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Ag fertilizer runoff likely will force more drinking water restrictions. From @stateline.org, Kevin Hardy reports.
Ag fertilizer runoff likely will force more drinking water restrictions • Wisconsin Examiner
Iowa water bans are a sign of the state’s intensifying struggle with high nitrate levels in streams and rivers that supply drinking water.
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July 15, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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SCOOP: A leaked memo reveals a huge list of terms banned by the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service, including “climate,” “vulnerable,” and “safe drinking water.”

The department is responsible for monitoring crops to make sure they are not diseased and can be used for food.
I am sharing this with you, so you are aware of what is expected before submitting the agreements exceptions list due to the moratorium. The following list of key words must be used when evaluating all urgent and critical agreement subr before including them on the Exceptions Request to the Agreements Moratorium List. When evalua agreements, those entries that include these terms or similar terms cannot be submitted. This review will ensure that we maintain compliance with the Administration's EOS. DEI: search terms: equity OR DEI OR DEIA OR equitable OR inclusive OR BIPOC OR "people of color" OR disadvantaged OR "social justice" OR "environmental justice" OR underserved OR underrepresente justice40 OR "justice 40" OR lesbian OR gay OR bisexual OR pansexual OR transgender OR "non-bir "two-spirit" OR queer OR QT OR (diversity AND equity) OR (diversity AND accessibility) OR (diversit OR (diversity AND DEIA) OR (diversity AND inclusion) OR (diversity AND equitable) OR (diverse ANC (diverse AND accessibility) OR (diverse AND DEI) OR (diverse AND DEIA) OR (diverse AND inclusion AND equitable) OR inclusion OR accessibility OR accessible OR black OR indigenous OR asexual OR "non-conforming" OR trans OR vulnerable OR gender OR gendered OR *gender* CLIMATE: climate OR "climate change" OR "climate-change" OR "changing climate" OR "climate consulting" modeling" OR "climate models" OR "climate model" OR "climate accountability" OR "climate risk adaptation" OR "climate resilience" OR "climate smart agriculture" OR "climate smart forestry" OR "climatesmart" OR "climate science" OR "climate variability" OR "global warming" OR "carbon sequestration" OR "GHG emission" OR "GHG monitoring" OR "GHG modeling" OR "carb "emissions mitigation" OR "greenhouse gas emission" OR "methane emissions" OR "green infrastructure" OR "sustainable construction" OR "carbon pricing" OR "carbon markets" ENVIRONMENT/HOUSING: Clean-Energy: "clean energy" OR "clean power" OR "wind power" OR "nuclear energy" OR "nuclear power" OR "bioenergy" OR "biofuel" OR "biogas" OR "biomethane" OR "ethanol" OR "diesel" OR "aviation fuel" OR "pyrolysis" OR "energy conversion" Clean transportation: electric vehicle, hydrogen vehicle, fuel cell, low-emission vehicle Affordable Housing: "affordable housing" OR "affordable home" OR "low-income housing" OR "subsidized housing" OR "transitional housing" OR "housing affordability" OR "housing efficiency" OR "prefabricated housing" Pollution Remediation: "runoff" OR "membrane filtration" OR "microplastics" OR "water pollution" OR "air pollution" OR "soil pollution" OR "groundwater pollution" OR "pollution remediation" OR "pollution abatement" OR "sediment remediation" OR "contaminants of environmental concern" OR "CEC" OR "PFAS" OR "PFOA" OR "PCB" OR "nonpoint source pollution" Water infrastructure: "water collection" OR "water treatment" OR "water storage" OR "water distribution" OR "water management" OR "rural water" OR "agricultural water" OR "water conservation" OR "water efficiency" OR "water quality" OR "clean water" OR "safe drinking water" OR "field drainage" OR "tile drainage"
March 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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“Nitrate in the water distributed by one of Cedar Rapids' two treatment plants peaked at nearly 9 parts per million — the highest in at least 15 years, according to city and state data.”

www.thegazette.com/environment-...
Nitrate spiked in C.R. water this year
Some of the treated drinking water of Cedar Rapids had nitrate concentrations that approached a federal health limit for months. It might be a recurring problem.
www.thegazette.com
December 29, 2024 at 1:56 PM