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Category Archives: Environment
LOOPHOLES IN IOWA POLLUTION LAWS by Molly Regan
LOOPHOLES IN IOWA POLLUTION LAWS by Molly Regan Loopholes…Loopholes…Loopholes. Bad little areas of the law that just happen to allow all kinds of things to slip through. ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY PROJECT released a report saying: “At least 29 states have loopholes … Continue reading
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IOWA COUNTIES & THE DNR MASTER MATRIX by Molly Regan
IOWA COUNTIES & THE DNR MASTER MATRIX by Molly Regan Good news for those of us in the IOWA counties that choose to retain the Department Of Natural Resources’ (DNR) MASTER MATRIX system. This Master Matrix is “a scoring system … Continue reading
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EPA Sweetheart Deal with Factory Farms Exempts Polluters from Clean Air Act
EPA Sweetheart Deal with Factory Farms Exempts Polluters from Clean Air Act Hastings Group WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 21, 2005) In the wake of the EPA release of its CAFO Air Quality Compliance Agreement today, Michele M. Merkel, senior counsel of … Continue reading
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Teflon: Is Your Cookware Hurting You?
Teflon: Is Your Cookware Hurting You? by John Heilprin, Associated Press The Environmental Protection Agency warns that people nationwide could face “a potential risk of developmental and other adverse effects” from exposure to low levels of a chemical used in … Continue reading
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EXPLORING IOWA NIGHT SKIES
EXPLORING IOWA NIGHT SKIES SMITH'S ILLUSTRATED ASTRONOMY lists the planets as “Mercury, Venus, the Earth, Mars, (Fifty-seven Asteroids or small planets,) Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.” It asks, ” What is the body called upon which we live? It is … Continue reading
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Early Actions by Rep. Nussle May Set the Course for Arctic Drilling in 2006
Early Actions by Rep. Nussle May Set the Course for Arctic Drilling in 2006 Audubon Just days into the 109th Congress and the pro-drillers are already hard at work pushing to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil … Continue reading
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WHO’S IN CHARGE? …NATURE!
WHO’S IN CHARGE? …NATURE! Pounding vibrations under foot… Snakes leaving their dens to surface only to die in the frigid December air… Cats, dogs, horses, birds, and other animals leaving the safety of their homes to places unknown… Well water … Continue reading
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John Drury: The Bio-Village Project Meets The Iowa Values Fund
The Bio-Village Project Meets The Iowa Values Fund by John Drury We hear a lot about the Iowa Values Fund and the handouts to large corporations in order to get them to stay in Iowa or perhaps move their business … Continue reading
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EAGLES ON IOWA SHORES
EAGLES ON IOWA SHORES Last night on my way home it was raining & lightening. An odd thing indeed considering it was January 1st. Many North American Indian tribes believe the THUNDERBIRD, or mythical SUPER EAGLE is responsible for … Continue reading
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Future IOWA Weather
Future IOWA Weather So, now that we IOWANS have endured our first wave of 4-degree F temperatures and less this winter, what is all the hubbub about global temperature change? Let us put it in terms we can understand. Humans … Continue reading
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