Blog – Iowa Environmental Voice

posted by Megan McDowell on Friday, July 23, 2021 This summer Communications Support Assistant, Megan McDowell, visited state parks in Western Iowa. Her observations made her question if we can be doing better by our lakes, rivers, and wildlife in Iowa.

posted by Guest Blogger on Wednesday, July 21, 2021 This guest blog authored by Karin Stein with Moms Clean Air Force in Iowa and the organization's Ecomadres program discusses the opportunity Congress has to transition Iowa's school bus fleet from diesel to electric engines, and the health and financial benefits that could come along with the switch.

posted by Angelisa Belden on Thursday, July 15, 2021 Communications Director Angelisa Belden reflects on her family's visit to the headwaters of the Mississippi River, and what that visit reveals for the future of the Great River.

posted on Thursday, July 1, 2021 IEC is excited to introduce four interns to work with us in critical areas this summer to aid and enhance our work.

posted by Ingrid Gronstal on Monday, June 21, 2021 IEC Water Program Director Ingrid Gronstal shares her story of the past year, and how she's taking pride this June.

posted by Ingrid Gronstal on Friday, June 18, 2021 Covid-19 may have stretched our definition of coalition-building, but it definitely didn't stop it. And now that we can get outdoors and mingle with other vaccinated Iowans, we're excited to be back into building mode once again.

posted by Michael Schmidt on Friday, June 4, 2021 Supreme Beef is in the watershed of Bloody Run Creek, a trout stream designated by the DNR as an Outstanding Iowa Water in a unique Iowa landscape. That unique topography means the manure produced by the facility will likely harm the creek, and will likely strip Bloody Run Creek of that special designation.

posted by Megan McDowell on Friday, June 4, 2021 IEC staff visited the Tesdell Century Farm in May to see about clean energy and land stewardship projects in action.

posted on Wednesday, May 26, 2021 IEC reflects on a year of change and growth since the murder of George Floyd in 2020, reiterating our efforts to bear witness and re-commit to our own work in the struggle toward being part of the anti-racist movement.

posted by Steve Guyer on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 The growing electric vehicle market brings with it a rising need for commercial charging infrastructure. In Iowa, the right to sell or resell electricity has historically been limited to electric utility providers, which is subject to a number of regulations. EV charging presents a need to re-evaluate these definitions.