Water Contamination From Ag Is a Top Issue in Iowa Midterms
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With polluted waterways and rising cancer rates, many Iowa voters will be choosing candidates based on their plans to address the problem.

A new report, published in March by the Iowa Environmental Council and the Harken Institute, attributes 80 percent of the rivers’ contamination to the agriculture industry, and links nitrate pollution to many negative health outcomes, including cancer. Iowa has the second-highest rate of new cancer cases in the country and is one of only three […]

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