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How Big Ag Pollutes America’s Waters and Makes Money Doing It
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Crop production practices that limit nutrients are largely ignored.
In Iowa, a Tale of Politics, Power, and Contaminated Water
Lawmakers silence Chris Jones, a prominent University of Iowa water quality
U.S. Pushes Farmers to Develop A New Crop: Energy
But more heavily fertilized corn and more manure for methane raises worries about water pollution.
U.S. Counts on “Climate-Smart” Farms to Slow Global Warming
But skeptics assert change in practices could increase risk to water and health.
New U.S. Climate Law Will Make Water Contamination Worse
Billions in clean energy incentives rely on raw materials from polluting corn and livestock.
Opposition to CAFOs Mounts Across the Nation
Toxic manure discharges from large livestock operations is major source of water pollution.