2021 Iowa Sierran

December, 2021

Water Quality

• DNR is Plagued With Expired NPDES Permits

Coal-fired power plants

• Retiring MidAmerican's Coal by 2030 Could Save Iowans $1.2 Billion

Carbon Dioxide Pipelines

• Landowners facing bullying, intimidation, harassment from Summit & Navigator

• What we’re reading (and watching) about the Summit and Navigator Pipelines

Events

• Join us for interesting and informative webinars and Lunch and Learns

Plus

• Contribute to the Iowa Chapter

• Volunteer for the Iowa Chapter

• Calendar of events

November, 2021

Water Quality

• PFAS – toxic “forever chemicals”

• Another confinement in karst: Siting confinements on karst topography is dangerous

• Victory!  Pattison Sand Abandons Plans to Export Water

• Paying for the Nutrient Reduction Strategy – A Nutrient Management Strategy Fee

Voting

• Please sign the petition to Repeal Iowa's New Voter Laws

• Iowa's Redistricting Plan 2 signed into law

Agriculture

• Planning for the Future Beyond Ethanol

Carbon Dioxide Pipelines

• Update on Summit Carbon Solutions and Navigator CO2 pipelines

Events

• Join us for interesting and informative webinars and Lunch and Learns

Plus

• Contribute to the Iowa Chapter

• Volunteer for the Iowa Chapter

• Calendar of events

October, 2021

Water Quality

• A $1 Billion Down Payment on the Nutrient Reduction Strategy – Use the surplus in Iowa’s treasury

• Although Fertilizer is Expensive, Farmers are Indeed Wasting It

• Update: Save Bloody Run

Voting

• Redistricting - Ask legislators to support Plan 2

• Why School Board races count

• Vote in Election for School Board, City Council, & Mayor

Updates about the Iowa Legislature

• Petition to Repeal Iowa's New Voter Laws

Carbon Dioxide Pipelines

• Update on CO2 pipeline projects

Events

• Join us for interesting and informative webinars and Lunch and Learns

Plus

• Contribute to the Iowa Chapter

• Volunteer for the Iowa Chapter

• Calendar of events

 

September, 2021

Carbon Dioxide Pipelines

• Sept. 28, Webinar "Carbon Pipelines: A Disaster Waiting to Happen"

• Sign our petition telling decision-makers to reject CO2 pipeline projects

Healthy Soils

• Attend Our Annual Meeting, Sept. 26, 2:00 - 3:30, via webinar with keynote speaker Alan Guebert

• Kiss the Ground, movie screening Sept. 19 to 26

Voting

• Redistricting - 2 things you can do

• Upcoming Elections for School Board, City Council, & Mayor

• Petition to Repeal Iowa's New Voter Laws

Coal Update

• MidAmerican Energy - still greenwashing

• MidAmerican Energy - Green In Name Only

• Sioux City paddles with Beyond Coal’s Graham Jordison

• Take Action on MidAmerican’s Coal Fleet

• Muscatine Power & Water - planning transition from coal

Events

• Join us for interesting and informative webinars and Lunch and Learns

Plus

• Contribute to the Iowa Chapter

• Volunteer for the Iowa Chapter

• Calendar of events

August, 2021

News about local elections

• Upcoming Elections for School Board, City Council, & Mayor

• Advancing Environmental Issues One Step at a Time

• Get to Know Your School Board Candidates

• Get to Know The Candidates For City Council & Mayor

• School Boards Have a Role in Protecting Children From Factory Farm Emissions

• Solar for Iowa Schools

• Tips for getting involved in local government issues

Events

• Our Annual Meeting, Sept. 26, 2:00 - 3:30, via webinar with keynote speaker Alan Guebert

• Join us for interesting and informative webinars and Lunch and Learns

Plus

• Contribute to the Iowa Chapter
• Volunteer for the Iowa Chapter
• Calendar of events

 

July, 2021

Agriculture and Factory Farms

• The Summer of Soil

Climate Change

•  Solar for Iowa Schools

  

• Carbon Sequestration and Carbon Capture and Storage

Water

• Iowa’s Beaches – Fun or Health Risk?

Plus

• Join us for interesting and informative webinars

• Save the date for Our Annual Meeting, Sept. 26, 1:30 - 4:30, Waterloo Center for the Arts

• Iowa Sierra Club Awards

• Contribute to the Iowa Chapter

• Volunteer for the Iowa Chapter
• Calendar of events

 

June, 2021

Agriculture and Factory Farms

• The Summer of Soil

• Webinar: Supreme Beef and Iowa's CAFO Problem: Sacrificing Iowa's Water for Big Ag

Climate Change

• Iowa Beyond Coal Launches Collaborative Climate Ribbon Project

Natural Areas

• 30 X 30 and Iowa

Legislature

• Legislature Wrap-up – Wins and Losses, Things Not Addressed

Plus

• Join us for interesting and informative webinars

• Iowa Sierra Club Awards

• Contribute to the Iowa Chapter

• Volunteer for the Iowa Chapter

• Calendar of events

 

May, 2021

Agriculture and Factory Farms

• Poorly located Supreme Beef factory farm battle continues

• 5 principles of soil health

Coal plants in Iowa

• Iowa State University Campus Coal Plant transitioning to gas in 2025.  Photo, at right, is the ISU coal plant and coal activists.

• Sierra Club sends gift basket with letter calling on new MidAmerican CEO to retire coal plants & plan for 100% clean energy

• Sierra Club welcomes new employee -- Emma Colman

Water

• Update: Rogue operator at Sioux City Wastewater Treatment Plant sentenced to federal prison

Legislation

• Update from Iowa's legislature

Plus

• Join us for interesting and informative webinars

• Contribute to the Iowa Chapter

• Volunteer for the Iowa Chapter

April, 2021

Agriculture and Factory Farms

• Senator Zumbach, DNR Director Lyon Colluded To Approve Incomplete, Inaccurate Supreme Beef Factory Farm Application
• Panel discussion on "Digging into Soil Health - A new Vision for Agriculture" on April 22, 7pm

Toxics

• Minnesota Finds Lead Contamination in Hunger Program Venison; Iowa Program May Have Similar Issue

• PFAS found in Cedar Rapids well, Des Moines Water

Making Peace With Nature

• “Making Peace With Nature”

Legislation

• See what you can do to help advance the environmental issues at the capitol and to stop destructive legislation

Plus

• Join us for interesting and informative webinars

• Contribute to the Iowa Chapter

• Volunteer for the Iowa Chapter

 

March, 2021

Legislation

• See what you can do to help advance the environmental issues at the capitol and to stop destructive legislation

• Voter suppression bill signed by governor

Climate

• Duane Arnold - the Good and the Lucky

• Gas is Too Risky for Our Climate Future

Plus

• Book Discussion on April 14: "The Overstory" by Richard Powers

• Panel discussion on April 22:  "Digging into Soil Health - A new Vision for Agriculture" 
• Join us for interesting and informative webinars

• Contribute to the Iowa Chapter

• Volunteer for the Iowa Chapter

February, 2021

Pending legislation

• See what you can do to help advance the environmental issues at the capitol and to stop destructive legislation

Climate

• New Report On Utility Climate Pledges 

  • The Dirty Truth on Iowa Utilities Emissions Plans
  • The Dirty Truth
  • Volunteer for the Beyond Coal Campaign

• Farmers’ Beliefs on Climate Change are Changing

Water

• Supreme Beef's 11,600 cattle CAFO threatens a trout stream

• “The State of Iowa’s Waters”

Plus

• Book Discussion on April 14: "The Overstory" by Richard Powers

• Join us for interesting and informative webinars

• Contribute to the Iowa Chapter

• Volunteer for the Iowa Chapter

January, 2021

 Iowa's legislature

• Sierra Club supports bill protecting black bears in Iowa - HF22

• Legislator wants to ban all-electric vehicles by 2030; dealers not complying face criminal prosecution

• Keep Iowa's bottle deposit law and increase the handling fee

• Update on I-Will 3/8 cent sales tax - Governor abandons I-WILL 3/8 cent sales tax this year

Climate

• Muscatine can benefit from clean energy in shift from coal - Iowa Beyond Coal calls out clean energy savings to Muscatine Power and Water

• Agriculture continues being the number 1 emitter of greenhouse gases in Iowa

Plus

• Join us for interesting and informative webinars

• Contribute to the Iowa Chapter

• Volunteer for the Iowa Chapter