Action for a greener, healthier Iowa

We're calling on Walmart to go big on solar

To work well, solar panels need open space. The roofs and parking lots of Walmart's vast big-box stores have it in spades.

Electric Buildings 2021

Getting to 100% renewable energy will require that we get the most out of every bit of energy we use — and that we stop burning fossil fuels in our homes and commercial buildings.

Report: U.S. Toxic waste cleanup is underfunded and lagging behind

Companies have left behind thousands of toxic sites—but cleanup has slowed to a crawl, putting our health at risk.

President Biden restores Great American Outdoors Act to protect public lands

The greatest conservation victory in a generation has been saved from a last-ditch effort to undermine it.

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We’re working to harness our wealth, technology and imagination to make our communities and our country greener and healthier places to live for all of us.

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News Release | Environment America

Environment America joins 50 organizations calling on President Biden to protect the Tongass National Forest

Environment America joined national and local conservation groups, commercial fishing interests, and the outdoor recreation industry to submit a

News Release | Environment Iowa

New report shows how electrifying Iowa’s buildings could cut carbon emissions and transform our energy system

Iowa could see a critical reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and gas usage if it electrifies all of its buildings during the next 30 years, according to a new report released Tuesday by Environment Iowa Research & Policy Center, Iowa PIRG Education Fund and Frontier Group.

Report | Enivronment Iowa Research & Policy Center

Electric Buildings

Blog Post

Falling Short

Procter & Gamble’s new forest policies demonstrate a disappointing lack of commitment 

News Release | Environment America

Statement: Biden expresses transformative vision in ‘Build Back Better’ infrastructure plan

Environment America, U.S. PIRG, and PennEnvironment respond to the outline of President Biden's Build Back Better plan before his speech in Pittsburgh unveiling the plan. The transformative plan focuses on infrastructure investments that will improve public health and the environment.

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Coronavirus update

Our work to defend the environment can’t stop and won’t stop in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. We’ll keep advocating on your behalf — at a safe social distance — for clean air, clean water, clean energy, wildlife and open spaces, and a livable climate.