Iowa Environmental Council launches project on relationship between cancer, environment

In Iowa, Researchers Press for More Scrutiny of the Link Between Big Ag and Cancer Risk

The partnership aims to fill a research gap with statewide listening sessions and a review of the scientific literature.

Iowa Environmental Council launches project on relationship between cancer, environment

The Iowa Environmental Council and the Harkin Institute launched an initiative to explore the relationship between environmental risk factors and cancer rates in Iowa.

We’re Exposed To Chemicals And Pollution Daily. Now, Scientists Are Linking It All To Our Health. - Data Intelligence

In the 1990s, a quaint town called Hinkley in the Mojave Desert saw a sudden spike in cancer and kidney disease. Thanks to Erin Brockovich, the health troubles were eventually linked to a dangerous chemical in nearby wastewater ponds that was contaminating the town’s drinking water. Two decades later, lead-contaminated drinking water in Flint, Michigan exposed tens of thousands of children to dangerous levels of the mineral, putting them at risk…