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Farm Bill politics collide with Iowa's cancer and pollution crisis
Original: WATCH: Farm Bill politics and Iowa’s cancer and pollution crisis
Iowa is facing a growing cancer and water pollution crisis, and new reporting links the problem to Farm Bill politics. Agricultural policy decisions and the interests that shape them are being scrutinized for their role in allowing farm runoff and related contamination across the state. The coverage is drawing attention to how national farm legislation affects public health in rural communities.
Why now: Ongoing concern over Iowa's high cancer rates and agricultural water pollution has put Farm Bill policy decisions under public scrutiny.
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