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Tag: nitrates

Posted inEnvironment

‘A public health crisis in the making’: Agriculture pollutes underground drinking water in Minnesota. Well owners pay the price.

by Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest January 12, 2023January 23, 2023

More than 1 million Minnesotans drink from private wells but few know if their water is safe, experts said.

Posted inEnvironment, IowaWatch, The Lead Story

Central Iowa’s drinking water caught between climate change and farming

by Mark Schapiro / Public Health Watch and the Investigative Reporting Workshop December 14, 2021
Posted inEnvironment, IowaWatch

South Dakota Waterways Serve As Dumping Grounds For Human, Industrial, Ag Wastes

by Bart Pfankuch/South Dakota News Watch August 24, 2018January 23, 2023
Posted inEnvironment, IowaWatch

Report Highlights Nitrate Contamination In Drinking Water Across The U.S.

by Paul Feldman/FairWarning October 17, 2017January 23, 2023
Posted inHealth, IowaWatch, The Lead Story

Cedar Falls Fights Drinking Water Nitrates Battle

by Elise Leasure, Sabine Martin and Katherine Mauss/IowaWatch and Cedar Falls Tiger Hi-Line June 2, 2017January 23, 2023
Posted inEnvironment, Health

Crisis in our wells: Iowa’s private well water often goes untested, presenting unknown health risks

by Lauren Shotwell/IowaWatch.org December 21, 2016January 23, 2023

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