Category Archives: water

Majority of Iowa Waterways Exceed Drinkable Nitrate Limit

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Trish Nelson

IowaEnvironmentalFocus.org KC McGinnis | May 3, 2016 Data from the Iowa Water Quality Information System (IWQIS) shows that more than half of Iowa’s waterways being recorded currently exceed the nitrate threshold of 10 mg/l, with several outpacing levels from previous … Continue reading →

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Bill Stowe, An Iowa Hero

Posted on April 25, 2016 by Trish Nelson

“We are in a water crisis in this state… We have sold our souls to the devil..”  

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Legislators Offer New Clean Water Proposal

Posted on March 19, 2016 by Dave Bradley

Contacts: Rep. Chuck Isenhart (563-599-8839) Rep. Marti Anderson (515-360-2397) NEWS RELEASE A new state clean water commission funded by a partnership between taxpayers and farm commodity producers will be the focus of a bill to be introduced this session by … Continue reading →

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RFK, Jr. Calls Koch Brothers “Deadly Parasites” On Democracy

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Trish Nelson

Ever wonder why you rarely see Robert Kennedy, Jr. on the TV?  Possibly because he is the most knowledgeable and articulate spokesman for the environment there is, and he is unafraid to tell the truth about corporate greed. Prepare to … Continue reading →

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To Our Grandchild

Posted on April 25, 2015 by Dave Bradley

We want to get our apology in now. We won’t be around a lot longer and it looks like the one thing we had hoped to give you when you reached adulthood was a world that was at least trying … Continue reading →

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Water Summit March 21st

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Trish Nelson

eicc.edu/news4/water-summit Water quality is one of the most important environmental issues facing Iowa today. But understanding the many different issues and aspects involved in it can be difficult. Quad Citians have a rare opportunity to learn more and have their … Continue reading →

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Finding A New World? Harder Than Some Think!

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Tip of the hat to http://www.dailykos/comics As some of you may have read here Thursday Iowa is in the process of “studying” allowing the Bakken Oil to build a pipeline across Iowa. Minnesota is also looking at a pipeline from … Continue reading →

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Iowans Carol For Clean Water

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Trish Nelson

  Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement  

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Manure Spills Causing Toxic Algae In More Iowa Lakes

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Trish Nelson

Thanks CCI (Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement) for sounding the alarm on toxic algae! iowacci.org/ First it was Ohio, then Lake Red Rock in Iowa, and now it’s Big Creek Lake – toxic blue-green algae has struck again. A reader … Continue reading →

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Iowa Water Quality Public Hearings This Week

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Trish Nelson

Here’s a note from CCI: The rule passed by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) two weeks ago brings Iowa closer into compliance with the Clean Water Act for the first time ever. But, it can be stronger, and … Continue reading →

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