爱荷华州提议征收新的烟草税以对抗癌症, 忽略农业污染等主要原因。 Iowa proposes new tobacco taxes to fight cancer, ignoring major causes like farm pollution.

包括州长金·雷诺兹(Kim Reynolds)在内的爱荷华州立法者提议将香烟税提高至每包2.01美元, Iowa lawmakers, including Governor Kim Reynolds, have proposed raising the cigarette tax to $2.01 per pack and imposing a 15% tax on vaping to address the state’s high cancer rates, with revenue funding cancer research. 该计划没有直接以戒烟为目标,忽视了主要癌症风险,如暴露和农业径流造成的硝酸盐污染。 The plan does not target smoking cessation directly and overlooks major cancer risks like radon exposure and nitrate pollution from agricultural runoff. 研究显示,爱荷华州80%的硝酸盐污染来自农业,长期接触甚至低水平的硝酸盐可能会增加癌症风险,但还没有出台立法来减少农业径流。 Studies show 80% of Iowa’s nitrate contamination comes from farming, and long-term exposure to even low levels may increase cancer risk, yet no legislation has been introduced to reduce agricultural runoff.