Polluted Waters List Grows From 606 in 2010 to 628 in 2012
CCI members say Governor Branstad and Iowa DNR Director Chuck Gipp have failed everyday Iowans and must now reverse course on failed de-regulation and “voluntary compliance” strategies The list of...
View ArticleVideo & Sound essay from the Capitol
We’re pleased to share this great video and sound essay by independent producer and Iowa CCI member Helen Gunderson. She joined us at the Statehouse January 15 and captured the day including Governor...
View ArticleRegents Transparency Taskforce Announces First Public Hearing
The Iowa Regents Transparency Taskforce has set their first public hearing for 6pm Wednesday, April 17 in Johnston, Clear Lake, Webster City, Algona, Marshalltown, Newton, Knoxville, and Osceola, and...
View ArticleThree more hearings added to Regents transparency taskforce schedule
Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (Iowa CCI) members are continuing their good government campaign to end corporate corruption at the Iowa Board of Regents, and there are upcoming events in your...
View ArticleIowa DNR still not enforcing Clean Water Act
One year ago this week, U.S. EPA released a powerful investigative report proving DNR’s factory farm program doesn’t meet the requirements of the federal Clean Water Act, yet nothing has changed Iowa...
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Time to Clean Up Branstad Administration of Farm Bureau “Pollution”
For months, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has stalled on signing a work plan agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to begin cracking down on factory farm...
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...
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 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...
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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 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)...
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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...
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