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IEC and ELPC Oppose MidAmerican Plan to Dump Toxins in Missouri River

posted 4/12/2023
Environmental groups submitted comments to MidAmerican Energy opposing a plan for the utility to dump toxic coal ash leachate into the Missouri River. The leachate, runoff that collects at the bottom of the site's coal ash landfill, contains dozens of toxic pollutants, including mercury, lead, arsenic, cyanide, and other toxic heavy metals.

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Environmental groups propose alternative to MidAmerican's Wind PRIME

posted 11/22/2022
MidAmerican Energy is Iowa's largest carbon polluter. IEC and our partners filed testimony showing that a balanced portfolio of reliable clean energy would meet Iowa's energy demands and allow MidAmerican to retire its coal plants – protecting the health and environmental future for all Iowans.

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IEC calls for action to reduce nutrient pollution

posted 8/29/2022
The Iowa Environmental Council released a report calling on state agencies to take action after nearly ten years without progress under the state's Nutrient Reduction Strategy (NRS). The report, The Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy: Ten Years and No Progress, calls for a timeline and changes in policy to achieve the state's pollution reduction goals.

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"Clean Up MidAm" Campaign Holds MidAmerican Energy Accountable

posted 3/30/2022
A coalition of organizations and concerned Iowans have launched the “Clean Up MidAm” campaign to hold MidAmerican Energy accountable, asking for a public plan to close its Iowa coal plants by 2030. While MidAmerican Energy advertises a 100% renewable energy vision, it runs one of the largest coal fleets in the country, and is the single largest carbon polluter in Iowa.

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EPC denies IEC, ELPC water quality petition

posted 2/15/2022
The Iowa Environmental Protection Commission today denied a petition for rules filed by the Iowa Environmental Council (IEC) and Environmental Law & Policy Center (ELPC) last year, ending a six-month review of the request to protect drinking water from feedlots. Instead, the Iowa DNR announced at the hearing that it intends to address the questions raised in the petition as part of a broader rulemaking process on siting issues.

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Iowa's Drinking Water and the Infrastructure Act

posted 12/14/2021
IEC proposes solutions to address chronic drinking water issues for rural and underserved individuals in Iowa with the passage of the Infrastructure Act last month.

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NRS is not 'makin' progress' on the Raccoon River

posted 4/22/2021
Last week, Iowa's Raccoon River landed at #9 on America's Most Endangered Rivers list for 2021. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig dismissed the alarm of many Iowans, calling the list “propaganda” and saying the report was ‘not rooted in fact.' But data on the river is proof this waterbody is indeed threatened and the NRS is what is not rooted in fact.

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Council Releases Rural Water System Report

posted 3/3/2021
IEC has released a new report sharing findings based on a survey of rural water administrators, to better identify the issues rural water utilities face. The findings reflect the challenges experienced by those in the rural parts of the state writ large – declining populations, outdated infrastructure, and ongoing water quality issues.

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IEC Statement on IWILL and Invest in Iowa

posted 1/12/2021
IEC reacts to the Governor's decision not to reintroduce the Invest in Iowa Act, which stalls conversation on a sales tax that would have funded the Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund.

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Expert testimony to IUB shows coal retirements are best way to meet emission requirements

posted 12/18/2020
Closing its coal plants and replacing them with renewable generation is the most economic and efficient way for MidAmerican Energy to meet its required emissions requirements, said three environmental organizations in expert testimony filed today at the Iowa Utilities Board.

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