Cedar Rapids Gazette: The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is being urged to reject changes proposed by the grocery industry that would deliver a “death blow” to Iowa’s 40-year-old bottle bill. The petition by Cleaner Iowa Inc. comes a day after Gov. Kim Reynolds extended her suspension of the bottle bill requirement for retailers to take back empty beverage containers as part of her administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. She suspended that requirement in March despite the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finding no evidence to suggest returning the containers through programs like Iowa’s bottle bill poses any threat to public health.