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

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (November 15, 2023) — November 15 is America Recycles Day. As we enter Fall and tidy up for the holidays, consumers can create a large amount of waste. In 2022, citizens of Rock Island County landfilled 410,854 tons of waste. A single garbage truck weighs ten tons. The total amount of annual landfill material in Rock Island County equates to 41,085 garbage trucks. The goal is to reduce 50% of the waste going to landfills.

RIVERDALE, IOWA (November 14, 2023) — River Action will present the final quarterly Quad City Flood Resiliency Alliance Meeting of 2023 on November 16, 3-4:30PM. We urge the community to attend this meeting being held in the Community Room of Riverdale City Hall, 100 Manor Drive, Riverdale, Iowa. Flooding from local waterways affects the entire region, and we strive to include everyone in planning future flood mitigation for the Quad Cities. The event will be open to the public.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (September 22, 2023) — Augustana College will host Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Dr Corey DB Walker on Monday, October 2. His presentation will begin at 7PM in Wallenberg Hall, located inside Denkmann Memorial Building, 3520 7th Ave, Rock Island.

The lecture is free and open to the public, and will also be livestreamed.