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Nina Elkadi

Iowa City, Washington, D.C., United States

Contributor at Freelance

Iowan writing about ag & water. find me in @CivilEats @insideclimate @Barn_Raising @NatGeo and more.

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Articles

  • In Iowa, Researchers Press for More Scrutiny of the Link Between Big Ag and Cancer Risk

    2 weeks ago | sentientmedia.org | Nina Elkadi

    Iowa has a cancer problem: over 20,000 people are expected to be diagnosed with cancer in the next year, with over 6,000 likely to die from the disease. One of the most frequently cited reports in the state is produced by the Iowa Cancer Registry, which has historically refrained from mentioning agriculture as a potential factor in increasing cancer risk.

  • Manure Contributes to Toxic Byproducts in Drinking Water

    4 weeks ago | sentientmedia.org | Nina Elkadi

    Approximately 122 million people are exposed to potentially toxic byproducts in their drinking water. The possibly toxic mix is the result of organic material, like manure, interacting with disinfectants in the treatment process.

  • Iowa Dairy Manure Spill Kills Over 100,000 Fish in 10-Mile Stretch of Dry Run Creek

    1 month ago | sentientmedia.org | Nina Elkadi

    On March 10, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources received two phone calls. One caller phoned to complain that manure runoff was entering a tributary of Dry Run Creek, a waterway that provides vital habitat for fish and other wildlife in Winneshiek County, Iowa. The other caller described dead fish downstream. A few days later on March 13, the DNR reported the manure spill but did not name its source.

  • As Trump Stands Firm on Tariffs, USDA Signals Possible Relief for Farmers

    1 month ago | sentientmedia.org | Nina Elkadi

    News During Iowa visit, Secretary Brooke Rollins signaled the administration would consider financial relief for farmers. News • Policy • Trump 2.0 In announcing his tariff plan on March 2, President Donald J. Trump had few words for farmers: “Have fun!” he wrote on the social media platform he owns, Truth Social.

  • The Beef Industry Knew Its Climate Impact as Early as 1989 - and Worked to Obfuscate the Science

    1 month ago | sentientmedia.org | Nina Elkadi

    In a new paper, University of Miami Professor Jennifer Jacquet and a team of researchers argue that the industry-funded National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) knew about the harms of beef production on climate change as early as 1989 and worked to obfuscate the science. In a subsequent paper, Jacquet and post-doctoral associate Loredana Loy trace how trade groups worked to incite doubt that consumers could make a difference, by choosing to eat less meat, on global climate emissions.

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Nina Elkadi
Nina Elkadi @ElkadiNina
10 Apr 25

RT @Sentient_Media: BREAKING: An Iowa dairy manure spill kills over 100,000 fish in a 10-mile stretch of Dry Run Creek. State records revea…

Nina Elkadi
Nina Elkadi @ElkadiNina
10 Apr 25

RT @greylmoran: I spoke with former and current EPA staff about new restrictions facing the agency's civil rights division. The staff are a…

Nina Elkadi
Nina Elkadi @ElkadiNina
8 Apr 25

RT @lisaelaineh: A reminder that I'm continuing to update this list of USDA programs my reporting has found have been frozen, unfrozen, and…