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The legislature passed legislation that would provide for $1.5 billion in subsidies for Mesabi Metallics steel mill. See the legislator's vote.

The legislature passed legislation that would provide for $1.5 billion in subsidies for Mesabi Metallics steel mill. See Sierra Club's response

The governor called the legislature into special session on Oct. 2 to consider subsidies for Mesabi Metallics steel mill. See Sierra Club's response

NEW Sierra Club "Dirty Truth" report. Iowa’s largest electric utilities stall clean energy transition at customers’ expense. MidAmerican Energy & Alliant Energy-owned Interstate Power and Light, both received the lowest grade possible, an F.

This month's environmental news - September, 2026

For the past 25 years, the gray fox population in Iowa and throughout the Midwest has been in a steep decline. Despite this, there has been very little scientific research conducted on the species in this region until recently. Biologist Vince...

This month's environmental news - August, 2026

This month's environmental news - July, 2026

This month's environmental news - June, 2026

Cedar Rapids is pursuing contracting pumping water into the Jordan Aquifer to use in times of peak use, to blend when nitrates are high in city wells