Nina B. Elkadi
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Editor at Large at Sentient reporting on water, labor, and agriculture.
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February 6, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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For six months in 2025, residents of Early, Iowa, found their water was unsafe to drink due to nitrate pollution. Early is far from alone, as small towns across rural America face tough questions. barnraisingmedia.com/what-happens...
What Happens When a Small Town Can’t Drink Its Water?
Nitrate pollution is straining small water facilities in Iowa, even when they have advanced filtration systems.
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February 2, 2026 at 3:30 PM
For six months in 2025, residents of Early, Iowa, found their water was unsafe to drink due to nitrate pollution. Early is far from alone, as small towns across rural America face tough questions. barnraisingmedia.com/what-happens...
"In 2015, Betanzo was among the earliest technical experts to warn that Flint’s switch to the Flint River without corrosion control posed a serious lead risk and urged her childhood friend, Mona Hanna-Attisha, to test the blood of local children." [email protected]
January 29, 2026 at 5:58 PM
"In 2015, Betanzo was among the earliest technical experts to warn that Flint’s switch to the Flint River without corrosion control posed a serious lead risk and urged her childhood friend, Mona Hanna-Attisha, to test the blood of local children." [email protected]
For half of last year, Early, Iowa's water was unsafe to drink due to low water levels — preventing them from being able to successfully run their nitrate-removal system.
On resident says leaving is the “cheapest” solution. “I’m not going to sit here and bang my head against the fucking wall.”
On resident says leaving is the “cheapest” solution. “I’m not going to sit here and bang my head against the fucking wall.”
What Does a Small Town Do When the Water Is Undrinkable?
Nitrate pollution is straining small water facilities in Iowa, even when they have advanced filtration systems.
sentientmedia.org
January 29, 2026 at 4:45 PM
For half of last year, Early, Iowa's water was unsafe to drink due to low water levels — preventing them from being able to successfully run their nitrate-removal system.
On resident says leaving is the “cheapest” solution. “I’m not going to sit here and bang my head against the fucking wall.”
On resident says leaving is the “cheapest” solution. “I’m not going to sit here and bang my head against the fucking wall.”
Some Friday manure management reading for you, out today with @ajbeamer.bsky.social in @insideclimatenews.org and @sentientmedia.org: IDNR issued CAFOs ~$570K in manure-related fines over 5 years — mostly for paperwork, not pollution — even as manure spills into waterways and nitrate levels spike.
Stretched Thin, Iowa Agency Issues Few Fines for Manure Pollution
The Department of Natural Resources division responsible for environmental oversight of 8,000 CAFOs hasn’t received a budget increase since 2016.
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January 23, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Some Friday manure management reading for you, out today with @ajbeamer.bsky.social in @insideclimatenews.org and @sentientmedia.org: IDNR issued CAFOs ~$570K in manure-related fines over 5 years — mostly for paperwork, not pollution — even as manure spills into waterways and nitrate levels spike.
Another Democrat has entered the Iowa Secretary of Agriculture race: Iowa Farmer Wade Dooley, an ISU grad who lives and farms in Albion.
January 13, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Another Democrat has entered the Iowa Secretary of Agriculture race: Iowa Farmer Wade Dooley, an ISU grad who lives and farms in Albion.