportation is now accepting grant applications for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) grant program for diesel fleets in the state of Iowa.

Fuel reaching Catfish Creek near Peosta appears limited

• 8/9/2018 2:15:00 PM
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PEOSTA – Cleanup of Monday’s diesel spill near Peosta will take weeks or months, but the amount of diesel fuel that reached Catfish Creek appears limited according to the DNR.

DNR responding to crash involving diesel spill

• 6/18/2018 3:49:00 PM
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LYON COUNTY, Iowa – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is responding to a crash and diesel spill near Marsh Avenue and A-34 about four miles south of Little Rock in Lyon County.

DNR checking for source of sheen on Walnut Creek

• 5/15/2018 8:16:00 AM
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CLIVE - Sunday, the city of Clive’s fire department investigated a sheen on Walnut Creek, tracing it upstream to a storm drain just west of the Pilot Travel Center near Douglas Avenue and Interstate 35/80 in Urbandale.

Iowa DOT Accepting Applications Through March 9 for Diesel Emission Reduction Grants

• 2/20/2018 1:08:00 PM
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The Iowa Department of Transportation is now accepting grant applications for U. S Environmental Protection Agency’s Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) grant program. This grant program is eligible for diesel fleets in all 99 Iowa counties.

Diesel Emission Reduction Grants Still Available

• 5/19/2017 8:49:00 PM
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The Department of Natural Resources received grant funding from the Environmental Protection Agency for a diesel emission reduction program in Iowa.  The DNR has created a competitive application process to fund projects that will implement cost-effective strategies that result in diesel emission reductions statewide. 

Diesel Emission Reduction Grants for School Buses, Transit Programs, and County & Municipal Diesel Fleets

• 4/14/2017 8:22:00 AM
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The Department of Natural Resources received grant funding from the Environmental Protection Agency for a diesel emission reduction program in Iowa.  The DNR has created a competitive application process to fund projects that will implement cost-effective strategies that result in diesel emission reductions statewide. 

Diesel spill in Greene County contained

• 11/29/2016 3:59:00 PM
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JEFFERSON – The DNR responded to a diesel spill after a semi hauling Pepsi products hit a bridge about five miles southwest of Jefferson Tuesday morning.

Diesel Leak Found Near Webster City

• 4/22/2016 11:21:00 AM
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WEBSTER CITY – A Thursday morning complaint about a fuel sheen on a drainage ditch east of Webster City led DNR field investigators to a leaking storage tank at the Stonega Branch of United Cooperative east of Webster City.