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2025 P2 Intern Project requests now open

• 11/21/2024 1:53:00 PM
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Project requests are currently being accepted from companies interested in participating in the Iowa DNR’s 2025 Pollution Prevention (P2) Intern Program.

Iowa companies partner with DNR P2 intern program to enhance environmental performance

• 3/22/2024 5:07:00 PM
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DES MOINES – Ten Iowa businesses have teamed with DNR’s Pollution Prevention (P2) Intern Program this summer to increase the efficiency of their operations and reduce associated costs. 

Iowa companies achieve economic and environmental results through DNR P2 program

• 9/14/2023 4:11:00 PM
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DES MOINES — Iowa companies have saved more than 116.6 million dollars since 2001 as a result of implementing environmental improvements recommended by interns with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ Pollution Prevention Intern Program.

DNR Pollution Prevention Intern Program identifies up to $1.5 million in environmental savings for Iowa companies

• 9/30/2021 2:16:00 PM
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DES MOINES — Seven Iowa companies now have the potential to save more than $1.5 million as a result of working with the Iowa DNR’s Pollution Prevention (P2) Intern Program to bolster profits and meet environmental targets. 

Iowa companies team with Pollution Prevention intern program to boost profits, improve environmental performance

• 3/18/2021 12:07:00 PM
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DES MOINES – Seven businesses will team with DNR’s Pollution Prevention (P2) Intern Program this summer to increase efficiency of a system or process and reduce associated operating costs.

Iowa companies achieve economic and environmental results

• 12/10/2020 11:58:00 AM
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DES MOINES — Project requests are currently being accepted from companies interested in participating in the 2021 Pollution Prevention Intern Program which will run from June 1 to Aug. 13, 2021.

$1.6 million saved by Iowa companies through Pollution Prevention Intern Program

• 11/3/2016 2:15:00 PM
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DES MOINES — Iowa companies have saved more than $1.6 million dollars in the last year thanks to waste-reducing projects completed by 16 interns from the DNR’s Pollution Prevention (P2) Intern Program. Six of these 16 projects represent the final results of 24-week projects completed at the end of 2015. 

Iowa Companies Team with Pollution Prevention Intern Program to Boost Profits, Improve Environmental Performance

• 5/12/2016 12:44:00 PM
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DES MOINES – The Iowa DNR has selected 10 organizations to participate in its 2016 Pollution Prevention (P2) Intern Program. Upper-level college and university students work on-site at Iowa companies for 12- or 24-week paid internships to research solutions and implement pollution prevention strategies that will increase efficiency, reduce costs and help meet companies’  environmental goals.