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Confinement Hog Farms Fuel a Public Health Crisis in Iowa: 'Nobody Wants to Admit this Is What’s Happening'
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Confinement Hog Farms Fuel a Public Health Crisis in Iowa: 'Nobody Wants to Admit this Is What’s Happening'
Iowa has the second-highest rate of cancer incidence in the United States, according to the Iowa Cancer Registry. The state is one of only a few in the country with a rising rate of new cancer cases. Many public health and environmental experts point to water quality as a leading cause of this public health crisis—a 2020 investigation by the Environmental Working Group found that Iowa has among the most widespread nitrate contamination of drinki…
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