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.

13 Jul 2020

Dubuque, Iowa’s North Port Revitalization Highlighted by EPA as a Transformative Brownfields Cleanup

By Emily Albano

 

LENEXA, KANSAS (July 13, 2020) — Dubuque, Iowa’s North Port Revitalization initiative is being highlighted today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The initiative is one of several marquee Brownfields redevelopment projects in Dubuque that continue to receive national recognition.

02 Jul 2020

Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy Report Shows Farmers' Conservation Progress

By Andrew Wheeler

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (July 2, 2020) — Taking on the challenge of improving Iowa’s water-quality is a tall task with all Iowans vested in the results.

25 Jun 2020

Secretary David L Bernhardt Designates John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park as African-American Civil-Rights Network Site

By US Department of the Interior

WASHINGTON DC (June 25, 2020) — At the direction of President Donald J Trump, US Secretary of the Interior David L Bernhardt 

10 Jun 2020

EPA Offers Clarity to Farmers in Light of Recent Court Vacatur of Dicamba Registrations

By David Bryan

LENEXA, KANSAS (June 10, 2020) — The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a key order providing farmers with needed clarity following the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ June 3, 2020 vacatur of three dicamba registrations.

08 Jun 2020

Land and Liberty Coalition Launches in Iowa

By Jessica Maldonado

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 8, 2020) — The Land and Liberty Coalition (L&LC), a Midwestern grassroots organization already advocating for clean-energy development in Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, announced its official Iowa launch today. The Coalition partners with local citizens, landowners, clean-energy advocates, and policymakers to promote common-sense policies that advance renewable energy while protecting and benefiting local communities.

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