December, 2025

Iowa legislature

• Pipeline Events at the Capitol

• Bottle Deposit Law

• Water Sensors

Plus

• Book Discussion - Nature’s Best Hope by Doug Tallamy

• Annual Meeting Sept. 26, 2026, Newton Arboretum, Newton, Iowa - Save the date

• Lunch and Learns Fridays at noon

• Contribute to the Iowa Chapter

• Volunteer for the Iowa Chapter

• Calendar of events

November, 2025

Iowa's environment

• Bottle Deposit Law - legislative committee dragging its feet in scheduling a review

• NextEra Needs a Permit From the Iowa Utilities Commission to Restart the Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant

• Polluted Water Rule - EPA just issued new water rules, public comments are requested

• Pipeline Update - Over 50 Counties Vote to Support Iowa State Association of Counties and Local Control

• This Hunting Season, Go Lead-Free for a Healthier Ecosystem

• Lessons from Hosting: One Member’s Outdoor Adventures - an interview with Greg Nepstad

Plus

• Annual Meeting Sept. 26, 2026, Newton Arboretum, Newton, Iowa - Save the date

• Lunch and Learns Fridays at noon

• Contribute to the Iowa Chapter

• Volunteer for the Iowa Chapter

• Calendar of events

October, 2025

Iowa's environment

• Triennial Review, Sierra Club submits water standards recommendations to the Iowa DNR

• Here's How to Take Action to Clean Up Iowa's Water!

• Polk County Judge to rule on pipeline next steps

• Study Links Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant to Cancer Rates

Plus

• Annual Meeting Sept. 26, 2026, Newton Arboretum, Newton, Iowa - Save the date

• Lunch and Learns Fridays at noon

• Contribute to the Iowa Chapter

• Volunteer for the Iowa Chapter

• Calendar of events

September, 2025

Pipelines

• Summit Begs Utilities Commission to Approve New Route

• Polk County Court considering next steps on October 10

• Summit launches new PR campaign

Energy 

• NEW Sierra Club Report: "Dirty Truth" - Iowa’s Largest Electric Utilities Stall Clean Energy Transition at Customers’ Expense

• Iowa’s Energy Future - Nuclear Risks vs. Renewable Solutions

• Data Centers: Power Plays - But Who Pays?

Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat

• Revising Iowa’s Endangered, Threatened, Special Concern Species Lists

• Endangered Pallid Sturgeon Found in Lower Des Moines River

• See recording of book reading of "Iowa's Changing Wildlife: Three Decades of Gain and Loss" by James Dinsmore and Stephen Dinsmore

Plus

• IRA Qualified Charitable Distributions Can Benefit the Iowa Chapter

• Lunch and Learns Fridays at noon

• Contribute to the Iowa Chapter

• Volunteer for the Iowa Chapter

• Calendar of events

  

August, 2025

Water Quality

• NEW Cooperative Fined for Fertilizer Spill in Nishnabotna River

• Pattison Sand Update

• EPA removing large rivers from impaired waters list

• Dead Zone - the size of Connecticut

• Des Moines River and Coal Ash Pollution

• Reminder: Have your well water tested for nitrates

Pipelines

• Judicial Review of Summit Pipeline Decision

• What’s the Fuss about Carbon Pipeline Corridors?

Protecting the Environment

• The Farm Bill

• Lunch and Learns Fridays at noon

• Book reading: Iowa's Changing Wildlife, September 17

• Experience Peak Hawk Migration at the Hitchcock Nature Center, Outing, Honey Creek, Iowa - September 20

Plus

• Contribute to the Iowa Chapter

• Volunteer for the Iowa Chapter

• Calendar of events

July, 2025

Water Quality

• Polk County Supervisors Issue Report on Central Iowa Source Water

• Get your well water tested today

• Des Moines River and Coal Ash Pollution

Wild Spaces

• Reconnecting Iowa’s Wild Spaces

• Book reading: Iowa's Changing Wildlife, September 17

• Experience Peak Hawk Migration at the Hitchcock Nature Center, Outing, Honey Creek, Iowa - September 20

Protecting the Environment

• Utility Commission Resumes Monthly Public Meetings After 2-Year Hiatus

• Lunch and Learns Fridays at noon

Plus

• Contribute to the Iowa Chapter

• Volunteer for the Iowa Chapter

• Calendar of events

June, 2025

Legislative Update

• Legislative Update

• Governor Reynolds Vetoes Carbon Pipeline Bill, HF639

Have Fun 

• Join us for a fish outing in Stuart, Iowa, July 12

• Hitchcock Nature Center Outing, Honey Creek, Iowa - September 20

Protecting the Environment

• Update on Revised Science Standards

• Update on Summit's Phase 2 Carbon Dioxide Pipeline

• Linn & Woodbury Counties Consider Zoning Changes for Nuclear Power Plants & Nuclear Waste Storage

• Lunch and Learns Fridays at noon

Plus

• Intern Julia Hallauer

• Contribute to the Iowa Chapter

• Volunteer for the Iowa Chapter

• Calendar of events

May, 2025

Legislative Update

• Legislative Update

• Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Legislation

Have Fun 

• Annual Meeting RSVP - June 14, at Briggs Woods Park in Webster City 

• Hitchcock Nature Center Outing, Honey Creek, Iowa - September 20

Protecting the Environment

• Understanding Iowa's Fish Consumption Advisory

• Ottumwa coal ash polluting ground water 

• Lunch and Learns Fridays at noon

Plus

• Free Estate Planning Tools for Sierra Club Members

• Contribute to the Iowa Chapter

• Volunteer for the Iowa Chapter

• Calendar of events

April, 2025

Protecting the Environment

• PATTISON SAND COMPANY IS BACK & WANTS MORE WATER

Legislative Update

• Legislative Update

• REAP - Resource Enhancement and Protection funding

• Anaerobic Digester Legislation

• Update on Supervisor Representation

CO2 Pipeline Update

• Summit's Phase 2 Easements Filled with Red Flags

Have Fun 

• Join us for documentary premiere of Iowa's Dirty Secret - April 30

• Annual Meeting - June 14 - Save the Date

• Hitchcock Nature Center Outing - September 20

Plus

• Lunch and Learns Fridays at noon

• Contribute to the Iowa Chapter

• Volunteer for the Iowa Chapter

• Calendar of events

March, 2025

Legislative Update

• Legislative Update

• REAP - Resource Enhancement and Protection funding

• Let voters decide on their Supervisor Representation

• Energy Bill has issues

CO2 Pipeline Update

• Carbon Pipeline Legislation Update

• South Dakota Banned Eminent Domain for Carbon Pipelines!

Protecting the Environment

• NextEra Plans to Restart Duane Arnold nuclear plant

Have Fun in April

• Family-Fun Fishing Outing

Plus

• How to Ensure Emails Make it to your Primary Inbox

• Lunch and Learns Fridays at noon

• Contribute to the Iowa Chapter

• Volunteer for the Iowa Chapter

• Calendar of events

February, 2025

Protecting the Environment

• Constitutional amendment would repeal I-Will

• Energy Bill has issues

CO2 Pipeline Update

• Carbon Pipeline Legislation

• Carbon Pipeline Opposition Lobby Day

Have Fun in March

• Family-Fun Antler Shed and Nature Scavenger Hunt Outing

Plus

• Welcome to Briana Kouma

• Lunch and Learns Fridays at noon

• Contribute to the Iowa Chapter

• Volunteer for the Iowa Chapter

• Experience an urban service and multi-sport adventure following the Chicago River this summer!

• Calendar of events

• To see the archive of previous Iowa Chapter newsletters

January, 2025