Former legislator and co-founder of Iowa Policy Project will talk about fixing our agricultural policy

Davenport, IA -  On Wednesday, November 6th, David Osterberg will be presenting his talk "Local Water Quality and Agricultural Policy: The Solution to the Pollution" at 6:45pm in the Community Room of the Davenport Police Station. The event is co-sponsored by Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement and Progressive Action for the Common Good.

What: "Local Water Quality and Agricultural Policy: The Solution to Pollution"

When: 6:45pm, Wednesday, November 6th

Where: Community Room, Davenport Police Station, 416 N Harrison St., Davenport

David Osterberg is a former Iowa state representative who was chairman of the House Energy and Environmental Protection Committee as well as the Agriculture Committee. David was the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in 1998 and worked for one year as a consultant to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. David holds an M.S. in water resources management and another in agricultural economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is an associate clinical professor in the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health at the University of Iowa. David co-founded the Iowa Policy Project, and now works there as a senior researcher.

Iowa CCI is a statewide people`s action group that uses community organizing to build grassroots power and win public policy that puts communities before corporations and people before profits, politics, and polluters.

Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement is a group of everyday people who talk, act and get things done on issues that matter most. With thousands of members from all walks of life -- urban and rural, black and white, immigrants and lifelong Iowans -- CCI has been tackling tough issues and getting things done for more than 38 years.

For more information about Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, visit www.iowacci.org

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