Water advocates press for federal action on Iowa nitrate pollution
Clean water supporters urged border action by state and federal agencies over nitrogen and phosphorus runoff in the Mississippi and Iowa waters. They called for EPA to set numeric limits, assess pollution, and require nutrient reduction plans while Iowa thumbs its voluntary approach with farm signups and demonstration projects.
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Rebecca F. Miller
Dysart
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Matt Rota
Gulf Restoration Network
MRC
Susan Heathcote
Iowa Environmental Council
Bill Northey
Missouri to pay $9 million in Iowa student's lake death
Missouri will pay $9 million to the family of Brandon Ellingson, a 20-year-old Iowan who drowned in Lake of the Ozarks in 2014 after being handcuffed by trooper Anthony Piercy during a boating while intoxicated stop. The settlement ends a federal suit, with Ellingson’s family alleging liability by the state and the trooper. Piercy faces involuntary manslaughter charges and is on unpaid leave as a hearing nears.
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Post-Dispatch
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Anthony Piercy
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Randy Henry
Henry
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Star
Brandon
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