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

Matt Wechsler's new documentary, The Jungle, premieres in Fairfield, Iowa as a special Earth Week event.