DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 7 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Air quality permits for review, published 08/07/2025 * DES MOINES - The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans' health and the air where we live. DNR's permitting staff review the applications to ensure facilities comply with state and federal air quality standards. The public has the right and is encouraged to comment on  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 7 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * DNR unveils new state park-inspired playscape at Iowa State Fair * DES MOINES - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is introducing a new hands-on attraction at the Iowa State Fair: the Conservation Discovery Area, located at the historic DNR Building. This new playscape offers fairgoers of all ages a chance to experience elements from two well-known Iowa state parks-- Ma  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 7 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Environmental Protection Commission meeting agenda * DES MOINES - The Environmental Protection Commission (EPC) of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will have their monthly business meeting August 19. The meeting is open to the public. The meeting starts at 10:00 a.m. at the Iowa DNR Building, Walnut Woods Conference Room, 6200 Park Ave, Des Moines. The public can al  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Celebrates Another 100 Days with 100 More Pro-Environmental Actions Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin shared 100 additional environmental actions EPA has taken in the last 100 days to recognize 200 Days of providing clean air, land, and water for all Americans under President Donald Trump's leadership. This includes funding to address lead in drinking  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen American Biomanufacturing * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) introduced the Biomanufacturing and Jobs Act to expand domestic manufacturing of renewable, biobased products - materials made from agricultural commodities like Iowa-grown corn and soybeans - in orde  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Pushes to Remove Regulatory Roadblocks, Expand Consumer Access to Homegrown Biofuels * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, is working to eliminate unnecessary barriers and make it easier for Americans to fuel their vehicles with homegrown E15. She introduced her bipartisan Ethanol for America Act with Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), which w  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following floor remarks ahead of the nomination of Jeanine Pirro for U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia: * * * One of the next two votes will be for Ms. Pirro [and] her nomination for U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. Ms. Pirro is a trailblazer. It's shameful for Democrats to oppose this trailblazing woman. Her qualifications speak for themselves. She graduated fro  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Ernst, Klobuchar Introduce Legislation to Expand Consumer Access to Homegrown Biofuels * BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - Senate Agriculture Committee members Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), along with the committee's Ranking Member, Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), introduced the bipartisan Ethanol for America Act to make it easier for Americans to fuel their vehicles with homegrown E15.  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Grassley, Cortez Masto, Pfluger and Panetta Call for Action on Illicit Xylazine Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Reps. August Pfluger (R-Texas) and Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) co-authored an op-ed in The Hill calling for immediate congressional action on their Combat  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Support Small Businesses in Rural Iowa * DES MOINES, IA -- Representatives Zach Nunn (IA-03) and John Mannion (NY-22) today introduced the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program Act, bipartisan legislation to support small businesses and spur job creation across rural Iowa. The Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program Act of 2025 would strengthen the U.S. Dep  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 7 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Online information available for Big Hollow Lake Water Quality Improvement Plan * MEDIAPOLIS - Iowans interested in the results of a DNR study to improve water quality in Big Hollow Lake in Des Moines County can view a presentation on the Iowa DNR's YouTube channel. Big Hollow Lake is on the state's list of impaired waters for high levels of algae, pH, and turbidity. The current st  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 7 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Water Summary Update: Iowa is drought free due to above-average rainfall in July * DES MOINES - Drought conditions improved statewide due to above-normal precipitation totals in July, according to the latest Water Summary Update. With more than double the expected precipitation, last month ranks as the second wettest July in 153 years of records, behind July 1993. Drought and abnor  more