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Downriver from the Red Oak Fertilizer Spill

By Karlee Liberty, Edited by Olivia Brien Aha, Relatives! By now, you may have heard about the fertilizer spill in Red Oak, Iowa, in early March. A hose valve left open at NEW Cooperative, Inc. leaked approximately 265,000 gallons of liquid nitrogen fertilizer into the East Nishnabotna River. The East Nishnabotna is a tributary that…

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