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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Iowa Newsletter for Saturday March 16, 2024 ( 1 items )  

Food & Water Watch: Iowa DNR Reports E. Coli Leading Cause of Iowa's Impaired Waters
DES MOINES, Iowa, March 16 (TNSres) -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following statement on March 15, 2024: * * * More than half of Iowa's assessed waters are impaired; E. coli, found in Iowa factory farms' 109 billion pounds of waste produced annually, is responsible for the majority * * * The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has released a draft 2024 303(d) Impaired Waters List for the state. The report is released every two years, as required under the Clean Water Act. Key  more