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The Iowa Climate Change Advisory Council came to consensus on two greenhouse gas reduction scenarios and 56 policy options in their 469-page final report to the Governor and General Assembly released today during a news conference at the Iowa State Capitol...
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Today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reversed its vacatur of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR). CAIR was intended to regulate interstate emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) contributing to nonattainment areas for fine particulate and ozone. The Court vacated CAIR in July 2008, citing significant flaws in EPA’s regulations...
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) learned today that portions of Scott and Muscatine counties were declared in non attainment for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) daily standards for fine particle pollution, also known as fine particulate matter, or PM2.5...
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Facilities subject to Title V of the Clean Air Act must submit their emissions inventories for 2008 to the DNR Air Quality Bureau by March 31, 2009. These facilities are also required to report their 2008 greenhouse gas emissions...
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National and local reports published Monday, December 8, about toxic chemical releases and health risks to Iowa’s school children, raised concern in a number of communities. In response to this report the Iowa Department of Natural Resources has initiated an in-depth evaluation of the information...
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