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Agriculture practices killing Iowans
Kamyar Enshayan
Dec. 24, 2023 6:00 am
What is poisoning the blood of our country is the hate and fear Mr. Trump is spreading. He has no other idea. No one supports illegal immigration and yet Congress refuses to develop a coherent policy.
What is poisoning our blood here in Iowa is the unregulated and extreme use of nitrogen fertilizer, and the out-of-control use of poisonous pesticides — literally poisoning this American land — leading to reproductive health problems, some cancers and neurodevelopmental disorders among children. In Iowa, it is the unregulated massive livestock operations, polluting the air, poisoning the bloodstream of rural residents near them.
Kamyar Enshayan
Cedar Falls
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