December, 2024

Protecting the Environment

• 2025 Legislature

• Ag Drainage Wells Finally Closed

CO2 Pipeline Update

• Update on Summit Phase 1 Appeal

• Wolf Abandons CO2 Pipeline

Plus

• 6 Reasons to Update Your Will

• Lunch and Learns Fridays at noon

• Contribute to the Iowa Chapter

• Volunteer for the Iowa Chapter

• Calendar of events

November, 2024

Protecting the Environment

• Book discussion on "Crossings - How Road Ecology is Shaping the Future of Our Planet" by Ben Goldfarb, December 3, 7pm.

• Major Rivers Put on Impaired Waters List

CO2 Pipeline Update

• Pipeline Update – Victory in South Dakota

Climate Change

• Demanding Better - Sierra Club Issues Guide for Grid Decarbonization During Unprecedented Demand From Data Centers & Emerging Industries

• Don’t Restart Duane Arnold

Plus

• We're hiring a  Conservation Program Coordinator

• Lunch and Learns Fridays at noon

• Contribute to the Iowa Chapter

• Volunteer for the Iowa Chapter

• Calendar of events

October, 2024

Protecting the Environment

• Call to Action - Iowa’s environment is facing significant challenges and a significant drop in state revenue makes things even more challenging.

• Book discussion on "Crossings - How Road Ecology is Shaping the Future of Our Planet" by Ben Goldfarb, December 3, 7pm.

CO2 Pipeline Update

• Summit Fined $10,000 for Acquiring Easements Before the Informational Meetings

• ADM CO2 Sequestration Site Has 2 Leaks

Climate Change

• The Dirty Truth About Utility Climate Pledges

Plus

• Lunch and Learns Fridays at noon

• Contribute to the Iowa Chapter

• Volunteer for the Iowa Chapter

• Calendar of events

September, 2024

CO2 Pipeline Update

• 80% of Iowans Oppose Eminent Domain for Private Use

• Pipeline Survey Law Comes Before Iowa Supreme Court on Oct. 8

• Pipelines: We're headed to court

• Sign Our Petition on Safety Rules for CO2 Pipelines

Pollution & Recycling

• Nishnabotna River Polluted Again

• Take Our Survey on Iowa's Bottle Deposit Program

Protecting the Environment

• RSVP for October 5 – Sierra Club Annual Meeting

• Lunch and Learns Fridays at noon

• Bitcoin Mine Defeated in Woodbury County

• Book discussion on "Crossings - How Road Ecology is Shaping the Future of Our Planet" by Ben Goldfarb, December 3, 7pm.

Plus

• Contribute to the Iowa Chapter

• Volunteer for the Iowa Chapter

• Calendar of events

August, 2024

CO2 Pipeline Update

• Pipelines: We're headed to court

• Summit Informational Meetings for its Expansion

• Meeting with Governor about CO2 pipelines

Water Quality

• Dedelegation Petition

• Dead Zone Update

Protecting the Environment

• RSVP for October 5 – Sierra Club Annual Meeting

• Lunch and Learns Fridays at noon

Plus

• Contribute to the Iowa Chapter

• Volunteer for the Iowa Chapter

• Calendar of events

July, 2024

CO2 Pipeline Update

• Summit CO2 pipeline approved

• Pipelines: This is far from over

• Join us on Saturday, July 27 at 2pm at Logsdon Park in Eldora for a Carbon Pipeline Opposition BBQ! 

• Iowa Utilities Commission, new name for the Iowa Utilities Board

• Summit Holding Informational Meetings for their Expansion Routes

Protecting the Environment

• Another East Nishnabotna polluter fined

• NextEra Considers Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant Restart

• Lunch and Learns Fridays at noon

• Reserve October 5 – Sierra Club Annual Meeting

Plus

• Contribute to the Iowa Chapter

• Volunteer for the Iowa Chapter

• Calendar of events

June, 2024

CO2 Pipeline Update

• Summit Carbon needs over 3 billion gallons of water for its pipeline project; Iowa DNR has no idea how much water we have

• Iowa Renewable Fuels Association Responds to Sierra Club’s Water Report - You Won’t Believe What They Said!

• President's Executive Office meeting on pipeline rules

Protecting the Environment

• Study Exposes Ethanol Air Emissions

• Update on East Nishnabotna fishkill

• Lunch and Learns Fridays at noon

• Reserve October 5 – Sierra Club Annual Meeting

• Sierra Club establishes a new policy on E-bike use on trails

Plus

• Contribute to the Iowa Chapter

• Volunteer for the Iowa Chapter

• Calendar of events

May, 2024

CO2 Pipeline Update

• Draft Agriculture Mitigation Rules

• Summit’s CO2 - Permanent Sequestration or Enhanced Oil Recovery?

Climate Change

• EPA releases coal plant rules

Protecting the Environment

• Play it safe: have your well water tested for nitrates

• Catastrophic East Nishnabotna fishkill

• Reserve October 5 – Sierra Club Annual Meeting

• Lunch and Learns Fridays at noon

Plus

• Contribute to the Iowa Chapter

• Volunteer for the Iowa Chapter

• Calendar of events

April, 2024

CO2 Pipeline Update

• Summit Sued by Pipe Maker

• CO2 Pipeline Leaks in Sulphur, Louisiana

• Eminent Domain Legislation, HF2664, dies in the Senate, yet again

Legislative Updates

• Legislative Wrap-up

• Constitutional Amendments Advance

Climate Change

• April 25, webinar - What's the dirty truth about our electric utility?

• May 4, Berkshire Hathaway Rally and link to RSVP

Protecting the Environment

• Catastrophic Spill into East Nishnabotna River

• EPA issues two rules on PFAS

• May 4, Outing to Whiterock Conservancy

• Lunch and Learns Fridays at noon

Plus

• Contribute to the Iowa Chapter

• Volunteer for the Iowa Chapter

• Calendar of events

March, 2024

CO2 Pipeline Update

• March 26, 11:30: Carbon Pipeline Opposition Rally & Lobby Day at the Capitol

• Sierra Club files motion to consolidate Summit's 16 dockets

• Summit Informational Meetings Denied

• Protect Our Water from Carbon Pipelines

Legislative Updates

Climate Change

• Home Efficiency and Electrification Rebate Programs

• 3 Iowa Cities Submit Climate Plans

• Save the Date, April 25, webinar “Dirty Truth on Berkshire Hathaway Energy”

• May 4, Berkshire Hathaway Rally and RSVP

Protecting the Environment

• Good Neighbor Plan - ozone protection

• EPA Finalizes Rule to Reduce Ethylene Oxide Pollution by 90%

• New Impaired Waters List

• Save the date - May 4, 2024, Outing to Whiterock Conservancy

• Lunch and Learns Fridays at noon

Plus

• Contribute to the Iowa Chapter

• Volunteer for the Iowa Chapter

• Calendar of events

February, 2024

Legislative Updates

• Sierra Club opposes study of pelican predation

• ​Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Compact

• Don't hobble the state auditor

CO2 Pipeline Update

• Still waiting on Utilities Board decision on Summit

• Summit to expand its network of pipelines

• It’s time for Iowa’s Legislators to pass a bill to stop the carbon pipelines! 

• Save the date for our Carbon Pipeline Opposition Lobby Days at the Iowa Capitol

Protecting the Environment

• Dead Gray Wolf Found in Davenport

• Health Risk from Coal Plant PM2.5

• Proposed Animal Confinement Rules

• Save the date - May 4, 2024, Outing to Whiterock Conservancy

• Celebrate the wild! The 60th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act

• Our Lunch and Learns on environmental topics

• Plus

• Contribute to the Iowa Chapter

• Volunteer for the Iowa Chapter

• Calendar of events

January, 2024