Feature
How a Billion-Dollar Dairy Plant Could Worsen Iowa’s Water Pollution
In Boone, Iowa, a cottage cheese plant is meant to feed the protein craze, but some residents are worried about the manure.
Industry•9 min read
Industry
Investigation
Meat Processing Plant Complaint Highlights Supply Chain Disruptions — And How the Meat Industry Isn’t Prepared
Supply chain disruptions may be on the rise throughout the industry for a host of reasons, including weather, labor issues and cybersecurity threats.
Food•4 min read
Feature
Iowa Food Companies Routinely Violate Water Pollution Permits — and Rarely Face Penalties
Sentient’s analysis finds 38 different agricultural companies were cited for noncompliance with NPDES permits, and only one was fined.
Industry•5 min read
News
EXCLUSIVE: Iowa Officials Quietly Fast-Tracked Legal Settlement With Major Meatpacker, Environmental Group Alleges
An email from the Iowa assistant attorney general revealed plans to file the settlement with the court later in the day to avoid media scrutiny.
Industry•4 min read
Iowa Environmental Services Employees Disgusted at Seaboard Triumph Foods Pork Plant Conditions
“It probably did wonders for your appetite,” one employee wrote to another after the slaughterhouse visit.
Climate•5 min read
News
Hundreds of Iowa Meatpacking Employee Visas Revoked
200 JBS employees from four countries are losing their U.S. work authorization.
Food•2 min read
Investigation
Iowa Dairy Manure Spill Kills Over 100,000 Fish in 10-Mile Stretch of Dry Run Creek
State records reveal a faulty manure control structure noted in previous inspections, and “freshly dead fish with some stranded gasping for air, manure on top of ice, and dirty flowing…
Food•4 min read
Reported
Iowa Slaughterhouse Routinely Pollutes Waterways With Excessive Waste, Advocacy Groups Allege
‘250,000 gallons of untreated beef processing waste’ flowed into the local water supply, the notice states.
Food•5 min read
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