Iowa Attorney General Settles DNR Cases for Agri Star and Nishnabotna River Pollution

Postville beef and poultry plant pays $50,000 penalty for wastewater issues - Radio Iowa

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird says a northeast Iowa facility that produces kosher beef, chicken and turkey has agreed to pay a $50,000 penalty to settle a lawsuit over 60 wastewater violations. The attorney general says Agri Star Meat and Poultry in Postville is responsible for toxic ammonia concentrations in nearby Hecker Creek and has […]

Iowa Attorney General settles DNR cases for Agri Star and Nishnabotna River pollution

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced Wednesday she has settled environmental cases involving a meat processing facility and a farmers cooperative, both of which had polluted Iowa waters.

Agri Star fined $50,000 for wastewater violations

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird said the kosher meat and poultry processor exceeded permitted limits approximately 60 times in recent years.

Postville beef and poultry plant pays $50,000 penalty for wastewater issues

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird says a northeast Iowa facility that produces kosher beef, chicken and turkey has agreed to pay a $50,000 penalty to settle a lawsuit over 60 wastewater violations. The attorney general says Agri Star Meat and Poultry in Postville is responsible for toxic ammonia concentrations in nearby Hecker Creek and has failed to submit timely reports about wastewater problems. The company has a wastewater tre…