New Report Sparks Questions and Controversy Over Possible Causes for Iowa “Cancer Crisis”

Binge drinking doubted as cause of Iowa’s rising cancer incidence.

Water Depletion: A Pivotal Concern In Mexico’s 2024 Election

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By Zara Gounden, Circle of Blue - February 7, 2024 Serious…

“We Can’t Sit Back” – Amid Polluted Water and Climbing Cancer Rates, Iowa Eyes Farm Chemicals

Health authorities react to rampant fertilizer and pesticide contamination in water.

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New Report Sparks Questions and Controversy Over Possible Causes for Iowa “Cancer Crisis”

Binge drinking doubted as cause of Iowa’s rising cancer incidence.

Water Depletion: A Pivotal Concern In Mexico’s 2024 Election

/
By Zara Gounden, Circle of Blue - February 7, 2024 Serious…

“We Can’t Sit Back” – Amid Polluted Water and Climbing Cancer Rates, Iowa Eyes Farm Chemicals

Health authorities react to rampant fertilizer and pesticide contamination in water.

Year in Water, 2023

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Push to Turn Farm Manure into Renewable Energy Draws Concerns

Billions in Taxpayer-funded incentives for new, loosely regulated U.S. energy sector.

Will Energy From Manure Help or Harm Water Quality in Michigan?

Chevron and two utilities are building big methane biodigesters on the state’s largest dairies.

US Regulators Order Minnesota to Clean Up Nitrate Contaminated Water

EPA acts to limit an “imminent” health threat

EPA Restarts Assessment of Health Risks from Nitrate in Water

The agency will evaluate the hazards from agriculture’s primary water pollutant

“What We’re Up Against” – North Dakota Towns Fight Farm Bureau to Keep Water Clean

Tiny Pelican Township gets dragged into national campaign to upend local zoning rules.