EWG releases report on Iowa water problems and buffer strips
February 04, 2015 |06:00 AM
Requiring farmers to plant 50-foot wide grass strips, or buffers, between cropland and streams would jumpstart progress toward cleaning Iowa’s dirty water while affecting only a handful of growers and a minuscule number of acres, according to a new report from Environmental Working Group.
▪ Environmental Working Group — Iowa’s Low-Hanging Fruit: Stream Buffer Rule = Cleaner Water, Little Cost
▪ Environmental Working Group — Iowa’s Low-Hanging Fruit: Stream Buffer Rule = Cleaner Water, Little Cost