02 Feb 2021

Iowa PBS Presents "Gardening with Steil 2"

By Susan Ramsey

JOHNSTON, IOWA (February 2, 2021) — Anticipation is growing for Iowa PBS's latest gardening special. Gardening with Steil 2 premieres on-air and online Saturday, February 20, 2PM, as part of Festival 2021. The program will be rebroadcast Sunday, February 21, 12PM, and Saturday, March 13, 4PM, on statewide Iowa PBS.

28 Jan 2021

Trees Forever Promoting Tree Seedling Projects

By Emily Swihart

MARION, IOWA (January 28, 2021) — Small trees with big futures are available for planting projects across Iowa and in the Quad Cities area of Illinois through a partnership between environmental non-profit Trees Forever, GreenState Credit Union and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.

16 Dec 2020

Trees Forever Selects New Executive Director; Kiley Miller to Move into New Role in Early 2021

By John Bright

MARION, IOWA (December 16, 2020) — Trees Forever today announced that its board of directors has appointed Kiley A Miller as Executive Director.

Miller will be responsible for leading the organization at a critical time, as communities and farms across Iowa and Illinois recover from August's devastating derecho damage.

13 Nov 2020

Trees Forever Announces Citizen Campaign to Replant Trees Devastated by Iowa Derecho

By John Bright

MARION, IOWA (November 13, 2020) — Trees Forever, a local non-profit organization, has announced a citizen campaign to support replanting the trees devastated by the August derecho. The Planting Hope campaign will plan for the purchase and repopulation of trees in communities including Cedar Rapids, Marion, Hiawatha, Marshalltown, and rural areas in the derecho's path.

05 Oct 2020

Keep Iowa Beautiful launches 20th Anniversary Photography Contest

By Kevin Techau

IOWA FALLS, IOWA (October 5, 2020) — In the year 2000, former Governor Robert Ray and Founder and Chairman of Casey's General Stores Donald Lamberti finalized their plans to create a state-wide organization that would assist Iowa communities in making the state a better place to live, work, and raise a family. KEEP IOWA BEAUTIFUL was born, the 23rd state-affiliate of Keep America Beautiful.

22 Sep 2020

2020 Upper Mississippi River Webinar Series

By Carol Downey

DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 22, 2020) — Join River Action this fall to hear some of the speakers that were planning to join us this fall at the Upper Mississippi River Conference which was cancelled due to the pandemic. These webinars will be hour-long sessions and will feature a live question-and-answer session with the featured speaker.

01 Sep 2020

Gov Kim Reynolds Joins Secretary Perdue, Iowa Leaders for a Crop Damage, Conservation, and Innovation Tour

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 1, 2020) — Governor Kim Reynolds and Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg will join US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig, and US Senator Joni Ernst for an agricultural tour through central Iowa on Thursday, September 3.

21 Jul 2020

EPA at 50: Managing Waste Across the Nation and the Heartland

By David W Bryan

LENEXA, KANSAS (July 21, 2020) — To celebrate the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) 50th anniversary, the Agency is highlighting the progress made on promoting responsible waste-management, preventing contamination from hazardous waste, and cleaning up contamination from underground-storage tanks.

15 Jul 2020

EPA Reaches Settlement with Property Manager for Alleged Lead-Based Paint Violations in Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri

By Ben Washburn

LENEXA, KANSAS (July 15, 2020) — The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a settlement with PMR Properties LLC for alleged violations of lead-based paint regulations under the federal Toxic Substances Control Act. The company manages and leases approximately 400 residential housing units in Nebraska, Iowa, and Missouri.

15 Jul 2020

EPA Announces $6 Billion in New Funding for Water Infrastructure Projects

By EPA Region 7 (Office of Public Affairs)

LENEXA, KANSAS (July 15, 2020) — The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the 2020 notice of funding availability under its Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program, including funding for the new State infrastructure financing authority WIFIA (SWIFIA) program.

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