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Many Nebraskans Still Under Threat of High Nitrate in Drinking Water

In 2023, nearly 29,000 households scattered across rural Nebraska received postcards instructing them how to get their drinking water tested, free of charge, for a harmful contaminant state policymakers have been aware of for decades. It was the state’s largest-ever …

Iowa Supreme Court Rejects Water Utility’s Effort Against Drainage Districts

A divided Iowa Supreme Court on Jan. 27 upheld a legal doctrine going back 100 years that protects agriculture drainage districts against lawsuits. The ruling presents an obstacle for the Des Moines Water Works, which is pursuing a lawsuit in …

Case Before Iowa Supreme Court Pits Water Supplier Against Farmers

The Iowa Supreme Court heard arguments and must now decide whether to weigh in on a federal lawsuit that pits the water supplier to 500,000 central Iowa residents against upstream farmers accused of contaminating rivers with nitrates from crop fertilizer. …