IEC in the News

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

December 2022

• Opinion: MidAmerican should pursue a balanced, coal-free portfolio in Wind PRIME, Des Moines Register
• Forecasting Our Future, KCCI News, Des Moines
• DNR should address water pollution now, Gazette, Cedar Rapids
• Iowa Energy and Infrastructure Funding Hub website launched, River Cities Reader, Davenport

November 2022

• Environmental groups propose a cleaner power generation plan in Iowa, CleanTechnica.com
• Environmental group unites businesses, local governments, Iowa Farmer Today
• Decorah-based Greenpenny wins honor, Decorah News
• Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, Wisconsin lag on environmental justice issues, Inside Climate News
• Miller-Meeks touts ag tech, nuclear power at climate summit, Bleeding Heartland 
• Art supports climate justice at the Iowa Environmental Council's inaugural Green Gala, Little Village
• Iowa Utilities Board denies Alliant solar, battery plan, Gazette, Cedar Rapids
• State seeks end to Cedar River nitrate rule, The Courier, Waterloo

October 2022

• Tougher rules drafted for manure storage in northeast Iowa, Radio Iowa
• Environmentalists: Rules proposal for livestock operations not enough to protect Iowa's water, Des Moines Register
• Iowa environmental groups say draft CAFO rules don't do enough to protect environment, Iowa Public Radio
• Happy anniversary Clean Water Act - WVIK, Quad Cities/Dubuque
• Prairie zephyrs power Iowa utility toward renewable energy goal, Courthouse News
• Iowa's smaller communities face infrastructure funding challenges, Gazette, Cedar Rapids
• Voluntary measures may not be enough: Bacteria and algae plague Iowa beaches, Investigate Midwest

September 2022

• Two-thirds of state beaches had swim advisories this year, Iowa Capital Dispatch
• Transition to clean energy grid critical, requires commitment, advocates say, Gazette, Cedar Rapids
• Meet Alicia Vasto, the Iowa Environmental Council's new water czar, Little Village
• MidAmerican wants to invest $3.9B in renewable energy. Environmentalists, big power users demand to see data. - Des Moines Register
• Motion seeks MidAmerican's withheld coal studies - SiouxlandProud.com
• New voices in water quality recognized in Iowa - Farm Forum
• Farmers poised to accelerate conservation efforts, ag secretary says - Indianola Independent Advocate

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