Where things stand with MidAmerican’s bad solar bill
As state lawmakers wrap up their work for 2019, one of the biggest question marks surrounds MidAmerican Energy’s push to make future solar development unaffordable for most Iowa homeowners and small...
View ArticleIowa’s new “ag gag” law facing same old objections in federal court
Two months after a U.S. District Court struck down Iowa’s 2012 “ag gag” law, state lawmakers rushed to pass a new statute protecting agricultural facilities from damaging publicity. Less than six weeks...
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Iowa stream nitrate: This is what happened
Chris Jones is a research engineer (IIHR-Hydroscience and Engineering) at the University of Iowa. First published on the author’s blog. -promoted by Laura Belin This is What Happened Many people are...
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Iowa’s real population
Chris Jones is a research engineer (IIHR-Hydroscience and Engineering) at the University of Iowa. First published on the author’s blog. -promoted by Laura Belin Iowa has around 3 million people, a...
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Thomas Kedley is first Republican candidate in IA-02
Osceola Mayor Thomas Kedley is the first declared Republican candidate in Iowa’s second Congressional district, Zachary Oren Smith was first to report for the Iowa City Press-Citizen on May 6. Kedley...
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Iowa needs public land
Chris Jones is a research engineer (IIHR-Hydroscience and Engineering) at the University of Iowa. An earlier version of this post appeared at the author’s blog. -promoted by Laura Belin You may have...
View ArticleTwelve takeaways: How to talk to Trump voters about the environment
Midwesterners who supported Donald Trump for president may be open to policies that would “improve environmental conditions while also addressing jobs and the economy, clean water and air, and...
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It’s good to be orange
Chris Jones is a research engineer (IIHR-Hydroscience and Engineering) at the University of Iowa. This post first appeared at the author’s blog. -promoted by Laura Belin Many have written how earth’s...
View ArticleRepublican’s stunt holds up flood relief funding
Iowans awaiting federal flood relief money will have to wait a little longer. Congressional leaders thought they had a deal to approve $19.1 billion in disaster aid before the Memorial Day recess. The...
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Hello Darling
Chris Jones is a research engineer (IIHR-Hydroscience and Engineering) at the University of Iowa. An earlier version of this post was first published at the author’s blog. -promoted by Laura Belin You...
View ArticleGrassley, Ernst again vote for extreme budget, hope no one notices
For the second year in a row, Iowa’s U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst voted to advance a budget plan that would require massive cuts to most federal government programs in the coming decade....
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Stop saying we all want clean water
Chris Jones is a research engineer (IIHR-Hydroscience and Engineering) at the University of Iowa. An earlier version of this piece was first published on the author’s blog. -promoted by Laura Belin If...
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Brent’s Trail: Envisioning a state trail through the Loess Hills of western Iowa
Patrick Swanson describes a project to highlight “the unusual geology and scenic value of the Loess Hills, their importance as a wildlife corridor and a home to the largest tracts of native remnant...
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Drain Baby Drain
Chris Jones is a research engineer (IIHR-Hydroscience and Engineering) at the University of Iowa. An earlier version of this piece was first published on the author’s blog. -promoted by Laura Belin The...
View ArticleThe Swine Republic
Chris Jones is a research engineer (IIHR-Hydroscience and Engineering) at the University of Iowa. An earlier version of this piece was first published on the author’s blog. -promoted by Laura Belin I...
View ArticleMemo to presidential candidates: Rural Iowa is more than farm sector economics
ISU economist Dave Swenson: Iowa’s rural needs are more complicated, persistent, and acute than the current fortunes of the farm sector. -promoted by Laura Belin Iowa currently hosts a horde of...
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Corey Suesakul is running for Iowa Senate district 22
A third candidate is seeking the Democratic nomination in Senate district 22, which is likely to be among Iowa’s most competitive state legislative races in 2020. Corey Suesakul launched his campaign...
View ArticleIA-04: Scholten is in, Feenstra warns Republicans
J.D. Scholten launched his second campaign for Congress today with a video emphasizing his connection to the land, the people, and the values of Iowa’s fourth district. U.S. Representative Steve King’s...
View ArticleA look at Elizabeth Warren’s brain trust in action
Charlie Mitchell is a food systems writer and researcher in Des Moines. -promoted by Laura Belin Where does Elizabeth Warren come up with all of these plans? I’ll tell you where she got her new one,...
View ArticleIowa’s senators must act on climate change
Action alert from Tyler Granger of the National Wildlife Federation. -promoted by Laura Belin Despite flooding that devastated the state of Iowa this Spring, our junior U.S. Senator Joni Ernst...
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