New study finds elevated nitrate levels in Eastern Iowa tap water

As water pollution concerns grow in Iowa, so do fertilizer industry profits

The net earnings of North America’s top fertilizer producers raise questions about who benefits most from fertilizer use, an advocacy group says.

New Research Reveals The Fertilizer Companies Profiting Off IA Nitrate Pollution

Des Moines, IA — Amidst growing calls for industrial agriculture pollution regulation, new research released today by the environmental group Food & Water Watch reveals how fertilizer corporations are profiting off worsening nitrate-driven water pollution and cancer crises in Iowa. Nitrogen fertilizer use and water pollution have increased in lockstep since Iowa’s voluntary Nutrient Reduction Strategy was introduced in 2013, purportedly to reduc…

New study finds elevated nitrate levels in Eastern Iowa tap water

An independent study of tap water in five eastern Iowa communities found nitrate levels below the federal limit but above a threshold researchers say could pose