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Driftless Water Defenders push for clean water rights in Iowa
The Driftless Water Defenders hold a July 11 meeting in Elkader to press for a constitutional amendment recognizing water access as a fundamental right. Leaders Jim Larew and Chris Jones frame pollution as public wealth theft and outline steps to secure water rights despite political hurdles and funded trusts.
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Jim Laren
Freedom Bank
Elkader
Orlan Love
Monona
Bloody Run
DWD
Cess
Iowa
Jim Larew
Larew
State of
Chris Jones
University of Iowa
Jones
Library of Congress
Steve Veysey
Ames
Veysey
Laren
Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund
Driftless Water Defenders
DFD