Tag Archives: Iowa water quality

Iowa Environmental Council Weekly Water Watch

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Paul Deaton

(Editor’s Note: The Iowa Environmental Council monitors harmful algae blooms throughout the state. Here’s a link to their July 20 report). Weekly Water Watch is really about this:  taking a minute to 1) see Iowa’s lakes as resource, 2) understand … Continue reading →

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Iowans Can Take Action For Clean Water

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Trish Nelson

Action alert from Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement: In 2013, thanks to the de-delegation petition filed by Iowa CCI members, the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) agreed that Iowa’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) wasn’t enforcing the Clean Water Act … Continue reading →

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ALL Iowa Counties Now Have Poor or Very Poor Water Quality

Posted on January 30, 2018 by Trish Nelson

CAFO Action Alert:  For daily CAFO updates, follow Joan Olive on Facebook Want healthy air and water, Iowa? This link will give you the phone/email for your elected officials so you can tell them to support SF2008- Moratorium & HF456 / … Continue reading →

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“All We Want Is Clean Air And Water” Support The Moratorium on CAFOs (Factory Farms)

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Trish Nelson

This happened at the state capitol this week.  Farmer Chris Petersen:  “Our beautiful state of Iowa is being sacrificed… for what?  for what?”   Please share this.

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Rob Hogg: Iowa Water Quality A “Serious Challenge”

Posted on January 2, 2018 by Trish Nelson

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/iowa-view/2018/01/01/iowa-needs-real-action-water-solutions-not-gop-facade/ Iowa needs real action for water solutions, not GOP facade Rob Hogg, Iowa View contributor These are not normal times, with real concerns about interference in our elections by a hostile foreign power, powerful voices seeking to legitimize sexist, … Continue reading →

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Impending Environmental Crisis in Iowa

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Trish Nelson

And now a word from Activate Iowa.  Follow Activate Iowa on Facebook

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Sing Along With The CAFO Song

Posted on October 2, 2017 by Trish Nelson

Posted by Jefferson County Farmers and Neighbors. Follow them on Facebook. “And now for a musical interlude….a community member in Devil’s Lake, ND singing about the CAFO threatening their area but the message is universal for Iowans also troubled by … Continue reading →

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Action Alert On Iowa Water Quality

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Trish Nelson

Action alert and other info. from Senator Rob Hogg: On Saturday, August 19, join me at 1:30 p.m. for the City Manager’s “1-Bag Challenge” event at the McGrath Amphitheatre, 475 First St. SW, in Cedar Rapids. For more details, and … Continue reading →

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Chuck Isenhart Addresses Iowa Clean Water Strategy

Posted on August 12, 2016 by Paul Deaton

On Wednesday, Aug. 3, State Rep. Chuck Isenhart issued a press release addressing the need for Iowa government to update the state’s clean water strategy. Following a visit to Louisiana, where he consulted with stakeholders regarding Gulf of Mexico hypoxia, … Continue reading →

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Bakken Pipeline Fight Still Alive

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Trish Nelson

Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Yesterday, we joined the Bakken Pipeline Resistance Coalition for a powerful rally that lifted up how eminent domain has been abused to take Iowa land for the profit of Dakota Access. This was just one … Continue reading →

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