IEC in the Press

April 2024

• Iowa joins nationwide network of EV charging stations, KMAland
• Iowans would lose ability to sue pesticide makers over labeling under GOP proposal, Gazette
• Massive Iowa fish kill draws paltry fine, Gazette
• Iowa debates controversial bill limiting legal accountability of pesticide companies, Iowa's News Now

March 2024

• Iowa fertilizer spill kills nearly all fish across 60-mile stretch of rivers, New York Times (PDF)
• A power line debate pits environmental allies against each other in the Upper Midwest, Inside Climate News
• View from my window: Cancer Awareness Month was February (and always), Greene County News Online
• Iowa bill would create legal immunity for pesticide manufacturers, Gazette
• House advances proposal prohibiting DNR from purchasing land at auctions, Iowa's News Now
• US counties are blocking the future of renewables: These maps, graphics show how, Des Moines Register

February 2024

• Iowa primed for potentially 'epic' increase in stream pollution, Iowa Capital Dispatch
• Gov. Reynolds' opposition to CAFO rule threatens waterways, Little Village
• Iowa's Capitol is awash in bad bills for water quality, Gazette
• Report: Rooftop solar systems becoming more popular in Iowa, Gazette
• State Revolving Funds: Investing in Iowa's Water, River Cities Reader
• Bill would allow feedlots to operate with unapproved manure plans, Iowa Capital Dispatch
• Local governments block green energy: Here's how USA Today measured the limits nationwide, USA Today

January 2024

• Environmental advocates want tougher CAFO rules, Public News Service
• Iowa is a very red state. It's also a clean-energy powerhouse, CNN
• Iowa Legislature may tighten law over foreign land ownership, Gazette

December 2023

• Curious Iowa: Why can't Iowans choose their utilities provider?, Gazette
• Iowa Environmental Council calculates costs of high nitrate levels, KWIA Radio
• Ripple Effects: Where does Iowa go next with water quality woes?, Gazette

November 2023

• Iowa DNR removes added karst protections from CAFO rules draft, Gazette
• Here First: IEC has an eye-popping report out on the costs Iowans will pay for the removal of nitrates from drinking water supplies, Iowa Public Radio
• EPA is forcing Minnesota to address farm pollution in drinking water. Is Iowa next?, Gazette
• Staff Editorial: Encourage private well testing in Iowa, Gazette

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