IEC in the Press

May 2023

• 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 

April 2023

• State must consider environmental arguments for closing coal plants, Supreme Court says, Register
• Iowa Supreme Court reverses Utilities Board decision on MidAmerican, Gazette
• Inflation Reduction Act clinic held in Fairfield, helps SE Iowans get funds, KTVO 
• MidAmerican plan raises concerns, Sioux City Journal (PDF)
• Low tech makes cleaner water in Iowa; so what's stopping it?, ABC News
• Iowa's justification for passing over $3M environmental grant, Axios DSM
• Iowa environmental group responds to MidAmerican's proposal for dumping wastewater in Missouri River, 3 News Now
• Inflation Reduction Act creating 'uptick' in interest for Iowa solar, Gazette
• Proposal to discharge contaminated water into Missouri River raises concerns, Siouxland Proud
• Environmental groups warn about proposed discharge from coal plant to Missouri River, 3 News Now 
• Iowa rejects more federal money, this time for pollution reduction, Axios Des Moines
• Iowa's environment takes hits on the legislative back burner, Gazette

March 2023

• Is green methanol an alternative to CO2 pipelines?, Gazette
• These small- and medium-sized states punch above their weight in renewable energy generation, Inside Climate News
• Opinion: Retiring Iowa coal power plants is in reach, Des Moines Register

February 2023

• Editorial: Accelerate move away from coal, Des Moines Register (PDF version here)
• Iowa utility pursued wind after concluding solar was cheap, E&E News
• New charge tax will impact electric car drivers in Iowa, IPR's River to River
• 1 big thing: Electric vehicle costs on the rise, Axios Des Moines

January 2023

• Opinion: As Nutrient Reduction Strategy turns 10, why aren't Iowa's waters safer and cleaner?, Des Moines Register
• Lawmakers might loosen reporting requirements for electrical utilities with coal plants, Iowa Capital Dispatch
• Is Iowa's newest turbine blade recycling method eco-friendly?, Gazette, Cedar Rapids
• Lawsuit over Iowa's Supreme Beef feedlot could set precedent for future manure regulation, Gazette, Cedar Rapids
• Green groups, tech companies fight $4B Iowa wind project, E&E News
• Warnings about C6-Zero started 2 years before Marengo explosion, Gazette, Cedar Rapids
• Iowa Utilities Board to reconsider Alliant Energy's advance ratemaking principles, Daily Energy Insider

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