Iowa Neighbors Question $100,000 Settlement for Red Oak Fertilizer Spill

'Water Defenders' group to review settlement over fish kill on Nishnabotna River - Radio Iowa

A group called the Nishnabotna Water Defenders will meet Sunday in Red Oak to review the recent settlement for last year’s fertilizer spill at Red Oak co-op that killed hundreds of thousands of fish. Last week, Iowa’s attorney general announced NEW Cooperative in Red Oak has agreed to pay a $50,000 penalty to settle the […]

Iowa neighbors question $100,000 settlement for Red Oak fertilizer spill

Two-hundred-fifty-thousand gallons of liquid nitrogen fertilizer were released from the NEW Cooperative plant into the East Nishnabotna River near Red Oak in March in 2024. It's agreed to a settlement that includes paying $50,000 to the State of Iowa and $50,000 to Montgomery County, but the Nishnabotna Water Defenders are satisfied with that consent order.WATCH KATRINA'S STORY BELOW Iowa fertilizer spill kills 750,000 fish; residents question $…

Nishnabotna Water Defenders to meet, discuss fertilizer spill settlement

(Radio Iowa) – A group called the Nishnabotna Water Defenders will meet Sunday in Red Oak to review the recent settlement for last year’s fertilizer spill at Red Oak co-op that killed hundreds of thousands of fish. Last week, Iowa’s attorney general announced NEW Cooperative in Red Oak has agreed to pay a 50-thousand dollar penalty to settle the case, plus another 50-thousand dollars will go to environmental conservation efforts in Montgomery Co…