IEC in the Press

April 2024

• Environmental groups want EPA to intervene in Northeast Iowa drinking water nitrates problem, Progressive Farmer
• Iowa tightens foreign-owned land law, but misses farmers' main concern: access to land, Des Moines Register
• Iowa 911, Marshalltown Times-Republican
• EPA called to address "long-ignored health crisis" in Iowa drinking water, The New Lede
• Environmental groups petition EPA to force Iowa to tackle livestock water pollution, Des Moines Register
• Iowa environmental groups file emergency petition with EPA over nitrate levels in drinking water, KCRG
• Iowa environmental groups ask EPA to protect drinking water from agricultural runoff, Gazette
• Iowa joins nationwide network of EV charging stations, KMAland
• Iowans would lose ability to sue pesticide makers over labeling under GOP proposal, Gazette
• Massive Iowa fish kill draws paltry fine, Gazette
• Iowa debates controversial bill limiting legal accountability of pesticide companies, Iowa's News Now

March 2024

• Iowa fertilizer spill kills nearly all fish across 60-mile stretch of rivers, New York Times (PDF)
• A power line debate pits environmental allies against each other in the Upper Midwest, Inside Climate News
• View from my window: Cancer Awareness Month was February (and always), Greene County News Online
• Iowa bill would create legal immunity for pesticide manufacturers, Gazette
• House advances proposal prohibiting DNR from purchasing land at auctions, Iowa's News Now
• US counties are blocking the future of renewables: These maps, graphics show how, Des Moines Register

February 2024

• Iowa primed for potentially 'epic' increase in stream pollution, Iowa Capital Dispatch
• Gov. Reynolds' opposition to CAFO rule threatens waterways, Little Village
• Iowa's Capitol is awash in bad bills for water quality, Gazette
• Report: Rooftop solar systems becoming more popular in Iowa, Gazette
• State Revolving Funds: Investing in Iowa's Water, River Cities Reader
• Bill would allow feedlots to operate with unapproved manure plans, Iowa Capital Dispatch
• Local governments block green energy: Here's how USA Today measured the limits nationwide, USA Today

January 2024

• Environmental advocates want tougher CAFO rules, Public News Service
• Iowa is a very red state. It's also a clean-energy powerhouse, CNN
• Iowa Legislature may tighten law over foreign land ownership, Gazette

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