Cargill Ottumwa Plant Had Long History of Clean Water Act Violations Prior To...
Cargill’s Ottumwa Plant Had Long Pattern of Clean Water Act Violations and Other Noncompliance Problems Before 20,000 Gallon Spill Earlier This Week Both the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR)...
View ArticleTuesday at the EPC
Today, the Iowa Environmental Protection Commission (EPC) formally introduced a draft rule that determines which factory farms will need Clean Water Act permits. Members were at the EPC meeting to hear...
View ArticleGovernor Branstad, Corporate Ag, Have A Long Pattern of Corporate Ag Secrecy
Industry Attempts to Hide Iowa Water Quality & Land Use Data from Public Is Only Latest Example of Corporate Ag’s Lobbying for Secrecy In Iowa and across the country, battle lines are drawn...
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 ArticleAdair County Denies Factory Farm Expansion
Adair County Denies Factory Farm Expansion Request Local-area CCI members directly impacted demand Iowa DNR uphold county’s decision On Tuesday, Adair County Supervisors voted 3-2 to deny a factory...
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...
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Standing up for a better quality of life
Courageous, tenacious, full of grit…our members organize against factory farm expansion. Last week, over 30 CCI members from Adair, Union and surrounding counties met with Bill Ehm, Director of the...
View Article26 organizations demand Clean Water Act rule be strenghtened
26 Organizations Submit Coalition Comments Demanding Iowa DNR Strengthen Proposed Clean Water Act Rules For Factory Farms Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (Iowa CCI), the Iowa Sierra Club, and...
View ArticleClean Water Fight: Just Getting Started
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View ArticleDrake student takes the streets by storm for the Clean Water Fight
“I want clean water because I think it’s a little ridiculous that it’s even a question,” said John Noble. John is a 19-year old with a passion for social justice and clean water. He goes to Drake...
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 ArticleBoone County CCI Members Fight Back Against Factory Farm
July 8, 2014 FACTORY FARM DEVELOPER IS NO-SHOW AT MEETING – NEIGHBORS BRING MEETING TO HIS HOUSE Factory Farm Being Built By Branstad Donor & EPC Appointee Would Sit Between Two Creeks That Feed...
View ArticleHeathcote never owned a CAFO
EPC Commissioners Under Fire For Conflict of Interest After Iowa Supreme Court Rules Against Farm Bureau In “Viewpoint Bias” Case Iowa Supreme Court Case Farm Bureau vs Susan Heathcote clarifies...
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...
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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 ArticleIowans invited to help set water quality goals
We can’t say it enough – thank you for standing up and taking action for a Clean Water Iowa! The rule passed by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) two weeks ago brings Iowa into compliance...
View ArticleFactory farms cannot handle the amount of manure they are producing
Weather, Insufficient DNR Funding and Lack Of Regulation Show Need for a 180 on Factory Farm Policy and Enforcement Des Moines, IA. A trifecta of problems within the factory farm industry have led...
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Has your county passed the Master Matrix this year?
One of the tools that communities have in the fight against unwanted factory farms is the Master Matrix, a scoring system for proposed sites that the builder must pass. The Master Matrix is an...
View ArticleBREAKING: DSM Water Works Suing Three Counties
Des Moines Water Works is making waves in the Clean Water Fight - they are filing a lawsuit against three Iowa counties that manage drainage districts with dangerously high levels of nitrates. Read...
View ArticleLocal Control?
Do you want a voice when a factory farm tries to build in your neighborhood? Dickinson County Supervisors have sent a local control survey to County Supervisors in all 99 Iowa counties to ask how many...
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