Groups urge EPA to protect drinking water in northeast Iowa
Iowa environmental groups petition the EPA to use emergency authority to curb nitrate contamination from farm runoff in the Driftless region. The move comes after the Iowa Environmental Protection Commission approved largely unchanged rules governing animal feeding operations amid calls for tougher protections.
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Minnesota
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Iowa Environmental Protection Commission
Environmental Protection Commission
Big Ag
Alicia Vasto
Iowa Environmental Council
EPA
University of Iowa
The
Gazette
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Michael Schmidt
Washington County
Southeast Iowa Union
Timeline of feeding operation rule changes in Iowa
A sequence from Sept to April outlines Iowa rulemaking on Chapter 65 for animal feeding operations. Agricultural groups push back on karst terrain requirements, DNR staff exchange drafts, Gov Reynolds staff weigh in, and an adjusted Chapter 65 moves toward formal rule making. Public hearings occurred in February, and the Environmental Protection Commission unanimously approved the rules, taking effect in June.
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Iowa
Iowa Environmental Protection Commission
DNR
EPC
Kim Reynolds
DNA
Iowa Cattlemen’s Association
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Iowa Pork Producers Association
North Central Poultry Association
Department of Natural Resources
Kelli Book
Book
DNR General Counsel
Legal Services Bureau
Tamara McIntosh
McIntosh
Nate Ristow
Ristow
Kayla Lyon
Reynolds
Environmental Protection Commission
Tammie Krausman
The
Gazette
Krausman
Governor’s Office
Ill
Bayer pushes state bills to shield roundup claims
Bayer and allies lobby in Iowa Missouri and Idaho seeking legal shield from claims that Roundup causes cancer. The bills would bar lawsuits against pesticide makers if labels meet EPA rules, risking broader product liability limits and sparking opposition from farmers lawyers and public health advocates.
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Bayer
Des Moines
Iowa
Missouri
Idaho
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Matt Clement
Jefferson City
EPA
Jess Christiansen
Missouri House
Muscatine
Iowa City
Associated Press
Christiansen
Roundup
St. Louis
North America
Monsanto
Modern Ag Alliance
International Agency For Research On Cancer
World Health Organization
California
Andrew Mertens
Iowa Association For Justice
Organization For Trial Lawyers
Jonathan Cardi
Wake Forest University School of Law
Senate
John Gilbert
Iowa Falls
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Center For Food Safety
Environmental Law & Policy Center
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Food & Water Watch
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Iowa Citizens For Community Improvement
Izaak Walton League of America
Sierra Club Iowa
Socially Responsible Agriculture Project
Iowa Coldwater Conservancy
Trout Unlimited
Tom Mohan
Cedar Rapids
Rich Gradeville
Johnston
Gradeville
Eldon
Erin
Jordan
Thegazette
Dane Diehl
U.S
China
Diehl
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