Tag Archives: Pesticides

Ramblings Of A Polluted Mind

After watching the video that Trish Nelson posted on here Thursday morning concerning Iowa’s heavily polluted waterways, I also ran into some stories concerning Trump administration’s recent efforts to  roll back rules that concern pollution or are adjacent to pollution in … Continue reading

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Iowa Cancer Summit Sheds Light

On Pesticides And Cancer Risks From Accountable Iowa The following came in our email Thursday concerning agricultural practices, pesticides and cancer: The Iowa Cancer Consortium is following through on one of the top priorities of their recently released Iowa Cancer … Continue reading

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New Study on Bee Colony Collapse

A new study indicates that identifying and resolving the environmental issues surrounding bee colony collapse disorder in the United States is more complicated than banning a class of insecticides (neonicotinoids) as has been suggested in social media and elsewhere. What … Continue reading

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