Iowa Governor's Race Turns on Water Quality as Farmers Press Cancer-Rate Concerns

3 articles · Updated · NPR · Jul 27

Water quality has emerged as a central issue in Iowa’s toss-up governor’s race, pushing environmental and farm policy into the campaign’s core debate.
Farmers are driving that shift by reviving longstanding concerns over polluted water and agriculture’s role in efforts to lower the state’s cancer rates.
The focus ties a local environmental problem to broader questions about how Iowa’s farm economy should balance production, public health and cleanup responsibilities.

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