Drainage tile unregulated path for farm nitrate pollution
The piece notes that buried drainage tiles accelerate nutrient runoff from farms into streams, with costs and yields driving adoption. Experts warn climate-driven wetter Midwest weather worsens pollution while regulation remains lax, and enthusiasts discuss bioreactors and buffers as partial fixes.
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Ers
Midwest
Laura Christianson
Department of Soil, Water and Climate
University of Minnesota
Iowa Environmental Council
Council
Michael Schmidt
Week in Iowa: court blocks immigration law and more
Recap links a federal judge blocking Iowa immigration enforcement, a Wall Lake trucker’s death by hypothermia tied to meth, a new cold case unit funded at 530000, bird flu across farms, steady unemployment at 2.8 percent, and polls showing Trump leading in Iowa. Also noted are Mercy Hospital liquidation plans and ongoing abortion law questions as the Iowa Supreme Court nears a decision.
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Iowa
Brenna Bird
8Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Wall Lake
David Schultz
Sac
Bird
Biden
Kim Reynolds
Petra Mujica
Mercy
Iowa City
Des Moines
Trump
Donald Trump
Des Moines Register
Mediacom Iowa
Joe Biden
Robert F. Kennedy Jr
Clarion
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
Iowa Supreme Court
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University of Iowa
Harold Beach
Taylor Township
Chris
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John Johnston
Upstate
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Johnston
U.S
Food Security Act
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
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South Dakota
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Missouri
John Torbert
Association
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi
Atchafalaya
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Dana Kolpin
U.S. Geological Survey
Central Midwest Science Center
Jones
Doug Doughty
Livingston County
Doughty
Mississippi River Basin
Ag & Water Desk
Agwaterdesk.org
Farmtotrouble
Barb
Maya Bell
Odds and Ends
Mercy Hospital
MercyOne
Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
Globe Gazette
Thegazette.com
Collins Mmunity Lfortorty Union
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Collins Community Credit Union
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