28 Mar 2019

Audubon Launches New Campus Chapters Program for Students

By National Audubon Society

25 Mar 2019

Niabi Builds Conservation Partnerships to Save Species and Habitats

By Lee Jackson

20 Mar 2019

Reaching Another TSCA milestone, EPA Identifies 40 Chemicals to Prioritize for Risk Evaluation

By Ben Washburn

WASHINGTON DC (March 20, 2019) — Today, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is publishing a list of 40 chemicals to begin the prioritization process — the initial step in a new process of reviewing chemicals currently in commerce under the amended Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

20 Mar 2019

Clean-Water Action, Conservation Funding Top Agenda for 2019 Environmental Lobby Day

By Iowa Environmental Council

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 19, 2019) — A coalition of two dozen environmental and conservation organizations and more than 100 Iowans will assemble at the Iowa State Capitol on Thursday, March 21, to call on legislators to support sustainable funding for Iowa's environment this legislative session.

18 Mar 2019

Keep Iowa Beautiful Earns Keep America Beautiful President's Circle Award Recognition

By Gerry Schnepf

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 18, 2019) — Keep America Beautiful, the nation's iconic community-improvement nonprofit-organization, presented Keep Iowa Beautiful with its 2018 President's Circle Award recognition at Keep America Beautiful's recent National Conference. The President's Circle Award recognizes exemplary performance by certified affiliates of Keep America Beautiful in creating clean, green. and beautiful communities.

15 Mar 2019

Vote for Silos and Smokestacks "People's Choice Site of the Year"

By Jori Wade-Booth

WATERLOO, IOWA (March 14, 2019) — Each year, Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area (SSNHA) celebrates the best in heritage development by presenting the "People's Choice Site of the Year". Voted on by the public, this special honor is presented to only one deserving SSNHA Partner Site. The 2019 nominees are:

13 Mar 2019

Chocolate Experience at Quad City Botanical Center, Saturday, April 6

By Melanie Shields

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (March 13, 2019) — The Quad City Botanical Center is hosting Chocolate Experience, a family-friendly event for all ages.

Local chocolate-shops and bakeries will be offering samples of their tasty creations and have products for guests to purchase and take home to enjoy after Chocolate Experience. Non-edible chocolate items will also be for sale at the event.

07 Mar 2019

An Ick-Free Solution to Serve Backyard Birds the "Candy" They’re Craving — Dried Mealworms

By Green Earth Media Group

PRESS RELEASE (March 6, 2019) —

06 Mar 2019

Celebrating Urban Birds

By The Birding Wire

21 Feb 2019

Environmental Groups React to IUB Approval of MidAmerican Energy Efficiency Plan

By Iowa Environmental Council

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 21, 2019) — The Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) on Monday issued an order approving MidAmerican Energy's five-year energy efficiency plan with few modifications. The approval of MidAmerican's plan is the end result of Senate File 2311, legislation passed by the Iowa Legislature in 2018 that severely restricted what the IUB could require utilities to spend on programs to help customers reduce energy usage.

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