Harkin Institute suggests new CAFO moratorium, increased monitoring to improve water quality

By: Cami Koons

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: March 6, 2026

Words: 725

Last Updated: 4 days, 2 hours ago

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The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement determined regulations on fertilizers, animal feeding operations and agricultural drainage, among other things are policies that would improve water quality and public health in Iowa.

The Harkin Institute released a policy report Friday as a follow-up to the comprehensive Polk County water quality report released this summer.

Adam Shriver, the institute’s director of wellness and nutrition policy, wrote in the report’s forward that it …

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