Health Iowa’s high cancer rate linked to nitrate, pesticides, PFAS and radon, new report finds The new analysis combines science on environmental risk factors with the lived experiences of Iowans battling cancer. By Nina Elkadi, Sentient Media / 31 Mar 2026
Environment Factory farms in Iowa generate 110 billion pounds of manure per year. No one tracks where it's going. Manure management planning could prevent fertilizer pollution. But an antiquated system isn’t doing enough to track manure, a former state employee says. By Anika Jane Beamer, Inside Climate News and Nina Elkadi, Sentient Media / 4 Dec 2025
Climate Change and Agribusiness Corn’s clean-energy promise is clashing with its climate footprint Corn dominates US farmland and fuels the ethanol industry. But the fertilizer it relies on drives emissions and fouls drinking water. By Ames Alexander, Floodlight / 4 Dec 2025
Environment WOTUS: A narrowing EPA definition is reshaping the Clean Water Act Many agricultural groups say they want a narrower scope when it comes to federal water regulations. By Brian Bienkowski, The New Lede / 15 May 2025
Environment Illegal manure pollution, and cancer, on the rise in Iowa A new report maps manure spills in Iowa, where factory farms produce 109 billion pounds of manure per year. By Nina Elkadi, Sentient Media / 17 Dec 2024
Agribusiness Amish farmers’ partnership with beef giant JBS produces manure mess Water pollution has been found in three counties in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan. By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue / 18 Nov 2024
