Bipartisan momentum grows as climate bill passes Senate
Art Cullen notes growing bipartisanship as the Growing Climate Solutions Act clears the Senate 92 to 8 with Biden support. The measure would create a science based framework for carbon credits, allowing polluters to buy offsets from farmers and foresters, amid debate over carbon sequestration and market risk.
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Iowa
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D-N.m
John Hoeven
R-N.d
Asia
Art Cullen
Storm Lake Times
Washington Post
Community Letter Calls for Action on Iowa Water Pollution
A community letter urges all Iowans to read a Scott McFetridge AP article and demand action against nitrate pollution. It criticizes voluntary farming methods, tiling, and CAFOs, advocates buffer strips and cover crops, and proposes compensating farmers for ecological practices. It links polluted drinking water to broader environmental consequences.
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NIL Pay Sparks Wild Ride in College Sports
An explainer on Name Image and Likeness rules and the coming era of NIL compensation in college athletics. The piece questions how pay will be allocated, who benefits, and whether reforms will be fair to non athletes while maintaining education as the core value.
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Back alley or sterile room abortion debate in Iowa
Norman Sherman argues that state and federal lawmakers effectively practice medicine without a license by dictating abortion access. He recalls a pre Roe v Wade back alley abortion experience, condemns misinformation from legislators, and urges respect for a woman's choice over abortion versus unplanned motherhood.
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