Water Quality

Want Stronger CAFO Regulations? Then Let’s Stop SF 2370

Diane Rosenberg

Apr 102 min read

Want Stronger CAFO Regulations? Then Let’s Stop SF 2370

Iowa Legislators – remove a section of Iowa SF 2370 that would permanently prohibit the DNR from strengthening factory farm regulations.

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JFAN Calls Out DNR's Failure to Protect Iowans in Final Set of Chapter 65 Public Comments

Diane Rosenberg

Mar 134 min read

JFAN Calls Out DNR's Failure to Protect Iowans in Final Set of Chapter 65 Public Comments

JFAN's final comments called out the failure of the DNR to protect the public health of Iowans and the state's water quality.

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ACTION ALERT! Tell the DNR to Put Iowans First and Strengthen CAFO Regulations!

Diane Rosenberg

Feb 163 min read

ACTION ALERT! Tell the DNR to Put Iowans First and Strengthen CAFO Regulations!

DNR Accepting Public Comments on Chapter 65 until 4:30 pm Friday. February 23 Public Hearing Scheduled for Monday, February 19 from 1:30...

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ACTION ALERT: Stop Iowa Senate Study Bill 3103

Diane Rosenberg

Jan 292 min read

ACTION ALERT: Stop Iowa Senate Study Bill 3103

Senate Study Bill 3103 would discourage people from reporting possible CAFO violations to the Iowa DNR.

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TAKE ACTION - Public Comments Needed by Sept. 26 on Chapter 65 and the Regulatory Analysis!

Diane Rosenberg

Sep 20, 20234 min read

TAKE ACTION - Public Comments Needed by Sept. 26 on Chapter 65 and the Regulatory Analysis!

Tell the DNR that CAFO regulations must be stronger and to include public health and environmental costs in the Regulatory Analysis!

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Action Alert! Tell the DNR to Strengthen CAFO Regulations – Friday Deadline!

Diane Rosenberg

Jun 13, 20234 min read

Action Alert! Tell the DNR to Strengthen CAFO Regulations – Friday Deadline!

Iowa DNR is taking comments on revisions to CAFO rules and regulations. Tell the DNR to support stronger regulationis!

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Book Club with Dr. Chris Jones on The Swine Republic

Diane Rosenberg

Jun 1, 20232 min read

Book Club with Dr. Chris Jones on The Swine Republic

Dr. Chris Jones returns to Fairfield on June 27 to join a book club meeting on "The Swine Republic" at the Fairfield Public Library at 7 pm.

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UPDATE - The DNR Is Moving Forward with Executive Order Number Ten Revision of CAFO Regulations

Diane Rosenberg

May 5, 20236 min read

UPDATE - The DNR Is Moving Forward with Executive Order Number Ten Revision of CAFO Regulations

JFAN and Other Groups Met with the DNR to Understand What Lays Ahead by Diane Rosenberg | Executive Director The DNR is now continuing...

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Dr. Chris Jones in Fairfield May 16 for "The Swine Republic" Book Launch at Fairfield Public Library

Diane Rosenberg

May 5, 20232 min read

Dr. Chris Jones in Fairfield May 16 for "The Swine Republic" Book Launch at Fairfield Public Library

Dr. Chris Jones launches his refreshingly honest book, "The Swine Republic", during a May 17 book signing at the Fairfield Public Library.

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ACTION ALERT - Tell the DNR to Do Its Job and Protect Iowa's Water Quality! Deadline Extended

Diane Rosenberg

Sep 30, 20224 min read

ACTION ALERT - Tell the DNR to Do Its Job and Protect Iowa's Water Quality! Deadline Extended

DEADLINE EXTENDED - Tell the DNR you want them to strengthen CAFO regulations, not weaken them during their five year rules review.

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ACTION ALERT – Let the DNR Know How to Improve CAFO Rules

Diane Rosenberg

Sep 13, 20222 min read

ACTION ALERT – Let the DNR Know How to Improve CAFO Rules

Iowans have an opportunity to recommend changes to the rules that govern how CAFOs are regulated. The Iowa Department of Natural...

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Troubled Waters: Can Iowa Fix Its Water Quality Crisis?

Diane Rosenberg

Aug 15, 20224 min read

Troubled Waters: Can Iowa Fix Its Water Quality Crisis?

Dr. Chris Jones takes a deep look at Iowa's poor water quality during the Southeast Iowa Sierra Club's meeting, "Iowa's Troubled Waters."

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The Clean Water Act Just Turned 50. How Is It Doing?

Diane Rosenberg

May 4, 20225 min read

The Clean Water Act Just Turned 50. How Is It Doing?

by Diane Rosenberg, JFAN Executive Director Fifty years ago it became crystal clear that American’s waterways were in dire straits. Fires...

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Iowa: The Land of 751 Polluted Waterways

Diane Rosenberg

Mar 21, 20225 min read

Iowa: The Land of 751 Polluted Waterways

JFAN's in-depth analysis of the 2022 DNR Impaired Waters list.

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April 3 - Dr. Chris Jones on the Factory Farming/Water Pollution Connection

Diane Rosenberg

Mar 31, 20192 min read

April 3 - Dr. Chris Jones on the Factory Farming/Water Pollution Connection

Our Water At Risk Wednesday, April 3 at 7:30 pm Fairfield Public Library Free - donations welcome Iowa has some of the dirtiest waters in...

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Let's Have Jefferson County Adopt a Resolution Calling for a Factory Farm Moratorium

Diane Rosenberg

Apr 1, 20172 min read

Let's Have Jefferson County Adopt a Resolution Calling for a Factory Farm Moratorium

Since November, seven Iowa counties have either passed resolutions or written letters to the state legislature calling for a factory farm...

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Put Moratorium on CAFOs: JFAN Letter to the Editor in Fairfield Ledger

Diane Rosenberg | President and Executive Director

Mar 30, 20172 min read

Put Moratorium on CAFOs: JFAN Letter to the Editor in Fairfield Ledger

Webster, Allamakee, Winneshiek, Pocahontas, Dickinson and Buchanan*: What do these six counties have in common? Their recent call for a...

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“Why We Need a CAFO Moratorium”

Keynote Bill Stowe at the 2016 JFAN Annual Meeting

Diane Rosenberg

Sep 10, 20163 min read

“Why We Need a CAFO Moratorium” Keynote Bill Stowe at the 2016 JFAN Annual Meeting

Iowa has over 9,000 factory farms confining the vast majority of 20 million Iowa hogs and a record 754 water impairments, and those numbers

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Diane Rosenberg

Nov 23, 20134 min read

Coalition Notifies Iowa Factory Farm of Intent to File Clean Water Act Lawsuit over Repeated Manure

The sow facility, located in Van Buren County, Iowa near the Des Moines River, is one of the largest factory farms in Iowa, and annually pro

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Diane Rosenberg

Aug 1, 20071 min read

Area Violations

Runoff Fouls Stream after Field Application Manure runoff polluted an unnamed tributary of Stump Creek near Batavia in May according to a...

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