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Willems Targets Pollution in AG Ad | Des Moines News
Iowa’s new Attorney General candidate Nate Willems just dropped a fiery TV ad targeting incumbent Brenna Bird, zeroing in on pollution and Iowa’s alarming cancer rates — especially the POET Bioprocessing plant near Shell Rock, which operated without proper controls for years and paid only $10K in fines. Willems vows to pursue steeper penalties and force companies to notify nearby residents, while also pledging to reject campaign cash from polluters. With a major statewide ad buy behind it, this bold move frames the race as a showdown over environmental accountability — and it’s already…
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