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Celebrating Iowans at Pro H2O 2021

posted 9/20/2021
IEC celebrated clean water in Iowa at the recent Pro H2O, and honored four Iowans for their work to protect and advocate for water improvements in the state.

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Summer Ends but the Watch Continues

posted 9/10/2021
As summer beach monitoring comes to a close, we recap the increasing number of water advisories around the state and take a look at our work going forward.

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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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IEC joins coalition calling for a new federal Mississippi River initiative

posted 6/28/2021
Today federal legislation was introduced to create a Mississippi River initiative. IEC joins 50 groups along the river to support the creation of this initiative.

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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 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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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 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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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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