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Environmental Protection Agency finalized four separate standards that will slash air, water, and carbon pollution from power plants.

Bills moving through the Iowa legislature call for a constitutional amendment that would require a two-thirds majority of the house and senate in order to pass an income tax increase; a decrease would need a simple majority, plus it would require a...

A bill was introduced to amend Iowa's constitution to require a single income tax rate

Sierra Club Statement on EPA Rule to Use Superfund Law to Clean Up PFAS Pollution

Sierra Club Iowa Chapter Director Pam Mackey-Taylor sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 Administrator requesting EPA to engage in enforcement actions against NEW Cooperative, Inc. for its recent release of 256,000 gallons...

A carbon dioxide pipeline in Louisiana ruptured on April 3, 2024.

The federal Inflation Reduction Act includes a rebate program that funds homeowner's energy efficiency updates and electrification projects

3 Iowa cities – Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City - submitted their climate action plans to the Environmental Protection Agency. Implementation grants will be awarded later.

When it comes to electricity generation, the answer is indeed blowing in the wind and shining from the sun, not small modular reactors.

The Iowa legislature asked that the Utilities Board undertake a study of ratemaking procedures and offer recommendations for improvements. See the results.