13 Jun 2025

Air Quality Monitoring Data Show Additional Steps Needed to Protect Public Health

By Bethany Kohoutek

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 13, 2025) — Recent air-quality-monitoring data show exceedances of air-quality standards, and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) needs to increase its monitoring, according to comments from three environmental groups.

02 May 2025

Redefining Waters of the United States Poses Grave Impacts to Iowa Wetlands and Waterways

By Bethany Kohoutek

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 2, 2025) — On April 23, The Iowa Environmental Council (IEC) commented on the solicitation for stakeholder feedback on “WOTUS Notice: The Final Response to SCOTUS; Establishment of a Public Docket” from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

27 Feb 2025

Iowa Environmental Council Releases Interactive Climate Change and Environmental Health Map

By Bethany Kohoutek

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 27, 2025) — This week, the Iowa Environmental Council introduced the new Climate Change and Environmental Health map, a web-based tool highlighting more than 45 different environmental pollutants, climate-change threats, and public health-data points for Iowa communities.

14 Feb 2025

Coal Ash Waste from MidAmerican Coal Plants Poses Immediate and Long-term Health Threat to Iowans

By Bethany Kohoutek

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 14, 2025) — Analysis from the Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic at Washington University, released today by Sierra Club and the Iowa Environmental Council, highlights how elevated levels of toxins from MidAmerican Energy’s coal-ash waste pose significant health threats to Iowans.

17 Oct 2024

Iowa Environmental Council (IEC) Revamps Iowa Energy and Infrastructure Funding Hub

By Bethany Kohoutek

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 17, 2024) — The Iowa Environmental Council has reintroduced the Iowa Energy and Infrastructure Funding Hub, an online resource hosted at IAFederalFunding.org, to help Iowans better understand and access federal support for clean energy and resiliency projects.

04 Sep 2024

New Book, "Sacrifice State," Examines Environmental Issues Through Conversations with Iowans from Diverse Backgrounds and Experiences

By Bethany Kohoutek

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 4, 2024) — This summer, the Iowa Environmental Council (IEC) released Sacrifice State: Iowa Voices on Environment and Justice, a collaborative book project with Drake University’s Drake Community Press (DCP). The book launch took place at IEC’s Green Soiree event, a fundraiser at Mainframe Studios featuring Fort Dodge artist Madai Taylor.

06 Aug 2024

Iowa Environmental Education Week Creates Opportunities for Public to Learn About Climate Change, Health, and Environmental Justice

By Bethany Kohoutek

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 6, 2024) — The Iowa Environmental Council (IEC) and The Harkin Institute for Public Policy and Citizen Engagement are partnering to present Iowa Environmental Education Week, a dynamic series of events that are open to the public, students, and the environmental community.

Iowa Environmental Education Week is September 23–26, 2024, with engaging events in Des Moines that address urgent environmental issues impacting the entire state.

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