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Sierra Club Iowa Chapter v. Iowa Department of Natural Resources

Filing Date: 2021

Case Categories: States > Iowa

Principal Laws:

Iowa Code

Iowa Administrative Code

Description: Sierra Club Iowa Chapter challenged Iowa DNR’s approval of a nutrient management plan for an open feedlot due to errors in nitrogen and phosphorous calculations.

Sierra Club Iowa Chapter v. Iowa Department of Natural Resources

Docket number(s): N/A Court/Admin Entity: N/A

CASE DOCUMENTS:

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FILING DATE TYPE SUMMARY
03/08/2021 Written Public Comments Iowa Environmental Council submitted comments to Iowa DNR on the Nutrient Management Plan submitted by Supreme Beef, LLC.
03/08/2021 Written Public Comments Larry Stone submitted written comments to Iowa DNR in opposition to the proposed Nutrient Management Plan for Supreme Beef, LLC.
03/08/2021 Written Public Comments Steve Veysey submitted written comments to Iowa DNR in opposition to the proposed Nutrient Management Plan for Supreme Beef, LLC.
05/04/2021 Corrections Corrections to 3/8/21 written comments from Steve Veysey to Iowa DNR in opposition to the proposed Nutrient Management Plan for Supreme Beef, LLC.
05/06/2021 Request
Steve Veysey submitted a request for clarification and
justification to DNR for its responses to the 3/8/21 public comments
05/07/2021 Written Public Comments Sierra Club Iowa Chapter submitted written comments to Iowa DNR in opposition to the proposed Nutrient Management Plan for Supreme Beef, LLC.
05/07/2021 Petition Sierra Club Iowa Chapter petitioned Iowa DNR to reverse its decision and deny approval of Supreme Beef, LLC’s Nutrient Management Plan.
05/07/2021 Appendices Appendices to Sierra Club Iowa Chapter’s 5/7/21 petition for review
09/23/2021 Petition Sierra Club Iowa Chapter filed a petition for judicial reviewseeking a reversal of Iowa DNR’s approval of Supreme Beef, LLC’s Nutrient Management Plan.

 

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Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement and Food and Water Watch v. Iowa

Filing Date: 2019

Case Categories: States > Iowa

Principal Laws:

Public Trust Doctrine 

Clean Water Act 

Iowa Code  

Iowa Admin. Code  

Iowa Constitution

Description: Iowa Citizens filed suit against the State of Iowa for violating rights under the public trust doctrine to clean water in the Raccoon River. 

Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement and Food and Water Watch v. Iowa  

Docket number(s): 19-1644

Court/Admin Entity: Supreme Court of Iowa

CASE DOCUMENTS:

FILING DATE TYPE SUMMARY
01/03/2020 Amicus Brief Agricultural Legal Defense Fund filed amicus curiae brief in favor of Defendants-Appellants 
01/14/2020 Amicus Brief Agricultural associations filed amicus curiae brief in favor of Defendants-Appellants 
01/21/2020 Amicus Brief Law professors filed amicus curiae brief in favor of Plaintiffs-Appellees 
01/21/2020 Amicus Brief Gulf Organized Fisheries in Solidarity and Hope, Inc. & Mississippi Commercial Fisheries United, Inc. filed amicus curiae brief in favor of Plaintiffs-Appellees 
01/31/2020 Amicus Brief Water Works Trustees of the City of Des Moines, Iowa filed amicus curiae brief in favor of Plaintiffs-Appellees 
01/31/2020 Amicus Brief Iowa Farmers Union filed amicus curiae brief in favor of Plaintiffs-Appellees 
02/04/2020 Final Brief Defendants-Appellants appealed the district court’s denial of its motion to dismiss  
02/04/2020 Final Reply Brief Defendants-Appellants filed reply brief