Erin Jordan

Erin Jordan

Erin Jordan reports for the Cedar Rapids Gazette. This story is a product of the the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk, an editorially independent reporting network based at the University of Missouri School of Journalism, in partnership with Report For America and the Society of Environmental Journalists, with major funding from the Walton Family Foundation.

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