Report Makes Case for Best Alternatives to Oil 7/30/2008

Many alternative fuels designed to wean America off of oil will cause a whole host of other problems and increase global warming emissions, according to a report released today by Environment Iowa.

Preserving America's Natural Heritage: Lessons From States' Efforts to Fund Open Space Protection 9/24/2008

America’s open spaces are an integral part of our national identity. Our natural landscapes not only provide us with places of great beauty, but they also play a critical role in providing habitat for wildlife along with clean water, fresh air and recreational opportunities for Americans.

Beyond Oil: The Transportation Fuels That Can Help Reduce Global Warming 7/30/2008

The growing threat of global warming, air and water pollution, and rising energy costs are a few of the many problems that result from our current over-reliance on petroleum-based transportation fuels.

Critics push to improve Iowa matrix 10/13/2008

"...Iowa environmentalists say its time for the 5-year-old evaluation plan to get its own reconstruction."

Group Wants Clean Energy Pledges 12/29/2007

A national environmental group at a Des Moines event Friday called on presidential candidates to push for energy conservation, "green" alternative energy and a moratorium on new coal-fired power plants. Environment America, which has an Environment Iowa branch in Des Moines, said the next president must make clean energy a top priority. The group listed clean-energy priorities it plans to push in Iowa, site of next week's presidential caucuses, and the early primary states.

Half of plants break sewage laws 11/10/2007

More than half of the major Iowa industrial and municipal facilities violated their sewage permits in 2005 by discharging more pollution than allowed, Environment Iowa reported Thursday.