Archive - Corn Belt Confidential

Who's Violating?

Google but for violations

Jun 23 •

Trapped in a Factory Farm

A lawsuit alleges that three Guatemalan citizens, who came to the U.S. on J-1 visas, worked dangerous jobs under false pretenses.

Jun 5 •

May 2025

Drinking Water Is About to Get Worse

More rollbacks incoming.

May 14 •

Postcard from the Desert

Growing crops among the cacti.

May 2 •

April 2025

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

"...freshly dead fish with some stranded gasping for air, manure on top of ice, and dirty flowing water below ice..."

Apr 10 •

March 2025

"Moochants" of Doubt

The beef industry knew its climate impact as early as 1989 — and worked to obfuscate the science

Mar 31 •

What’s Driving Iowa’s Outlier Cancer Rate? It’s Complicated

In Iowa, a state with a population of around 3.2 million, around 6,000 people will die from cancer in a given year.

Mar 14 •

February 2025

Meat Industry Group Asks Trump To Deregulate Meatpacking and Factory Farms

Amid a deregulatory blitz, trade group pushes for rollback on environmental regulations, worker protections and food safety.

Feb 14 •

Venison Donated to Food Banks May Contain Lead. The NRA Could Be Why.

“I am afraid that if we had tried to 'hide' what we had learned...then press found out, we would be butchered like a fat buck!”

Feb 4 •

January 2025

81% of Meatpacking Workers at High Injury Risk, USDA Warns

Two new studies reinforce the fact that slaughterhouse jobs are among the most dangerous.

Jan 28 •

A Postcard from Louisiana

Visions from the swamp

Jan 3 •

December 2024

Mapping Illegal Manure Spills in Iowa

Pinpointing some of the contributors to Iowa's worsening water quality crisis

Dec 10, 2024 •

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