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Stop SF 2370 from Weakening CAFO Regulations

updated April 11, 2024

The Iowa Alliance for Responsible Agriculture (IARA) has an Action Alert for Senate File 2370 – which is now passed by the Senate and being considered in the Iowa House – which permanently prohibits the DNR from strengthening CAFO regulations. It codifies Executive Order Number 10 (EO10), enacted by Governor Kim Reynolds in January 2023, which mandated every state agency conduct a comprehensive overhaul of the Iowa Administrative Code in order to promote private sector development. The DNR would be permanently prohibited from strengthening CAFO regulations designed to protect water quality and public health. All rules must continue to be justified with a cost-benefit analysis that ultimately benefits the CAFO industry, not Iowans.

Take action today: tell your Representative that the health and well-being of Iowans should come before the financial interests of polluting CAFOs! 

Protect Water Quality from CAFO Pollution

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Are Your Electricity Bills Too High? Iowa needs utility rate reform

updated February 7, 2024

Are your power bills too high? Chances are, if you are a customer of Alliant Energy or MidAmerican Energy, the answer is yes. As for-profit monopolies with few incentives to keep costs low for customers, Iowa’s two largest utilities are charging more than they should be. 

If you’re an Alliant Energy customer, you probably already know that Alliant raised rates over 33% between 2010 and 2022, asking the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) for another raise in 2023. Meanwhile, MidAmerican Energy has raised the total rate customers pay by almost 25% since 2014 without even having to make a full case in front of the IUB.  

Take Action Now: Tell your legislators it is time to do something about rising utility rates!

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  No More Blank Checks for Monopoly Utilities

  Electricity is getting more and more expensive in Iowa. MidAmerican Energy has raised rates by 30% since 2010 and Alliant Energy requested a 24% raise in 2019 and is currently seeking to raise residential customer bills by $200 per year by 2025. Enough is enough. Join us in telling lawmakers that it's time to act to lower rates and protect Iowans from rising electricity bills.

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