Newsroom For Tag "carbon pollution"

Environmental Groups Urge End to Misleading Renewable Verification Program

posted 5/21/2024
The Environmental Law & Policy Center (ELPC) and Iowa Environmental Council (IEC) filed comments today calling on the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) to rescind its Renewable Energy Verification rules. Initially adopted in 2017, these rules have not kept up with changing clean energy goals, and utilities regularly use the rules to mislead the public.

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New health report finds increased lung disease in Iowa coal communities

posted 5/7/2024
A new report from the Iowa Environmental Council examines the relationship between pollution from coal plants and lung disease in Woodbury County. Written in partnership with public health experts "Coal in Siouxland: MidAmerican Energy's Legacy of Air Pollution and Health Impacts" highlights how two coal-fired power plants plants in northwest Iowa operated by MidAmerican Energy harm the health of residents in Siouxland, the multi-state, three county region surrounding Sioux City, IA.

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IEC comments on new EPA coal plant pollution rules

posted 4/25/2024
EPA released new rules regarding coal plant pollution today (4/25). IEC is now analyzing the details of the rules, but in a statement today commend EPA for their recognition of coal plant pollution and its harms to Iowans.

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MidAmerican Energy announces 100% clean energy; still runs six coal plants

posted 10/19/2023
MidAmerican Energy recently released a news statement claiming to have served Iowans with 100% renewable energy in 2022. The news release did not mention the six coal plants that MidAmerican Energy owns and operates in Iowa. IEC and Clean Up MidAm partners shed light on the reality of MidAm's clean energy generation.

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Newly published MidAmerican studies reveal costly inconsistencies in clean energy transition

posted 2/20/2023
In response to an IUB order, MidAmerican Energy filed new public versions of two internal studies that show solar is the lowest cost path for achieving carbon free energy and acknowledge that transitioning away from burning coal is an essential piece of achieving this goal. These studies come to light as a hearing for the approval or denial of MidAmerican's $3.9 billion Wind PRIME project gets underway at the IUB.

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Environmental groups propose alternative to MidAmerican's Wind PRIME

posted 11/22/2022
MidAmerican Energy is Iowa's largest carbon polluter. IEC and our partners filed testimony showing that a balanced portfolio of reliable clean energy would meet Iowa's energy demands and allow MidAmerican to retire its coal plants – protecting the health and environmental future for all Iowans.

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Proposed rail merger in Iowa may bring significant environmental impacts

posted 9/6/2022
A proposed $31 billion marriage between Canadian Pacific Railway Limited and Kansas City Southern is currently before the Surface Transportation Board (STB). The merger would significantly increase train traffic, crossing line times, and hazardous material transport. IEC shares information on the merger and a public hearing to share comments.

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IEC and groups call on MidAmerican to add money-saving solar, storage to Wind PRIME

posted 8/18/2022
MidAmerican's Wind PRIME proposal asks customers to foot the bill for two systems: wind and coal. In testimony recently filed with the IUB, IEC and other groups are calling on MidAmerican to increase solar and storage to allow MidAmerican to retire its five Iowa coal plants, invest in additional renewable resources, and build a less risky and more affordable grid that is better for Iowans' health and pocketbooks.

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Waterloo adopts ambitious 24/7 carbon-free electricity goal

posted 7/19/2022
The Waterloo City Council voted unanimously Monday to adopt a goal of reaching community-wide carbon-free electricity by the year 2035. With the resolution's passage, Waterloo joins Des Moines as the second city in Iowa to commit to 24/7 carbon-free electricity, and the fourth nationwide.

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Supreme Court Restricts EPA's Ability to Regulate Carbon Emissions

posted 6/30/2022
The United States Supreme Court issued a ruling that limits the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to regulation carbon emissions as part of the Clean Air Act. IEC provides a first look at what this means for Iowa.

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