The Iowa Chapter supports policies that reduce pollution, increase recycling, move to zero land-filling, and reduce the release of toxics into the environment. Whether that pollution is manure from industrial livestock operations, industrial discharges, or discharges from municipal sewage treatment plants, that pollution can have negative affects on our health.
Reducing the release of toxics
PFAS - toxic chemical, hazardous to humans
Air quality initiatives
Air Quality Policy Initiatives
Understanding Air Pollution and Regulated Pollutants
Understanding Particulate Matter Air Pollution: Black Carbon (Soot)
Ammonia and Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) from Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs)
Policy to Reduce Particulate Matter (PM10 and PM2.5) Air Pollution in Iowa
Understanding Air Pollution from Lead
Policy on outdoor wood boilers
Fire pits and outdoor fireplaces pose risk
Reducing waste, increasing recycling
A culture of recovery and recycling, rather than waste and disposal, should be encouraged among households, who in turn may benefit from the end product. We should no longer consider a throw-away society to be the norm, nor facilitate that ethic.
