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Nitrogen, phosphorus, chloride, oil and cyanide among the 371m lb of pollutants released by just 41 plants in five years

Important announcement from Jefferson County Farmers & Neighbors, Inc. (JFAN) Thirteen Environmental Organizations Petition EPA to Take Action on Nitrate Pollution in Iowa’s Drinking Water After the state's Environmental Protection Commission voted to adopt the revised and weakened Chapter 65 CAFO rules on April 16, the Iowa Environmental Council, along with 12 other groups, petitioned…

Environmental groups recently asked the federal government to intervene in northeast Iowa, where ag pollution is believed to have contaminated scads of private wells with unhealthy concentrations of nitrate.

Environmental groups recently asked the federal government to intervene in northeast Iowa, where ag pollution is believed to have contaminated scads of private wells with unhealthy concentrations of nitrate. Their petition mirrors one that sought the same help last year for southeast Minnesota.

Environmental groups recently asked the federal government to intervene in northeast Iowa, where ag pollution is believed to have contaminated scads of private wells with unhealthy concentrations of nitrate. Their petition mirrors one that sought the same help last year for southeast Minnesota, which has the same porous topography that makes its groundwater more prone […] The post Minnesota’s actions foreshadow potential farm regulations for Iowa appeared first on Iowa Capital Dispatch.