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NEWS FROM JFAN: September 8 Fairfield Weekly Reader ColumnJust
What Happened to Those Environmental Bills? The
Iowa state legislature took a shot at dismantling the state’s
environmental
protections during this year’s legislative session. While four bills
didn’t
make it to the floor for a vote, two may still be on the table when the
state
legislature takes up business again next January. |
Iowa CCI Issues Action Alert on Bill That Would Severely Restrict Manure Ban on Frozen and Snow-Covered GroundOn Tuesday, February 9, the Iowa House Agriculture Committee unanimously passed out of committee HF 2324, a bill that would severely weaken a ban on the application of factory farm manure on frozen and snow-covered ground, according to a press release |
More Added to Iowa's Impaired Waterways ListThe US Environmental Protection Agency approved Iowa's state list of impaired waters, which added 105 water bodies to the DNR's list of impaired waters in 2006 according to Radio Iowa. |
Sustainable Agriculture Growing in Popularity in IowaCommunity supported agriculture farms (CSA's) are becoming very popular in Iowa reports Radio Iowa. |
Complaint Against Mertz DismissedAn ethics complaint filed against State Representative Dolores Mertz (D-Ottosen) by Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (ICCI) was dismissed in early March reports Iowa CCI and Radio Iowa. |