Category Archives: Environment

Iowa & The Environment: The Coalition to Misinform

Iowa & The Environment: The Coalition to Misinform The Iowa Populist has an excellent evaluation of the recent formation of a coalition to aid livestock producers.  As The Iowa Populist writes, “This isn't a group set up to take on the causes … Continue reading

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Iowa’s Environment At Risk: The Local Impacts of the Bush Administration’s Environmental Policies

Iowa's Environment At Risk: The Local Impacts of the Bush Administration's Environmental Policies Iowapirg.org Releases Study Over the last three years, the Bush administration has proposed numerous policies to allow more pollution in our air and water, more logging in … Continue reading

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Environment: Watch Living in Iowa Tonight on IPTV

Environment: Watch Living in Iowa Tonight on IPTV The show airs at the following dates and times: Tuesday, May 11 – 6:30pm Iowa time IPTV Thursday, May 13 – 7:30pm Iowa time IPTV Friday, May 14 – 8:30pm Iowa time … Continue reading

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Iowa Freecycle

Iowa Freecycle The worldwide Freecycle Network is made up of many individual groups across the globe. It's a grassroots movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. Each local group is run by … Continue reading

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Iowa in the News: Environment

Iowa Neighbors Plan Attack On Junky LakeThe IowaChannel.com PACIFIC JUNCTION, Iowa — There's growing concern over a lake buried in trash south of the Omaha metro in Pacific Junction, Iowa. Locals say Folsom Lake, a state recreational area, has become … Continue reading

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Iowa in the News: Health & Environment

USDA targets 5,000 Iowa cattle for mad cow testingQuad-City Times DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A government plan to test for mad cow disease includes at least 5,000 cattle in Iowa, according to a copyright story in Saturday's edition of … Continue reading

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Earth Day: Air Pollution

Earth Day:  Air Pollution Three million years ago, the earth was a teaming caldron of volcanic activity, flooding, earthquakes, and struggles for survival.  Not unlike today.  Another similarity is that the air was quite unhealthy.  Although the ancient atmosphere was … Continue reading

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Ira Lacher: One Whiff of Fresh Air – Literally

One Whiff of Fresh Air – Literally One whiff of fresh air — literally — that emerged from a depressing Tuesday was Gov. Vilsack's veto of a billthat would have effectively killed any hope of meaningful regulation of odors from … Continue reading

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Iowa in the News: The Environment

More Bacteria Testing to be Done on Iowa Beaches KCRG – Cedar Rapids, April 11, 2004 Iowa plans to test more beaches for fecal bacteria this summer.  For the past few years, the department of natural resources has checked only … Continue reading

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Iowa in the News: The Environment

IOWA Ranks No. 9 In Pollution Report Iowa Channel.com – Des Moines DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Public Interest Research Group said Iowa ranked ninth in the nation in the percentage of industries and cities violating their pollution permits … Continue reading

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