Southeastern Iowa’s Des Moines River is now 40 tons of trash lighter, thanks to the efforts of 329 volunteers who took part this month in the Iowa Department of Natural…
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Iowa Offers Grants Targeted at Abandoned Commercial Property
Starting August 1, Iowa communities with populations of 5,000 or smaller can apply for special funding to inspect abandoned commercial buildings. The funds, from the DNR’s Derelict Building Grant Program,…
Iowa DNR Spolights 30 Successes on its 30th Anniversary
On July 1, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will celebrate its 30th anniversary. DNR is commemorating its three decades with a collection of 30 natural resource and environmental…
Iowa’s Linked Deposit Loans
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the Iowa Finance Authority have developed clean water state revolving fund-linked deposit loan programs for manure management and soil erosion control. Working with…
9-12 Summary of State Responses to SCOTUS Clean Power Plan Stay
This document is a summary of State responses to Clean Power Plan (CPP) Stay (as of 9/12/16). *Alaska, Vermont, and Hawaii, as well as the D.C., are exempt from the…
Iowa’s Linked Deposit Loans
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the Iowa Finance Authority have developed clean water state revolving fund-linked deposit loan programs for manure management and soil erosion control. Working with…
Iowa DNR Masterminds its Own March Madness for State Parks
Move over, college basketball – the Iowa Department of Natural Resources has devised its own tournament bracket for state parks. This “Park Madness” concept may be of interest to other…
Iowa DNR Continues Tradition of Issuing Governor’s Environmental Awards
Governor Terry Branstad and the State of Iowa recently invited Department of Natural Resources stakeholders to apply for the 2016 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Awards, designed to recognize leadership and innovation…
Twenty States Request SCOTUS Stay of the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards
On February 22, 20 states – AL, AK, AZ, AR, ID, IA, KS, KY, MI, MS, MO, NE, ND, OH, OK, SC, TX, UT, WV and WY – filed a…
Seventeen State Governors Commit to Clean Energy Accord
In an historic move, 17 state Governors this week signed the Governors’ Accord for a New Energy Future. Democratic and Republican signatories to the accord commit that their states will…
