Big No Prestage Meeting in Wright County
Last night, on July 13, 50 residents of Wright County and surrounding counties organized to oppose the Prestage slaughterhouse. Why? Because it will mean: Even more factory farms and factory farm...
View ArticleDon’t Put All Your Eggs In One Basket
Don’t Put All Your Eggs In One Basket How the factory farm model exacerbates the Bird Flu Epidemic Chicken and turkey factory farms cram thousands, even millions, of birds into one facility. This...
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18 factory farms owe $60,000 in uncollected fines
DNR Fails To Collect More Than $400,000 In Fines and Penalties For Environmental Violations, Some Going Back 10 Years 18 factory farms owe state of Iowa nearly $60,000 in uncollected fines The Iowa...
View ArticlePipeline Protests Planned
BOLD IOWA RESISTANCE: Four “Rally and March To Stop the Bakken Oil Pipeline” Events Scheduled For Des Moines, Newton, Iowa City, and Davenport Statewide demonstrations against the pipeline coincide...
View ArticleGov Branstad met privately w/Big Oil on July 22
Governor Branstad Met In Private With TX-Based Big Oil Corporation On July 22 While Branstad publicly claims he hasn’t made up his mind yet, his administration appears to be working behind closed...
View ArticleLS2Group Greases Bakken Oil Pipeline Wheels
REVOLVING DOOR GREASES THE WHEELS: Corporate PR Firm LS2Group With Deep Ties To The Branstad Administration Joins Energy Transfer Partners, Three State Agencies, For “Informal Meeting” On Bakken Oil...
View ArticleTell Gov Branstad: Stop the IA Bakken Oil Pipeline
Governor Branstad, the Iowa Bakken Oil Pipeline will be a climate disaster. Building it could harm Iowa’s water quality, contribute to catastrophic climate change, and threaten the property rights of...
View Article225+ Protest Branstad’s Pro-Factory Farm Agenda
225+ Iowans Picket Terrace Hill, Demand Branstad Sign Clean Water Fight Pledge To Crack Down on Factory Farm Manure Pollution Iowa CCI members say Iowa needs local control of factory farm siting and...
View ArticleHeathcote never owned a CAFO
Iowa Supreme Court Rules Against Farm Bureau In “Viewpoint Bias” Case: EPC Commissioners Under Fire For Conflict of Interest Iowa Supreme Court Case Farm Bureau vs Susan Heathcote clarifies “viewpoint...
View ArticleBoone County Residents Demand Freedom From Brent Rastetter’s Factory Farm
BOONE COUNTY RESIDENTS DEMAND FREEDOM FROM BRENT RASTETTER’S FACTORY FARM Factory Farm Proposal By Branstad Donor & EPC Appointtee Would Sit Between Two Creeks That Feed Into The Des Moines River...
View ArticleFour Ways the DNR Can Strengthen New Factory Farm Pollution Rule
Four Things DNR Can Do Right Now To Strengthen Draft Clean Water Act Rule To Protect Iowa’s Water From Factory Farm Pollution After months of writing new rule proposal with corporate ag industry...
View ArticleGov Branstad’s DNR wants to stifle public input on new Clean Water Act rule
CCI Members Slam Gov. Branstad’s DNR For Undercutting Public Input On Critical New Clean Water Act Rule After months of closed-door meetings with industry lobby groups and the governor’s office, the...
View ArticleGov Branstad Must Approve Draft Clean Water Rules
Branstad Must Approve Draft Clean Water Act Rule So Critical New Factory Farm Enforcement Process Can Continue Moving Forward The governor’s office is sitting on a draft clean water rule after a flawed...
View ArticleDNR must build transparent, online factory farm CAFO database
DNR Must Create Transparent, User-Friendly, Online Clean Water Act Database Easily accessible reports on factory farm inspections and manure spills necessary to ensure DNR is complying with Clean Water...
View ArticleCCI To Rock DNR’s EPC Meeting Tuesday
TIME FOR SOME ACTION! Bus-load of CCI Members To Stand Up For Clean Water During Tuesday’s EPC Meeting Members have ordered a bus to accommodate the large number of people from across Iowa scheduled...
View ArticleBUSTED: Ver Steeg Manure Spill One of 76 in 2013
Governor Branstad’s appointee to the Environmental Protection Commission Gene Ver Steeg was one of 76 factory farm operators to spill manure in 2013, an audit of Department of Natural Resources (DNR)...
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CCI delivers 5,344 petition signatures to the EPC
The Summer of Clean Water has paved the way for the next chapter of our Clean Water Act Campaign. Our hard work collecting petition signatures, holding DNR and EPA accountable and monitoring factory...
View ArticlePayday Lending Costs Iowans $37 million a year, new report finds
Payday lending fees cost everyday Americans $3.4 billion every year, including $37 million in Iowa Iowa CCI members call on Iowa legislators to take action by passing interest rates caps The Center...
View ArticleTop Three Questions Branstad Must Answer About Secret Clean Water Act Meeting
Iowa CCI members demand to know which “stakeholders” and “regulated parties” were also present at secret Clean Water Act meeting between Governor Branstad’s office, the Iowa DNR, and U.S. EPA Iowa...
View ArticleTop EPA officials traveled to Iowa July 23 for secret meeting with Branstad...
Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (Iowa CCI) members condemn secret meeting behind closed doors and demand all parties confirm involvement, topics of discussion, and any backroom deals made Top...
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