Sixty Iowa cities confront high nitrate levels in tap water

Nitrate pollution affects communities in Iowa ranging from the state’s largest cities to “many of its smallest,” says the Des Moines Register, “evidence of a contamination problem that reaches across the state.” The Register says 60 cities and towns “have battled high nitrate levels in their drinking water over the past five years,” according to state environmental… » Read More

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