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IEC reacts to Legislature's Ag and Natural Resources Budget changes

posted 4/26/2023
The Iowa legislature passed an Agriculture and Natural Resources budget that reduces funding for nutrient pollution research and adds changes borrowed from the unpopular anti-public lands bill that stalled earlier in the session. IEC shares thoughts on the changes and their impacts.

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IEC calls for action to reduce nutrient pollution

posted 8/29/2022
The Iowa Environmental Council released a report calling on state agencies to take action after nearly ten years without progress under the state's Nutrient Reduction Strategy (NRS). The report, The Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy: Ten Years and No Progress, calls for a timeline and changes in policy to achieve the state's pollution reduction goals.

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Pro H2O Celebrates Clean Water with Awards and Music

posted 6/10/2022
IEC hosted the 9th annual Pro H2O on Thursday, June 9, to celebrate and advocate for clean recreational and drinking water in Iowa. The program featured an auction and live concert featuring national recording artist and Iowa native Susan Werner, as well as awards for Iowans protecting and improving Iowa's water quality. Read more about this year's award winners.

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Iowa Tax Proposals and IWILL

posted 2/3/2022
IEC staff weigh in on proposed tax changes and their implications for the Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund (IWILL).

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Legislators See Conservation Practices First-hand

posted 6/16/2021
The Iowa Environmental Council and the Mississippi River Legislative Caucus, part of the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators, hosted legislators from across the state during a tour of the Tesdell Century Farm near Slater, Iowa, on Friday, June 11.

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DNR Director Won't Use Authority to Review Supreme Beef

posted 6/2/2021
The DNR and state Attorney General's Office denied the recent request to review Supreme Beef using the DNR Director's Discretion Rule.

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IEC, Sierra Club Continue Efforts to Stop Massive Supreme Beef CAFO

posted 5/10/2021
The Iowa Environmental Council, the Sierra Club Iowa Chapter, and two Iowa conservationists filed a petition for a hearing with the Iowa Environmental Protection Commission (EPC) to appeal the Supreme Beef Nutrient Management Plan (NMP) approved by the staff of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) last month.

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IEC Releases Report on Modernizing Drainage Law in Iowa

posted 9/24/2020
In September 2020, IEC released a report analyzing drainage laws across the Midwest and identifying recommended policies to adopt in Iowa law.

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Environmental Council Calls for Governor's Veto of “Irresponsible” Water Quality Legislation

posted 1/23/2018
IEC responds to the passage of SF512

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Iowa Court Sides with Environmental Groups on Implementation of Clean Water Anti-degradation Standards

posted 3/25/2016
An Iowa District Court late last week found the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) failed to appropriately enforce the state's clean water anti-degradation standards when it approved a wastewater treatment project that would increase pollution in the Des Moines River Watershed. The ruling is the first legal case addressing the enforcement of the anti-degradation standards since the Iowa Supreme Court upheld the standards in 2014.

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