A smaller cattle feedlot in northeast Iowa likely polluted a creek for years during heavy rainfall, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The feedlot near Elma, owned by Curtis Fox, has about 650 cattle and is small enough that it’s not required to have a state-approved plan for managing its manure. It is, […] The post DNR discovers cattle feedlot that likely polluted creek for years appeared first on Iowa Capital Dispatch.
A man whose fertilizer tank ruptured while driving in Burlington did not report the spill, drove away and initially refused to help clean a creek it contaminated, DNR said.
Environmental groups recently asked the federal government to intervene in northeast Iowa, where ag pollution is believed to have contaminated scads of private wells with unhealthy concentrations of nitrate. Their petition mirrors one that sought the same help last year for southeast Minnesota, which has the same porous topography that makes its groundwater more prone […] The post Minnesota’s actions foreshadow potential farm regulations for Iowa appeared first on Iowa Capital Dispatch.
A man whose fertilizer tank ruptured while driving in Burlington did not report the spill, drove away and initially refused to help clean a creek it contaminated, DNR said.