Newsroom For Tag "karst"

IEC and 12 environmental groups petition EPA to protect drinking water for Iowans

posted 4/16/2024
Today, the Iowa Environmental Council and numerous environmental and public health partners petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to take action to protect Iowans from unsafe drinking water. The petition calls for immediate action under the Safe Drinking Water Act to remediate nitrate contamination in Northeast Iowa drinking water sources.

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Ten groups including IEC call out DNR for weakening CAFO rules

posted 2/23/2024
A coalition of ten environmental organizations submitted comments to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today, requesting stronger protections for water quality in Iowa's concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) rules.

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DNR backtracks on CAFO rules

posted 12/12/2023
After months of work with stakeholder groups, DNR backtracked on positive changes in a November 15 update to draft rules for animal feeding operations (AFOs). The Environmental Protection Commission approved moving ahead with the weaker rules on November 21. Staff Attorney Mike Schmidt walks through the timeline and what's next.

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IEC comments in DNR hearing on new Supreme Beef NMP

posted 8/10/2023
This week the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) took comments and held a public hearing on Supreme Beef's latest attempt at a Nutrient Management Plan (NMP). IEC outlines what the NMP is getting wrong.

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IEC and partners submit comments for stronger CAFO rules

posted 6/15/2023
A coalition of environmental organizations led by IEC submitted comments to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today, requesting stronger protections for water quality in Iowa's concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) rules.

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IEC and coalition partners respond to DNR's draft CAFO rules

posted 10/18/2022
A coalition of environmental organizations filed official comments with the DNR today requesting DNR lower the allowable rates of manure applied to crops, increase protections for karst terrain, close loopholes that evade regulatory oversight, and retain the ability to stop high-risk facilities.

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CAFO regulations - Details make a difference when it comes to siting

posted 9/26/2022
IEC petitioned for revisions to animal feeding operation (AFO) siting rules last year, but the Environmental Protection Commission denied the request in part because DNR promised to initiate a more comprehensive rulemaking in 2022. DNR has released proposed updates to the state's AFO rules, with mostly tweaks. But Iowa's dismal water quality needs more than tweaks.

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IEC Reviewing Iowa DNR's Proposed Feedlot Rules

posted 8/16/2022
On August 12, 2022, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) released proposed revisions of Iowa's animal feeding operation (AFO) rules for public comment.

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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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IEC, ELPC Petition for New Rules to Protect Drinking Water From CAFO Pollution

posted 8/11/2021
The Iowa Environmental Council and Environmental Law & Policy Center have filed a petition for rulemaking with Iowa's Environmental Protection Commission to protect drinking water, groundwater, and karst terrain from pollution. The rules would restrict development of large animal feeding operations in sensitive landscapes.

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