Iowa Groups Sue EPA over Contaminated Water Evaluations

Iowa groups sue EPA over contaminated water evaluations

Three environmental groups are suing the Trump administration over the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to remove seven Iowa waterways from the state’s Impaired Waters List. Food and Water Watch, the Iowa Environmental Council (IEC) and the Environmental Law and Policy…

Iowa groups sue EPA over contaminated-water evaluations

Three environmental groups are suing the Trump administration over the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to remove seven Iowa waterways from the state’s Impaired Waters List.

Iowa groups sue EPA over contaminated water evaluations - The Mexico Ledger

The Raccoon River near Walnut Woods State Park in West Des Moines on Oct. 2, 2025. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Three environmental groups are suing the Trump administration over the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to remove seven Iowa waterways from the state’s Impaired Waters List. Food and Water Watch, the Iowa Environmental Council (IEC)  and the Environmental Law and Policy Center are asking the U.S. District Court…

National and state environmental organizations are suing the E-P-A over last year’s decision to remove seven sections of Iowa rivers from the Impaired Waters List

National and state environmental organizations are suing the E-P-A over last year’s decision to remove seven sections of Iowa rivers from the Impaired Waters List. Parts of the Cedar, Des Moines, Iowa and Raccoon rivers were removed from the list used to identify bodies of water that don’t meet water quality standards. Iowa Environmental Council lawyer Michael Schmidt says the decision pushes back water quality improvements. “D-N-R doesn’t have …