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A record-breaking wrap: 2023 beach monitoring statistics

posted 9/8/2023
Last week was the final week of summer beach monitoring, unofficially ending the summer recreational season. IEC looks back at what was a record-breaking year of Iowa beach advisories.

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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 releases new infographics outlining need for Numeric Nutrient Criteria

posted 7/28/2023
Nutrient pollution from fertilizer (excess nitrogen and phosphorus) is the state's most severe water quality problem. The Clean Water Act requires states to set water quality standards limiting the these types of pollutants and offers two approaches: narrative and numeric. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) currently uses relies on narrative criteria for fertilizer pollution control. IEC shares new infographics that illustrate why this is harming our waters.

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New report analyzes expansion of CAFOs in Iowa's floodplains

posted 6/23/2023
This week the Iowa Environmental Council (IEC) and Environmental Law & Policy Center (ELPC) published a report that details animal feeding operation (AFO) construction and expansion in Iowa's 100-year floodplain. The Environmental Working Group performed geospatial analysis on AFOs in Iowa's floodplains.

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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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10th Annual Pro H2O Recognizes Seven Award Winners

posted 6/9/2023
IEC partners and friends will gather for the 10th Annual Pro H2O celebration, raising awareness about water quality and honoring Iowans doing inspiring work that improves our waterways and creates a safe, healthy environment and a sustainable future for all Iowans. This year, IEC is recognizing seven individuals, organizations, and businesses for their efforts.

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IEC launches website Iowa's Declining Decade

posted 5/26/2023
As Iowa's Big Ag groups celebrate a 'Defining Decade' this month, IEC unveiled our new website 'Iowa's Declining Decade' marking the tenth anniversary of the state's Nutrient Reduction Strategy. DecliningDecade.org cuts through big ag propaganda and reminds Iowans of how little progress is actually being made on the state's pollution reduction goals through the taxpayer-funded NRS.

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IEC reacts to Legislature's Ag and Natural Resources Budget changes

posted 4/26/2023
The Iowa legislature passed an Agriculture and Natural Resources budget that reduces funding for nutrient pollution research and adds changes borrowed from the unpopular anti-public lands bill that stalled earlier in the session. IEC shares thoughts on the changes and their impacts.

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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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Judge hears arguments in lawsuit to save Bloody Run

posted 2/2/2023
On January 20, 2023, a district court judge heard testimony in the Iowa Sierra Club's lawsuit charging the Iowa Department of Natural Resources with violating state law and departmental rules when approving Supreme Beef LLC's manure management plan. Guest writer Larry Stone provides an update following the hearing.

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