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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 2024
Page
1
Erin Jordan reports from Eastern Iowa where Dan Voss uses cover crops to protect topsoil during heavy springs rains. Yet about a thousand U.S. farmers do not grow cover crops or employ conservation practices that reduce runoff amid increased synthetic fertilizer and manure use in the Upper Midwest.
Mississippi River farm runoff is driving a growing dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico with little slowing. The series from the Mississippi Age Water Desk shows upstream pollution as a growing issue, noting agricultural drainage tile as a main nutrient contributor.
Iowa Supreme Court prepares to decide this week whether to allow a six week abortion ban to take effect. The case challenges the 2023 law banning abortions after cardiac activity is detected, with limited exceptions for rape, incest, maternal life, or medical abnormalities. Abortion remains legal in Iowa up to about 20 weeks, amid a years long push by Republicans to tighten restrictions through legislation and court action. Chief Justice Susan Christensen spoke during oral arguments in Des Moines on April 11.
Cedar Rapids residents may vote on renewing the Physical Plant and Equipment Levy PPEL in September to fund school improvements across the district. The plan preserves current tax rates at about 13.90 per 1000 while funding projects including accessible playgrounds at Hiawatha Elementary.
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