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.

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.

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.

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

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).

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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