Tag Archives: clean water

What If WOTUS Definitions Change?

This is the beginning of the final push toward the general election, with 37 days to go. Democratic victories are in the air, and the scent is intoxicating. But we can’t get drunk on victory until it actually materializes. Keep … Continue reading →

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Iowa Environment Calendar Of Upcoming Events

From our inbox – And now a word from former state senator Rob Hogg, author of America’s Climate Century: What Climate Change Means for America in the 21st Century and What Americans Can Do about It CALENDAR OF EVENTS Sept. 22 … Continue reading →

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With Little Or No Concern

From our inbox an important message from Chris Jones – Iowa is already experiencing a major water quality and serious public health emergency. Now, trillion-dollar tech companies want to build massive AI data centers across our state that will consume … Continue reading →

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“Defunding Public Schools Is Part of the Plan”

Are we having fun yet?  It’s time to start making phone calls, letters and emails to protect Social Security and Medicare. Iowa Congressional Delegation U.S. Senate Senator Joni Ernst Phone: (202) 224-3254 Senator Chuck Grassley Phone: (202) 224-3744 U.S. House … Continue reading →

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Iowans Deserve Facts Not “Cropaganda”

Action alert from CCI We want to invite you to talk clean water at Pine Lake Lodge in Eldora on Sunday, October 8 from 1 PM – 3 PM! Located in Hardin county – the home of the infamous Bruce … Continue reading →

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Millions of Americans Lack Safe Tap Water

Farrah Hassen, J.D., is a writer, policy analyst, and adjunct professor in the Department of Political Science at Cal Poly Pomona. This op-ed was distributed by OtherWords.org. otherwords.org/ Safe Tap Water Should Be a Human Right But from Michigan to … Continue reading →

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How We Can Stop Enbridge’s Toxic Line 3 Tar Sands Pipeline

Action alert from Moveon.org petitions – Indigenous leaders and allies organized for more than a decade to stop the Keystone XL pipeline and finally won after the project was cancelled earlier this month. Now, we have a chance to come … Continue reading →

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Legislators Offer New Clean Water Proposal

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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Updates From Senator Robb Hogg

EDUCATION FUNDING The conference committee on the legislation (SF174) to fund our schools for the 2016-17 school year has met and informal discussions continue among the members of the committee. As you may know, the Senate has passed a 4 … Continue reading →

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Is It Possible To Fight Factory Farming And Retain “Iowa Nice”?

Say what you will about CCI, there is no other grassroots group that we know of fighting factory farms in Iowa.   Iowacci.org The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR)  issued a formal response yesterday to a July investigative report by … Continue reading →

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