IEC in the Press

September 2023

• IEC summarizes the E. coli and Microcystin advisory statistics for the 2023 beach season, New London Journal
• How bad Iowa's water quality was this summer (and why), Iowa Starting Line
• Nearly 60% of Iowa beaches had swim warnings this summer, Gazette

August 2023

• Opponents speak against Supreme Beef Nutrient Management plan during public hearing, Postville Herald
• IEC blog warns of dangers of Microcystin algae blooms, Southeast Iowa Union
• Supreme Beef seeking approval for new manure management plan, Iowa Public Radio
• Iowa DNR reviews new manure plan for Supreme Beef feedlot, Gazette
• How to know if a beach is safe to swim at, WQAD Davenport
• Guest Column: It's Iowa Gives Green Day, Gazette

July 2023

• Fewer words, more confusion as state rewrites Iowa's CAFO rules, Bleeding Heartland
• Guest Column: Pine Lake news getting worse, Iowa Falls Times-Citizen
• Waukee may allow ground-mounted solar panels on some homes. But does it go far enough?, Des Moines Register
• Iowa reaches milestone on wind energy production, Public News Service
• Home solar energy projects on the rise in Iowa, but are they right for you?, Gazette
• Doom & Bloom, Little Village Magazine

June 2023

• State to rewrite manure rules for CAFOs, Public News Service
• LTE: Support for conservation isn't working. Regulation might., Iowa City Press Citizen
• The Exchange talks with Alicia Vasto about why Iowa's nutrient reduction program isn't accomplishing its goals (at 20:15) Siouxland Public Media

May 2023

• Is Iowa's water cleaner after ten years of state efforts? It depends on who you ask, Des Moines Register
• Reviews mixed as the Iowa plan to cut nutrient runoff reaches 10 years, KIWA Radio
• Dry years cut nitrate loads in Iowa's rivers, Iowa Capital Dispatch
• Iowa water quality sensors could lose funding under bill on governor's desk, Iowa Public Radio
• Editorial: Iowa Republicans stick their fingers in their ears on water quality, Des Moines Register
• Iowa cuts water quality testing data, DTN/Progressive Farmer
• After initial denial, Iowa Utilities Board preapproves Duane Arnold Solar projects, Gazette
• Iowa House approved budget that could cut Iowa's water sensors, Gazette
• MidAmerican can move ahead with its proposed $3.9 billion Wind PRIME request. But will it? Des Moines Register
• Environmentalists net court wins against coal plants and cattle feedlot, Iowa Capital Dispatch
• Iowa courts deliver two rare wins for environmental groups, Little Village 

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