Iowans lead pro-immigration protest inside Grassley’s DC office
Iowa Senator Charles “Chuck” Grassley Leading Anti-Immigrant Wing of U.S. Senate Two Iowans led a protest alongside 40 immigrant leaders from 10 states in Washington DC on May 14, packing into Senator...
View ArticleTama County CCI Members Take Action To Stop Rastetter Factory Farm
Local-area residents demand Tama County Supervisors Deny Construction Permit For Giant Factory Farm Owned by Iowa Regent Bruce Rastetter Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (Iowa CCI) members from...
View ArticleBranstad Appoints More Big Business, Corporate Ag Insiders to Board of Regents
Iowa CCI members demand to know where Regents appointees stand on academic freedom, accountability and transparency measures Governor Terry Branstad continues to stack the Iowa Board of Regents with...
View ArticleNew Regents President Bruce Rastetter Has No Mandate Or Public Trust
Iowa Board of Regents unanimously elects scandal-ridden Bruce Rastetter as new president Corporate-political kingpin Bruce Rastetter is the new president of the Iowa Board of Regents, but his ability...
View ArticleTama County Residents Close To Stopping Rastetter Factory Farm
Tama County votes 3-0 to recommend that the DNR deny a construction permit for a giant factory farm owned by Iowa Regent President Bruce Rastetter On June 10, the Tama County Board of Supervisors...
View ArticleGuthrie County Votes 3-0 to Deny New Factory Farm Construction
Giant Factory Farm Proposal Near White Rock Conservatory in Raccoon River Watershed Draws Community Opposition Guthrie County CCI members directly impacted by proposal documented flaws in the Master...
View ArticleCenter Point residents prepare for factory farm hearing
At Public Hearing, Center Point Residents Will Demand Local, State Government Action To Stop New Factory Farm Construction On Monday, June 17, dozens of Center Point and other Linn county residents...
View ArticleRIP Oliver ‘Wayne’ Simmons, 72, 1941-2013
Long-time Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement leader, retired farmer and factory worker, Oliver ‘Wayne’ Simmons, 72, passed away on Thursday, June 13, 2013, at the Guthrie County Hospital. Wayne...
View ArticleClean Water Day of Action: CCI members take their clean water demands where...
A statewide clean water day of action brought two dozen people from eight counties to two events in Des Moines, IA on June 18th. Two dozen members of Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (Iowa CCI)...
View ArticleRastetter withdraws factory farm permit application in Tama County
Summit Farms withdraws permit for giant factory farm after community opposition led to Tama county challenging Master Matrix score Summit Farms, owned by Iowa Regent president and corporate-political...
View ArticleIowa DNR still not enforcing Clean Water Act
One year ago this week, U.S. EPA released a powerful investigative report proving DNR’s factory farm program doesn’t meet the requirements of the federal Clean Water Act, yet nothing has changed Iowa...
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Time to Clean Up Branstad Administration of Farm Bureau “Pollution”
For months, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has stalled on signing a work plan agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to begin cracking down on factory farm...
View ArticleKeystone XL Pledge of Resistance Training July 27-28 in Des Moines
A San Francisco-based “environmental group with teeth” called the Rainforest Action Network will lead a two-day Keystone XL oil pipeline resistance training in Des Moines this weekend, from 9am-5pm...
View ArticleTop EPA officials traveled to Iowa yesterday for secret meeting with Branstad...
Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (Iowa CCI) members condemn secret meeting behind closed doors and demand all parties confirm involvement, topics of discussion, and any backroom deals made Top...
View ArticleTop Three Questions Branstad Must Answer About Secret Clean Water Act Meeting
Iowa CCI members demand to know which “stakeholders” and “regulated parties” were also present at secret Clean Water Act meeting between Governor Branstad’s office, the Iowa DNR, and U.S. EPA Iowa...
View ArticleEPA Director Gina McCarthy caves to key Governor Branstad demand
Whose Side is EPA Director Gina McCarthy On? Corporate Ag or Everyday Iowans? EPA chief’s public appearance at the Iowa Farm Bureau’s state fair picnic shelter tomorrow promoting failed policy of...
View Article20 IA Groups Join Clean Water Sign-on Letter to EPA/DNR
Twenty Iowa-based community, environmental, farm, and labor organizations join coalition sign-on letter calling on EPA/DNR to sign a strong Clean Water Act work plan Demonstration of broad-based,...
View ArticleU.S. EPA and Iowa DNR Sign Clean Water Act Work Plan to Regulate Factory Farm...
Long-Awaited Factory Farm Pollution Work Plan a Good First Step Forward Despite Branstad’s Political Interference Signed DNR/EPA agreement requires on-site inspections for all large factory farms,...
View ArticleFactory Farm Work Plan Must Be Strongly Implemented
Success of Deal Will Ultimately Be Measured In The Number of New Operating Permits Actually Issued to Factory Farm Polluters Iowa CCI members caution that Governor Branstad and the Iowa DNR cannot be...
View ArticlePayday Lending Costs Iowans $37 million a year, new report finds
Payday lending fees cost everyday Americans $3.4 billion every year, including $37 million in Iowa Iowa CCI members call on Iowa legislators to take action by passing interest rates caps The Center...
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