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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Health
- Yahoo
IEC to hold series of listening sessions on cancer and the environment
A project between the Harkin Institute and the Iowa Environmental Council will explore the relationship between the environment and cancer rates in Iowa. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Iowa Environmental Council, as part of an initiative with the Harkin Institute at Drake University, will hold 16 listening sessions across the state to hear Iowans' lived experiences with cancer. IEC announced the partnership in April to explore the relationship between cancer and the environment with a review of research and community outreach. 'We know that our environment and our health are inextricably linked,' Sarah Green, executive director of the Iowa Environmental Council, said in a statement. 'With so many Iowans' lives touched by cancer, it's important that we explore every link and find ways we can work together to mitigate all potential sources of risk and save lives.' SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX The council points to a growing need to understand other potential risk factors driving Iowa's cancer rates. The latest Cancer in Iowa report from the Iowa Cancer Registry shows Iowa has the second highest, age-adjusted rate of cancers in the country, and is one of only two states with rising rates of new cancers. The series of listening sessions kicks off with an event in Indianola Wednesday at 5:30 p.m., followed by sessions in Des Moines, Burlington, Davenport and Solon which are free to attend, though online registration is requested. The sessions will have a presentation with county-specific health data and then allow attendees space to share how cancer has impacted their lives. IEC has also announced dates and locations for listening sessions in July and August in : Albia, Elkader, Decorah, Council Bluffs, Red Oak, Emmetsburg, Sioux City, Carroll, Waterloo, Tama and a virtual session. These sessions are not yet open for registration. Iowans who can't make it to one of the sessions can also share their stories virtually through a form on IEC's website. The Cancer and Environmental Risk Factors in Iowa initiative will result in a report and statewide campaign, with a goal of bringing Iowans 'together around policies that will reduce environmental contamination as a factor in cancers in Iowa.' Registration and more information can be found at the Iowa Environmental Council website. SUPPORT: YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE
BBC News
04-04-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Buckinghamshire Council: What you need to know for 1 May
Historically, Buckinghamshire has been a strong Conservative county, but as the decade has progressed, the party's grip on it has 2021, Liberal Democrat Sarah Green was elected as Chesham & Amersham's MP in a seat which had previously only ever been in last year's general election, Labour made gains in Wycombe and Aylesbury, leaving the county with just two Tory local government, the Conservatives have always been in control, both of the county council from 1973 and the new unitary authority since 2020. So could that change on 1 May? What does Buckinghamshire Council do? The unitary authority was set up in 2020, following the decision to replace the old county council and four district councils that covered Aylesbury Vale, High Wycombe, The Chilterns and South is separate from the unitary authority that covers Milton Keynes, but serves towns like Aylesbury, Buckingham, High Wycombe, and Beaconsfield. It is responsible for all the services a council provides, from social care to roads, planning and recycling and has a total budget for 2025/26 of £577m. How many seats are up for election? A Boundary Commission review means there will be a reduction in councillors from 147 to 97. Previously there were three councillors in each ward, but now there will be a mixture of two, three and single councillor Conservatives run the authority, with more than 100 councillors, but there are 16 independents, 13 Liberal Democrats, six Labour, one Reform UK and one Green councillor. There are also two councillors who are part of an independent network and two Wycombe independents, plus one vacancy. What to look out for on 1 May The Conservatives have a massive majority, but with the number of councillors significantly reduced that could change. Historically, Labour has performed well in Wycombe in local elections, and the Lib Dems the same in Aylesbury, aside from 2013 when UKIP won six councillors to briefly become the opposition party. Paul Irwin was one of those six, but in 2015 he crossed the floor to the Conservatives. He recently joined Reform UK and is its sole councillor at the Lib Dems have chosen to stand down from the party and are currently listed as independents on the council could play a part on 1 May with at least 25 unaffiliated candidates expected to stand. What are the big issues? Buckinghamshire faces similar concerns to other parts of the country, with numerous housing developments, particularly around Aylesbury, putting a strain on its under-pressure road HS2 rail line is also making increasingly significant inroads in places like Wendover and Stoke Mandeville with construction works near to the government recently gave the go-ahead for a new 1.1km (0.7mile) dual carriageway as part of a major bypass project around Aylesbury, and the authority also unveiled an increase in funding to £120m for its road network in its 2025/26 also announced a plan to make savings over the next three years of more than £115m, when Conservative leader Martin Tett said the authority remained in a period of "extreme turbulence" with "the local government sector as a whole currently on a financially unsustainable footing". How do you register to vote? Voters must bring an approved form of photo ID to vote at a polling who does not have approved ID can apply for free ID online, known as a Voter Authority Certificate and the deadline for that is 17:00 on 23 aged 18 and above who is not registered at their current address should do so by midnight on 11 takes only a few minutes to register at your current can apply for a postal or proxy vote which must be completed and returned by 22;00 on 1 May. The deadline for applying to vote by post is 17:00 on 14 will be counted on 2 May at Stoke Mandeville Stadium near Aylesbury with an estimated time for the full results from 19:00. Follow Beds, Herts and Bucks news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
