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Good morning from Turin, Iowa, RAGBRAI Day 1. Out today in Politico Magazine, @tomphilpott.bsky.social and I collabed to report a profile of Chris Jones, a Democrat running for secretary of agriculture in Iowa.
‘Cancer Doesn't Care What Party You Belong To’: Poisoned Water Is Turning This Rural State BluerDemocrats see an opening in rural states for the first time in decades. In Iowa, it’s about water.www.politico.comIf you get cancer from a pesticide that the EPA reviewed and doesn’t require a cancer warning for, you can’t sue that company. So what can you do? The High Court says you should petition the EPA. A multiyear side project while you’re getting chemotherapy infusions.
SCOTUS Says You Can’t Sue Pesticide Companies If You Get Cancer.This is what today’s Monsanto ruling means for you.cornbeltconfidential.substack.com