Des Moines Water Works in Des Moines, Iowa — alarmed by rising nitrate levels in the Raccoon and Des Moines rivers — voted to sue three of its neighboring counties.According to an Associated Press article, it could be one of the first lawsuits of its kind in the U.S. filed by a water utility holding local officials responsible for pollution from farm drainage systems.“This is the only way that we see that we can engage the government, especially the state of Iowa, in a serious discussion about regulating those pollutants that are dumped into our water source,” says board chairman
