Blog For Tag "environmental justice"

posted by Michael Schmidt on Monday, May 13, 2024 New EPA regulations on coal ash will have an immediate impact in Iowa. On May 3rd, IEC submitted public comments on a draft permit that proposed to allow discharges of coal ash leachate upstream from the drinking water intake for Ottumwa.

posted by Marshall James on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 Monday, April 22nd was Earth Day and to celebrate, Iowans of diverse faiths rallied in Des Moines to demand a clean energy future. IEC Communications & Advocacy Associate Marshall James paints of a picture of the rally in this blog post.

posted by Guest Blogger on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 In this guest blog, Lyndy Holt shares results from her Master's work with the University of Iowa's Healthy Lakes Initiative. Iowa Water Watch readers were invited to participate in the Iowa Water Recreation Survey in the April 2023 newsletter. The survey yielded 1,638 respondents throughout the state and established the channels that Iowans use to learn about water health and safety.

posted by Marshall James on Wednesday, March 13, 2024 On Friday, February 16, the Iowa Environmental Council (IEC) co-hosted a panel series called "The Inflation Reduction Act in Iowa: Implementing the Clean Energy and Climate Provisions" alongside partners at the Hubbell Environmental Law Initiative, Rewiring America, the UI Labor Center.

posted on Monday, January 15, 2024 One year ago, IEC hosted an Environmental Justice Summit following the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast in Des Moines. One year later, our work reflects our commitment to environmental justice as a core component of our organization. Take a look back with us one year later and examine what's ahead.

posted by Guest Blogger on Monday, November 27, 2023 Earlier this month, Veronica Ung-Kono of the National Wildlife Federation presented to IEC and other members on the importance of equity in planning transmission projects to ensure a just energy transition. In a guest blog piece, Ung-Kono reflects on the pitfalls and successes of electric grid construction throughout our country's history to tease out lessons for equity for future development.

posted by Jordan Oster on Thursday, October 26, 2023 IEC recently took a group of state legislators on tours of Burlington and Ottumwa to see the benefits communities are seeing by going solar and adding energy efficiency.

posted by Angelisa Belden on Thursday, August 3, 2023 A roadtrip to get photos of an ongoing toxic algae bloom reinforced the need to expand water quality advisory signage to protect ALL Iowans.

posted by Guest Blogger on Thursday, March 30, 2023 Justice40 is a whole-of-government approach to ensure that federal agencies work with states and local communities to direct 40% of the overall benefits from certain federal climate and clean energy programs to marginalized, over-polluted, underserved and disadvantaged communities. It is crucial that Iowans know about these opportunities and how to provide input as these investments begin to trickle into the state.

posted by Angelisa Belden on Friday, March 10, 2023 Recently, IEC has been receiving inquiries as some individuals and media outlets notice our registrations on bills related to gender, diversity, education, and other more typically social issues. So why is IEC registering on such bills?