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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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Annual Gulf Hypoxia Task Force meeting short on results

posted 12/15/2022
The Gulf Hypoxia Task Force held an annual meeting this week to review and update progress on the 12-state initiative to reduce nutrient (fertilizer) pollution. IEC participated in the meeting virtually, and shares recommendations and observations from the task force gathering.

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IEC submits comments objecting DNR's intent to withdraw Cedar River TMDL

posted 11/7/2022
On Monday, November 7, IEC submitted comments urging the DNR not to follow through on its intent to withdraw the Cedar River TMDL for nitrate. Learn more and read IEC's comments.

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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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A summer worth watching: The 2022 recreation season

posted 9/9/2022
The Iowa DNR has ended weekly beach monitoring for the year. Before we turn our focus fully to fall, let's recap the major water stories of the summer.

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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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New IEC report makes recommendations to improve water quality monitoring in Iowa

posted 7/21/2022
The Iowa Environmental Council (IEC) published a report today outlining the nearly $100 million in public tax dollars allocated by Iowa legislators since 2013 for water quality improvements for Iowa. Yet the projects receiving funding are not appropriately monitored for outcomes or improvements in the water they are designed to treat. This report makes recommendations to improve water quality monitoring and accountability for outcomes through WQI efforts.

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IEC and ELPC Call for DNR to Protect Floodplains from CAFO Pollution

posted 5/4/2022
The Iowa Environmental Council (IEC) and Environmental Law and Policy Center (ELPC) filed a petition for rulemaking with the Iowa DNR's Environmental Protection Commission, seeking to adopt a floodplain map into state law. Since 2002, Iowa law has prohibited the development or expansion of CAFOs in the 100-year floodplain, but no floodplain map has been adopted, forcing the DNR to expend additional resources on siting requests.

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Mississippi River named among America's Most Endangered Rivers of 2022

posted 4/19/2022
American Rivers today named the Mississippi River one of America's Most Endangered Rivers® of 2022, highlighting the threats that habitat destruction and pollution, combined with climate impacts, pose to millions of people across the basin.

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EPA's Fertilizer Pollution Policy Memo: What's Missing

posted 4/11/2022
EPA issued a new fertilizer pollution policy memo on April 5, 2022. IEC digs into the memo's key points and responds to the findings.

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