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Nina Elkadi

Iowa City, Washington, D.C.
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An Iowa Fertilizer Plant Purchase Spurs Antitrust Concerns

An Iowa Fertilizer Plant Purchase Spurs Antitrust Concerns

Koch Industries wants to purchase a fertilize facility in Iowa; some farmers and lawmakers are concerned abou…

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The Iowa Trout Stream at the Center of a Feedlot Fight

The Iowa Trout Stream at the Center of a Feedlot Fight

Environmental groups and residents argue that the Supreme Beef CAFO has a faulty manure disposal plan that th…

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Farmers Are Overusing Fertilizer, and It's Poisoning Rural Water Supplies

Farmers Are Overusing Fertilizer, and It's Poisoning Rural Water Supplies

Overusing fertilizer means nitrates are on the rise in water supplies, and rural areas bear the brunt.

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A battle in rural Midwest as farmers fight carbon capture pipeline

A battle in rural Midwest as farmers fight carbon capture pipeline

By Nina Elkadi Kathy Stockdale and her husband have spent almost 50 years working the land in central Iowa. A…

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When It Comes to Worker Protections on Farms, ‘Big Ag Rules the Roost’

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By Nina Elkadi
| Civil Eats Verified
Unlock the Full Story with a Civil Eats Membership Expand your understanding of food systems as a Civil Eats member. Enjoy unlimited access to our groundbreaking reporting, engage with experts, and connect with a community of changemakers. An EMT who arrived at the scene called for help, according to a 45-minute 911 call reviewed by Colorado Public Radio, and told the operator they could not access the workers, who were unconscious 12 feet deep in the pit, because of the potential of gas exposure.
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‘Cancer Doesn't Care What Party You Belong To’: Poisoned Water Is Turning This Rural State Bluer

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By Tom Philpott, Nina Elkadi
| Yahoo Verified
This article was produced in collaboration with the Food & Environment Reporting Network, an independent, nonprofit news organization. MT. VERNON, Iowa — Chris Jones, the 65-year-old Democratic nominee for Iowa secretary of agriculture, stands at the edge of a pond on a 72-acre farm in eastern Iowa. "What you see here is how fertile Iowa is," he says, looking intently into the water. Massive bluegills dart about in the clear depths.
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Iowa Senator Catelin Drey Knows her State’s Cancer Crisis. She’s Living it.

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By Nina Elkadi
| The Rural News Network (RNN)
In January, State Senator Catelin Drey stood at a podium on the Senate floor in front of her colleagues representing all corners of Iowa. She told them that she was about to speak candidly on a topic both “personal and political.” Behind her, legislators and staffers appeared to be half-listening, looking at their laptops and flipping through papers. When she said that she had been diagnosed with uterine cancer, their heads shot up in astonishment.
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