27 Mar 2025

Understanding Iowa’s Changing Climate: The Relationship Between Climate and Agriculture

By Iowa Environmental Council

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 27, 2025) — This spring, the Iowa Environmental Council is launching a new four-part webinar series focusing on climate change, resiliency, and disaster preparedness in Iowa. These webinars are free and open to the public, and each will feature an expert guest to dig deeper into the topic. The series kicks off on April 23, 12-1PM, with a conversation about the relationship between climate and agriculture.

18 Sep 2024

Utilities Commission Approves Rate Increase as Alliant Requested

By Iowa Environmental Council

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 18, 2024) — The Iowa Utilities Commission approved a settlement allowing Alliant Energy to increase its rates by $185 million per year today, while also requiring a planning process for future investments.

25 Apr 2024

Iowa Environmental Council (IEC) Comments on New EPA Coal Plant Pollution Rules

By Iowa Environmental Council

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 25, 2024) — For those of us who do not live close to places where coal is burned, hauled through our communities, and stored next to our waterways, it is easy to ignore that coal is a dangerous substance — toxic to human health and our environment.

14 Feb 2024

State Revolving Funds: Investing in Iowa's Water

By Iowa Environmental Council

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

12 Dec 2023

Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Backtracks on CAFO Rules

By Iowa Environmental Council

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 12, 2023) — After repeatedly seeking stakeholder input and proposing rule changes to protect water quality, DNR backtracked on those positive steps in a November 15 update to draft rules for animal feeding operations (AFOs). The Environmental Protection Commission approved moving ahead with the weaker rules on November 21. There is still opportunity for public input, and IEC will keep pushing for rules that will protect our rivers and streams.

30 Nov 2023

As Alliant Energy Requests Rate Hike, the Case for Utility Resource Planning More Clear Than Ever

By Iowa Environmental Council

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 30, 2023) — With electricity rates expected to be a hot topic in the 2024 state legislative session, it appears nearly everyone is calling for greater utility transparency, especially as Alliant Energy seeks to increase customer rates in 2024 by an average of $10 a month and a further $7-a-month aver

27 Nov 2023

New Report Reveals the True Costs of CAFOs in Iowa

By Iowa Environmental Council

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 27, 2023) — Iowans are shelling out hundreds of millions of dollars to treat their drinking water and pay for treatment of life-threatening health-care issues caused by nitrate pollution from concentrated animal-feeding operations (CAFOs) in the state, according to a new report published by the Iowa Environmental Council (IEC).

15 Nov 2023

New Report Reveals True Costs of CAFOs in Iowa

By Iowa Environmental Council

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 15, 2023) — Iowans are shelling out hundreds of millions of dollars to treat their drinking water and pay for treatment of life-threatening health-care issues caused by nitrate pollution from concentrated animal-feeding operations (CAFOs) in the state, according to a new report published today by the Iowa Environmental Council (IEC).

26 Oct 2023

MidAmerican Energy Announces 100% Clean Energy for Iowa, But Still Runs Six Iowa Coal Plants

By Iowa Environmental Council

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 26, 2023) — MidAmerican Energy recently released a news statement claiming to have served Iowans with 100% renewable energy in 2022. The news release did not mention the six coal plants that MidAmerican Energy owns in Iowa.

09 Oct 2023

Iowa Utilities Board (IUB)'s Utility Ratemaking Study: How It Affects You and Your Budget

By Iowa Environmental Council

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 9, 2023) — Last week the Iowa Utilities Board hosted the second of three public input and discussion sessions, called charrettes, as part of a legislative-mandated review of how utilities set their rates.

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