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 Feb 2024

Maximus Payne of Bettendorf, Iowa, Attends Conservation Convention

By Jeanette Budding

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)

12 Feb 2024

River Action’s Eddy Scholarship Applications Open

By Kathy Wine

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.

07 Feb 2024

River Action: Unloading and Rolling Out 400 Rain Barrels for a Distribution on Earth Day February 9

By Kathy Wine

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.

31 Jan 2024

River Action’s Eddy Scholarship Applications Open

By Kathy Wine

DAVENPORT, IOWA (January 31, 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.

29 Dec 2023

2024 QC Environmental Film Series Announced

By Kathy Wine

DAVENPORT, IOWA (December 29, 2023) — River Action has partnered for its fifth year with the Eagle View Group of the Sierra Club, Nahant Marsh Education Center, the Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities, and the Truth First Film Alliance to host six films in 2024.These films will be held at the Figge Museum on Sundays at 3PM. Get tickets in advance online at riveraction.org/filmseries. Tickets will also be available at the door.

19 Dec 2023

Quarter-Million Dollars Granted to Support a Vision for the Mississippi River in the Quad Cities

By Melanie Jones

BETTENDORF, IOWA (December 19, 2023) — The Quad Cities Community Foundation’s QC River Connections Grants are designed to support projects and organizations that address environmental issues facing Mississippi River communities in the Quad Cities area through inclusive and innovative projects.

14 Dec 2023

The Nominations, Please: The 25th Annual Eddy Awards

By Kathy Wine

DAVENPORT, IOWA (December 14, 2023) — River Action is seeking, until January 21, 2024, nominations for the 25th Annual Eddy Awards. Each year, River Action honors the best work on the Mississippi River and, in 2024, it will be during Fish and Fire, River Action’s 40th Anniversary Celebration.

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

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