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2025 P2 Intern Project requests now open

• 11/21/2024 1:53:00 PM
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Project requests are currently being accepted from companies interested in participating in the Iowa DNR’s 2025 Pollution Prevention (P2) Intern Program.

Iowa companies experience impressive economic and environmental outcomes through partnership with DNR P2 program

• 9/12/2024 11:26:00 AM
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Iowa companies have saved more than 120.2 million dollars since 2001 as a result of implementing environmental improvements recommended by interns with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ Pollution Prevention Intern Program.

Free Iowa Food Processors Pollution Prevention Roundtable Webinar on April 4

• 3/26/2024 3:44:00 PM
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Iowa’s food processing sector faces a unique set of environmental challenges. Water use is a critical part of operations and optimizing water treatment processes is a continuous improvement effort.

Iowa companies partner with DNR P2 intern program to enhance environmental performance

• 3/22/2024 5:07:00 PM
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DES MOINES – Ten Iowa businesses have teamed with DNR’s Pollution Prevention (P2) Intern Program this summer to increase the efficiency of their operations and reduce associated costs. 

Iowa companies achieve economic and environmental results through DNR P2 program

• 9/14/2023 4:11:00 PM
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DES MOINES — Iowa companies have saved more than 116.6 million dollars since 2001 as a result of implementing environmental improvements recommended by interns with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ Pollution Prevention Intern Program.

Several Iowa companies team with Pollution Prevention Interns, save resources and enhance environmental performance

• 6/8/2023 3:10:00 PM
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DES MOINES – Ten Iowa businesses have teamed with the Iowa DNR’s Pollution Prevention (P2) Intern Program this summer to increase the efficiency of their operations and reduce associated costs.

Iowa companies team with Pollution Prevention Intern Program, saving resources and enhancing environmental performance

• 6/16/2022 11:22:00 AM
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DES MOINES – Eight Iowa businesses have teamed with the Iowa DNR’s Pollution Prevention (P2) Intern Program this summer to increase the efficiency of their operations and reduce associated costs. 

Iowa companies team with Pollution Prevention intern program to boost profits, improve environmental performance

• 3/18/2021 12:07:00 PM
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DES MOINES – Seven businesses will team with DNR’s Pollution Prevention (P2) Intern Program this summer to increase efficiency of a system or process and reduce associated operating costs.

Register Now: Environmental Management System (EMS) Interactive Virtual Implementation Webinar Series

• 12/11/2020 1:10:00 PM
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Since 2014, Pollution Prevention Services has hosted various EMS In Depth workshops for Iowa environmental professionals that offers expert support in the development and continuous improvement of your EMS. This year, due to COVID -19, we are conducting a webinar series that in four 4-hour segments will walk you through the steps to implementing an EMS for your facility.

Iowa companies achieve economic and environmental results

• 12/10/2020 11:58:00 AM
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DES MOINES — Project requests are currently being accepted from companies interested in participating in the 2021 Pollution Prevention Intern Program which will run from June 1 to Aug. 13, 2021.

Register Now: Environmental Management System (EMS) Interactive Virtual Implementation Webinar Series

• 12/8/2020 7:42:00 PM
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Since 2014, Pollution Prevention Services has hosted various EMS In Depth workshops for Iowa environmental professionals that offers expert support in the development and continuous improvement of your EMS.

Three Iowa companies win regional pollution prevention award

• 8/13/2020 3:16:00 PM
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DES MOINES—The Iowa DNR is pleased to recognize the 2020 winners of a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency award, noting that three of the four companies are from Iowa and have previously worked with DNR’s Pollution Prevention program.

Iowa companies achieve economic and environmental results through innovative DNR program

• 9/19/2019 3:28:00 PM
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DES MOINES — Interns helped divert almost 21 tons of hazardous waste from the landfill and saved more than 13 million of gallons of water, a result of their environmental improvement recommendations for Iowa companies this summer.

P2 interns reduce environmental impact of 11 Iowa companies

• 10/4/2018 12:08:00 PM
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DES MOINES — Iowa students with the DNR’s 2018 Pollution Prevention Intern Program have recommended process and system improvements that could save Iowa companies more than $4 million annually.

EMS In Depth: Aspects/Impacts, Objectives/Targets & Internal Audits

• 7/2/2018 2:16:00 PM
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Since 2014, Pollution Prevention Services has hosted 1-day “EMS In Depth” workshops for Iowa environmental professionals. Due to popular demand, this workshop series continues and offers another step in the development of your environmental management system.

Iowa companies team with Pollution Prevention Intern Program to boost profits, improve environmental performance

• 2/22/2018 11:33:00 AM
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Eleven businesses will participate in DNR’s 2018 Pollution Prevention (P2) Intern Program. Upper-level college and university students work on-site at Iowa companies for 12- or 24-week paid internships to research solutions and implement pollution prevention strategies that will increase efficiency, reduce costs and help meet companies’ environmental goals. 

Iowa companies team with Pollution Prevention Intern Program to boost profits, improve environmental performance

• 4/27/2017 12:54:00 PM
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DES MOINES – Eleven businesses will participate in DNR’s 2017 Pollution Prevention (P2) Intern Program. Upper-level college and university students work on-site at Iowa companies for 12- or 24-week paid internships to research solutions and implement pollution prevention strategies that will increase efficiency, reduce costs and help meet companies’ environmental goals.

Iowa businesses and organizations can get updates on technical resources and more from the DNR’s P2 News

• 4/20/2017 12:36:00 PM
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DES MOINES — For more than 20 years, Iowa businesses and institutions have saved money and become environmental leaders by working with the DNR’s Pollution Prevention (P2) Services program. 

$1.6 million saved by Iowa companies through Pollution Prevention Intern Program

• 11/3/2016 2:15:00 PM
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DES MOINES — Iowa companies have saved more than $1.6 million dollars in the last year thanks to waste-reducing projects completed by 16 interns from the DNR’s Pollution Prevention (P2) Intern Program. Six of these 16 projects represent the final results of 24-week projects completed at the end of 2015. 

Iowa Companies Team with Pollution Prevention Intern Program to Boost Profits, Improve Environmental Performance

• 5/12/2016 12:44:00 PM
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DES MOINES – The Iowa DNR has selected 10 organizations to participate in its 2016 Pollution Prevention (P2) Intern Program. Upper-level college and university students work on-site at Iowa companies for 12- or 24-week paid internships to research solutions and implement pollution prevention strategies that will increase efficiency, reduce costs and help meet companies’  environmental goals.