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posted by Guest Blogger on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 Krista Hiser is a professor and the director of the Hawaii Center for Sustainability Across the Curriculum. A University of Iowa alumni, she visited her family farm during a visit to Iowa to facilitate IEC's member organization retreat on climate anxieties. In this guest blog, she shares her thoughts on “climate anxiety” based on her published research, "Worry & Hope: What College Students Know, Think, Feel, and Do about Climate Change”.

posted by Matt Ohloff on Tuesday, April 26, 2022 For Des Moines to meet its climate goals and shift away from fossil fuels, building electrification is a must. Taking steps such as switching to electric heat pumps to warm homes and induction cooktops for cooking, as well as utilizing a tax abatement policy for the electrification of buildings, Des Moines can continue to improve citizens' health and reach its clean energy commitments by 2035.

posted by Angelisa Belden on Friday, April 15, 2022 It is clear our climate is changing. Drought, floods, derechos, extreme weather – Iowa has experienced it all… and just in the last 5 years. As a citizen of this planet, and a mom with two young children, this work is incredibly personal and incredibly important to me. It can be hard to face, but there are many reasons to hope.

posted by Guest Blogger on Thursday, April 14, 2022 IEC's new board president Katie Cownie shares why she is a leader with the Council and what she hopes we can accomplish together.

posted by Jordan Bles on Monday, April 11, 2022 Two IEC donors share their stories about why they give sustaining gifts to the Council each month.

posted by Matt Ohloff on Wednesday, March 9, 2022 In our staff introduction series, we're sharing stories and backgrounds of the people working at IEC. In this intro blog, learn more about Matt Ohloff, our new Clean Communities Manager.

posted by Dr. Brian Campbell on Thursday, February 24, 2022 During #BlackClimateWeek, IEC Executive Director Brian Campbell reached out to speak with Tamara Marcus, Linn County's Sustainability Director, to celebrate her leadership and hear her perspective on climate change in Iowa, both how it is impacting communities of color and how we can support Black climate leaders and organizations.

posted by Guest Blogger on Thursday, February 17, 2022 Northeast Iowa native Jim Fritz shares memories of his family farm, their goals of protecting the prairie, and how a bill like the current SSB 3134 would make a project like his impossible today.

posted by Guest Blogger on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 Iowa has a robust plan for monitoring nitrogen. But what about other ag inputs that affect our water? In this guest blog post, Audrey Tran Lam with the Center for Energy and the Environment at UNI shares what Iowa's robust nitrogen monitoring can teach us about managing pesticides.

posted by Guest Blogger on Monday, January 31, 2022 Learn more about the Green Iowa Americorps program, which offers energy services to reduce bills and increase home comfort, along with environmental education and land and water stewardship services across the state.