WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Busted: Ernst Law Forces Washington to Come Clean on Billion-Dollar Boondoggles * Law arrives as Ernst exposes five additional boondoggles running $100 billion over budget WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst's (R-Iowa) Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act is now law, signed today by President Trump. It requires the federal government to publicly report every project that is $1 billion or more over budget or five or more years behind schedule. The law arrives more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 9 -- The Environmental Law and Policy Center issued the following news release: * * * October 08, 2026 EPA Finalizes Delisting of Impaired Iowa Waterways, Enviro Groups' Lawsuit Moves Forward EPA's about-face on the impairment status of Iowa drinking water sources ignores grave pollution risks and undermines public trust in agencies charged with safeguarding drinking water. IOWA--In response to a lawsuit by Food & Water Watch, the Iowa Environmental Council (IEC), and the Environmental Law & Policy Center (ELPC), th more PR