Sunday - March 29, 2026

Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Iowa

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Food & Water Watch: Iowa Factory Farms Penalized Less Than $750K For 10 Years Of Illegal Pollution, New Analysis Finds
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (TNSres) -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following news release: * * * New spill map details 10 years of regular pollution, low penalties at Iowa factory farms * * * Des Moines, IA -- In the past decade, Iowa factory farms have paid less than $750,000 in punitive penalties for 179 reported illegal manure spills into state waterways, finds a new analysis of Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) data released today by the national environmental group Food & Wate  more