DES MOINES, IOWA (March 26, 2024) — The newly-released Clean Power Annual Market Report from the American Clean Power Association (ACP) shows that Iowa has once again maintained its leadership position in clean energy in 2023.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (March 22, 2024) — Augustana College will host a free screening on April 4 of Moved by Waters, a documentary focused on the network of people and organizations in Iowa and Illinois working toward improved water quality.

BETTENDORF, IOWA (March 7, 2024) — In conjunction with its annual Eddy Awards, River Action is offering Eddy Scholarships to students with a commitment to environmental interests. These scholarships were initiated with funding from a family foundation. This year they are being additionally funded by Janet and Norm Moline.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (February 28, 2024) — Progressive Action for the Common Good (PACG) announces that they are sponsoring a forum on renewable energy, focusing on how to access federal and state incentives available to help finance home projects. The forum will be held at the Western Illinois University QC Campus at 3300 River Drive in Moline, Room 111 in Riverfront Hall, 10AM-12:30PM, on Saturday, March 9.

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 23, 2024) — A coalition of ten environmental organizations has submitted comments to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR), highlighting the inadequate protections for water quality in Iowa’s concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) rules.

JOHNSTON, IOWA (February 16, 2024) — A new study released by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago Energy Resources Center evaluates environmental and economic impacts of land use change (LUC) for land that moves in and out of cropland over decadal time periods. The study aimed to determine land use and soil organic carbon stocks on 1,000 land parcels over a 36-year period.

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 14, 2024) — The Iowa Environmental Council (IEC) is excited to welcome a new feature to our Water Watch newsletter: the SRF Funding Spotlight. Iowa’s State Revolving Fund (SRF) is administered by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) and the Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) to distribute funding for water infrastructure project

Central College representatives at the Iowa County Conservation convention, from left, Austin Mills ('27), Mac Payne ('27), Anya Butt, professor of biology, Samantha Schelby ('24), Zoe Lutz ('24), and Abigail Boorman ('24)

DAVENPORT, IOWA (February 12, 2024) — In conjunction with its annual Eddy Awards, River Action is offering Eddy Scholarships to students with a commitment to environmental interests. These scholarships were initiated with funding from the Joyce and Tony Singh Family Foundation. This year, they are being additionally funded by Janet and Norm Moline.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (February 7, 2024) — Since 2020, River Action has sold 5,600 rain barrels as part of its Retain the Rain Program. River Action will commemorate its fortieth anniversary May 2, 9AM, at the Waterfront Center in Bettendorf with a seminar titled “Unloading and Rolling Out 400 Rain Barrels for a Distribution on Earth Day.”

Rain barrels conserve water and prevent runoff into area streams and the Mississippi River allowing rain to be retained where it falls.

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