Newsroom - 2021

IEC Reacts to Supreme Court Decision on Protecting Iowa Water

posted 6/18/2021
IEC reacts to the Supreme Court's decision not to allow a case brought by ICCI and Food & Water Watch to advance.

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IEC and ELPC Settle Alliant Emissions Case

posted 6/17/2021
Today IEC and the Environmental Law & Policy Center settled a case before the Iowa Utilities Board involving the emissions plan and budget for Alliant Energy's coal plants in Iowa.

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Legislators See Conservation Practices First-hand

posted 6/16/2021
The Iowa Environmental Council and the Mississippi River Legislative Caucus, part of the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators, hosted legislators from across the state during a tour of the Tesdell Century Farm near Slater, Iowa, on Friday, June 11.

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IEC, ELPC, and Sierra Club Sue Utilities Board

posted 6/14/2021
IEC, ELPC, and Sierra Club are appealing a decision by the Iowa Utilities Board to allow MidAmerican to evade review of its coal plants.

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IEC Releases NRS 2.0 Policy Recommendations

posted 6/11/2021
In 2019, IEC released an analysis and infographics showing that the pace and scale of conservation practice implementation was not sufficient to tackle Iowa's nutrient pollution problem. According to data from the most recent Nutrient Reduction Strategy annual report, Iowa hasn't managed to pick up the pace.

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DNR Director Won't Use Authority to Review Supreme Beef

posted 6/2/2021
The DNR and state Attorney General's Office denied the recent request to review Supreme Beef using the DNR Director's Discretion Rule.

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IEC publishes 2020 Annual Report

posted 6/1/2021
IEC looks back at successes, actions, activities, and growth in 2020.

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2021 Beach Season Kicks Off With Three Advisories

posted 5/28/2021
The 2021 beach season officially kicks off this weekend. That means its time for Weekly Water Watch to start up again. This week there are three advisories for Iowa beaches.

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IEC, Sierra Club, and more than 40 Iowa groups call on DNR Director to use 'Director Discretion Rule' on Supreme Beef

posted 5/25/2021
More than 40 local and statewide groups, environmental leaders, and legislators submitted a letter to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Director Kayla Lyon requesting DNR review the Supreme Beef concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) under a section of the law commonly known as the "DNR Discretion Rule".

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IEC, Sierra Club Continue Efforts to Stop Massive Supreme Beef CAFO

posted 5/10/2021
The Iowa Environmental Council, the Sierra Club Iowa Chapter, and two Iowa conservationists filed a petition for a hearing with the Iowa Environmental Protection Commission (EPC) to appeal the Supreme Beef Nutrient Management Plan (NMP) approved by the staff of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) last month.

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