The Raccoon River flows under the Bill Riley Trail Bridge in Des Moines on Sept. 2, 2025. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has withdrawn a January 2024 proposed rule that would have reduced the discharge of nutrients and pollutants from meat packing plants and slaughterhouses.
The agency said it chose to withdraw the rules in an effort to prioritize the nation’s food supply and to keep food prices down…