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Stretched Thin, Iowa Agency Issues Few Fines for Manure Pollution

The state’s environmental agency has the authority to investigate and issue fines for illegal spills, but lacks sufficient staff and resources.

By Nina B. Elkadi, Anika Jane Beamer

Factory Farms in Iowa Generate 110 Billion Pounds of Manure Per Year. No One Tracks Where It’s Going.

By Anika Jane Beamer, Nina B. Elkadi

As an Eastern Iowa Quarry Seeks to Quadruple Its Water Use, Residents Urge the State to Intervene

By Anika Jane Beamer

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