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Buffalo Rebellion Coalition Launches with Call for Climate Justice
May 5, 2022
Read about Buffalo Rebellion, a new coalition of Iowa organizations that are building a movement for climate action that centers racial and economic justice
Iowa Blue Green Alliance Hosts Summit
April 20, 2022
The Iowa Blue Green Alliance held an Iowa Labor and Climate Justice Summit in Iowa City on Apr 9, 2022. The Blue Green Alliance is a national organization that unites labor unions and environmental organizations to solve today’s environmental...
Energy Burden Calculator Highlights Unaffordable Burden for Home Energy Bills
April 13, 2022
Energy burden is the percentage of a family’s income that is spent on energy bills each year, an often under-reported symptom of racial and economic inequities.
Iowa Beyond Coal Joins Coalition to Clean Up MidAm
April 12, 2022
A new coalition of organizations and Iowans wants to hold MidAmerican Energy accountable for its greenwashing and lack of climate goals
“Clean Up MidAm” Campaign
April 5, 2022
A coalition of organizations and concerned Iowans launched the “Clean Up MidAm” campaign today to hold MidAmerican Energy accountable and ask for a public plan to close its Iowa coal plants by 2030. While MidAmerican Energy advertises a 100%...
Successful public hearing on "No Eminent Domain for Private Gain"
March 30, 2022
Landowners facing the threat of eminent domain gathered at the Iowa Capitol on March 29 to let legislators know that they do not support the use of eminent domain for private gain.
594 Waterbodies on New Impaired Waters List
March 7, 2022
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently released its draft 303d impaired waters list – a list of Iowa waterbodies that do not meet water quality standards. The list shows 594 waterbodies that do not fully meet one or more of the...
Sierra Club comments on impaired waters
March 2, 2022
Every two years, the Department of Natural Resources prepares a list of impaired (polluted) waterbodies in the state. The public is given an opportunity to discuss the list. See Sierra Club's comments.
Sierra Club Explains Support for Green Hydrogen
February 13, 2022
See the Sierra Club primer on Green Hydrogen