Tuesday - November 26, 2024
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Mississippi Newsletter for Friday April 26, 2024 ( 1 items )  

Food & Water Watch: Iowa Fertilizer Spill Threatens Mississippi River
WASHINGTON, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following statement on April 25, 2024: * * * Latest spill comes amidst mounting calls for state and federal action on Iowa's agricultural water pollution crisis, linked to high cancer rates * * * On Wednesday, Iowa DNR reported that they were investigating a truck spill in the City of Burlington which released up to 700 gallons of ammonium phosphate on Monday, contaminating Hawkeye Creek, a tributary of the Mississippi Rive  more