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DES MOINES, Iowa — Several hundred Iowa residents gathered in the state capital this week, calling on public officials – and each other
This story was originally published by The New Lede.
Agricultural operations across Iowa are a leading cause of significant water pollution problems in the state, posing dire risks to public
An analysis by Investigative Midwest found that a substantial share of Iowa’s rivers and lakes labeled as impaired have remained in poor condition for at least a decade, highlighting persistent pollution risks for swimmers, boaters, and others who regularly use these waters.
Trump’s rapid dismantling of federal agencies is disrupting key government oversight functions. Critics say cuts at the EPA will stall investigations into industrial ag pollution in marginalized communities.
The governor has slammed the lawsuit as harmful to farmers, firing his energy secretary for attending a hearing, while experts push for stricter pollution controls.
Donald Trump has promised a transformational second term. Change is coming to almost every aspect of American policy.
No matter who had won the election, Investigate Midwest was poised to
Communities in Missouri have been fighting the expansion of large-scale livestock operations in the state for years. But a controversial pair of bills moving through the state legislature would make community oversight of those farms even harder.
A consumer information booklet produced by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources lists potential contaminants that include nitrate, bacteria, sulfur, fluoride, arsenic, lead and radionuclides, which are carcinogenic radioactive elements that occur as uranium and thorium isotopes decay.
A major environmental threat has emerged as factory farms take over more and more of the nation’s livestock production: Pollution from the waste produced by the immense crush of animals. Iowa has more of the massive livestock feeding lots, known as concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs, t
