Former Polk County Administrator John Norris and Harkin Institute Director of Wellness and Nutrition Adam Shriver will present the science behind the CISWRA report's findings as well as discuss policies Iowa must implement to adequately address our water quality crisis and the politics involved in doing so. 

Tell Congress Vote NO on the PERMIT Act and protect the Clean Water Act!

Water pollution is in the news this summer. High nitrate levels are affecting drinking water in Central Iowa, a new Polk County water quality report links 80% of nitrate pollution to agriculture, and too many beaches are unswimmable just when we need to cool off in this blistering heat. Given all that, I thought this is a good time to spotlight some of the ways I see Iowa's state government failing us.

The EATS Act is back – renamed the Food Security and Farm Protection Act, S. 1326 – and it’s no different than the original, dangerous EATS (Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression) Act first introduced in 2023 by Rep. Ashley Hinson.

89% of Iowans oppose the Cancer Gag Act, but the IA Senate is moving the bill forward. SF 394 would protect chemical companies from lawsuits