The Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the Iowa Finance Authority have developed clean water state revolving fund-linked deposit loan programs for manure management and soil erosion control. Working with…
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Iowa DNR Masterminds its Own March Madness for State Parks
Move over, college basketball – the Iowa Department of Natural Resources has devised its own tournament bracket for state parks. This “Park Madness” concept may be of interest to other…
Iowa DNR Continues Tradition of Issuing Governor’s Environmental Awards
Governor Terry Branstad and the State of Iowa recently invited Department of Natural Resources stakeholders to apply for the 2016 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Awards, designed to recognize leadership and innovation…
Twenty States Request SCOTUS Stay of the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards
On February 22, 20 states – AL, AK, AZ, AR, ID, IA, KS, KY, MI, MS, MO, NE, ND, OH, OK, SC, TX, UT, WV and WY – filed a…
Seventeen State Governors Commit to Clean Energy Accord
In an historic move, 17 state Governors this week signed the Governors’ Accord for a New Energy Future. Democratic and Republican signatories to the accord commit that their states will…
ECOS Members Offer Youth Environmental Education, Camps
Although winter’s chill is overtaking many parts of the nation, ECOS members are already looking to summer and beginning to promote spring and summer camps, clinics, and programs directed toward…
Innovative Iowa P2 Intern Program Pairs Students with Top Companies
Pairing students with top Iowa companies working to achieve economic and environmental results, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Pollution Prevention Intern program offers hands-on paid internships that introduce young…
Iowa’s Water Resource Restoration Sponsored Project Initiative
Description of Initiative: In 2009, the Iowa Legislature authorized the use of sewer utility revenues to finance a new category of projects, called “Water Resource Restoration Sponsored Projects.” Sponsored projects…
Iowa’s Point Source Nutrient Reduction Strategy
Description of Initiative: The Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy is a pragmatic approach for reducing nutrient discharges from the state’s largest wastewater treatment plants together with targeted best management practices…
2013 State Innovations Report
State-developed initiatives are solving pressing challenges, both in protecting human health and the environment and in enhancing operations within agencies themselves. From incorporating new technologies in data tracking and permitting…