Tag Archives: Iowa water quality

Action Alert: DNR Factory Farm Rules Review

Posted on May 20, 2016 by Trish Nelson

Action Alert from Iowa Citizens for Commuinity Improvement (CCI) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reviews factory farm rules once every five years. This is our chance to strengthen the rules and hold factory farms accountable! We need YOU … Continue reading →

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Dave Loebsack Doing His Job

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Trish Nelson

Rep. Dave Loebsack talks about Iowa’s water quality problem, superdelegates, and more..  Watch the entire half-hour interview with Iowa’s only Democrat in Congress here on IPTV.  

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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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How You Can Help Defeat Branstad’s Corrupt Agenda For Iowa

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Trish Nelson

It doesn’t have to be a model ALEC bill. Branstad is still facilitating ALEC’s anti-public education, pro-corporation agenda with this plan. To him, Iowa’s terrible water quality is just another perfect opportunity to take money from public education and give … Continue reading →

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Ernst Characterizes Environmental Protection Agency As “Unelected Bureaucrats”

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Trish Nelson

This article make it clear that our U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, has no interest in working to clean up Iowa’s water.  She and her fellow GOP cronies are more worried about power and posturing. Following President Obama’s veto of her … Continue reading →

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Progress Iowa On The State Of The State

Posted on January 16, 2016 by Dave Bradley

Once again the folks at Progress Iowa listen to Governor Branstad and find his words do not match reality. Three press releases from Progress Iowa’s Communication Director Monica Biddix shows how the Governor is out of step with Iowans. Three … Continue reading →

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Iowa Has A Water Problem

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Paul Deaton

DES MOINES—”We have a water problem,” Mayor Frank Cownie said at the state convention of the League of Women Voters of Iowa on Saturday. Like all municipalities, the Des Moines Water Works must comply with the Safe Drinking Water Act … 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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Letter To Iowa Landowners Along Proposed Pipeline Route

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Trish Nelson

Letter to Landowners Posted on March 9, 2015 by Ed Fallon This is the letter Ed is sharing with landowners and others he meets along the pipeline route. Dear Fellow Iowan, As I’m sure you know, a Texas billionaire named … Continue reading →

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