‘Bayer Bill’ Granting Legal Protections to Pesticide Companies Fizzles Out in the Iowa Legislature Again

In the state with the second-highest cancer rate in the nation, the legislation would have made it harder for residents to sue pesticide companies for illnesses linked to their products.

By Anika Jane Beamer
April 15, 2025
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Anika Jane Beamer

Anika Jane Beamer is an Outrider fellow at Inside Climate News and a graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 

 
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