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Aug. 8 hearing on Supreme Beef's latest nutrient management plan
August 22, 2023
See the UPDATE for The Supreme Beef CAFO is back with a request for managing its manure. Hearing on Aug. 8 at 10am.
Local community works on IRA
July 26, 2023
The Inflation Reduction Act is the largest investment in our climate and clean energy in US history. See how one local community is taking advantage of it.
The Inflation Reduction Act
July 25, 2023
The Inflation Reduction Act is the largest investment in our climate and clean energy in US history. Learn how you can get involved.
Podcast Uses Iowa Stories and Art to Communicate on Climate
June 18, 2023
This must-see podcast "The Art of Climate Dialogue: Stories from Iowa" focuses on strategies that can be used in local communities
Katie Rock comments on fossil fuel-fired power plants
June 17, 2023
Katie Rock provided testimony to the Environmental Protection Agency about proposed rules for fossil-fuel-fired power plants
Interim nuclear waste storage site
May 9, 2023
Holtec now has a license to ship the country's entire store of radioactive nuclear waste from power plants by rail to New Mexico, some of it through Iowa.
MidAmerian's coal plant economics
May 8, 2023
Iowa Supreme Court decision finds the Utilities Board Has Authority to Review Economics of MidAmerican's Coal Plants
World Asthma Day 2023
May 8, 2023
Event on World Asthma Day Underscores Link Between Coal Plants and Asthma
MidAmerican Wind PRIME decision
May 7, 2023
Iowa Utilities Board order sets conditions for MidAmerican Energy’s ability to move forward with the Wind PRIME project, which includes 2,042 megawatts of new wind and 50 MW of new solar development
Iowa Legislators Support Convention to Amend US Constitution
May 5, 2023
Bills have been introduced in both the Iowa House and the Iowa Senate calling for an Article V convention that will propose amendments to the US Constitution that will impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit the power and...