America’s Big Agriculture Problem Is Getting Worse

Nitrate from fertilizer and manure befouls countless waterways and kitchen taps across the US. But unlike other big polluters, from petroleum to plastics, Big Agriculture has largely avoided responsibility for its dirty footprint. In no state is this arguably clearer than Iowa, where the...

19 min - Food & Drink - Bloomberg Originals

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