Nishnabotna Water Defenders Condemn Settlement Over Major Fertilizer Spill

Settlement reached in Nishnabotna fish kill | The Red Oak Express

Attorney General Brenna Bird announced a settlement in the March 2024 fertilizer release from NEW Cooperative in Red Oak that caused a massive fish kill in the Nishnabotna.

Iowa facility that killed 750,000 fish with spill fined $50,000

A Red Oak, Iowa, facility that spilled 267,000 gallons of fertilizer resulting in the death of an estimated 750,000 fish has agreed to a settlement requiring a payment of a $50,000 fine.

Nishnabotna Water Defenders Condemn Settlement Over Major Fertilizer Spill

(Southwest Iowa) The Nishnabotna Water Defenders, a nonprofit based in southwest Iowa, are disappointed that the settlement issued by Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird with no public input represents a slap on the wrist to NEW Coop. This settlement does not require the coop to implement any new measures that will prevent future contamination. On March 11, 2024, NEW Cooperative, Inc. in Red Oak notified the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (D…