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Iowa Factory Farms Exempt from Environmental Permitting Amid Water Crisis
Original: Amid Iowa’s Water Crisis, Factory Farms Get a Pass on Environmental Permitting
Iowa is facing a water quality crisis while large factory farms, a major source of nutrient runoff pollution, continue to receive exemptions from environmental permitting requirements. Reporting by Inside Climate News highlights the gap between the state's worsening water problems and the light regulatory touch applied to concentrated animal feeding operations, raising questions about agricultural lobbying power and enforcement priorities in the state.
Why now: Growing public concern over water quality in Iowa has put a spotlight on the state's permissive treatment of industrial agriculture.
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- Amid Iowa’s Water Crisis, Factory Farms Get a Pass on Environmental Permitting · Inside Climate News
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