For towns with only a few hundred residents, keeping tap water clean and safe can pose a crippling expense. The predicament is likely to become more common in western Kansas as farm chemicals seep into dwindling water supplies.
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In 1938, a 27-year-old chemist named Roy Plunkett stumbled across a new type of chemical, one with a bond so strong it would end up sticking around long after he died—in fact, almost forever. 
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Restaurant Brands International (RBI) has pledged to end the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in its packaging.
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PFAS, originally developed for military use, are used to water- and grease-proof everything from cooking pans to raincoats. The compounds made headlines in recent years as researchers and government officials found PFAS-contaminated drinking water around the U.S., especially near factories...
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Ahead of the study’s release, several major brands pledged to phase out the potentially toxic "forever chemicals."...
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You pick up a piece of plastic litter from the beach, and get a small buzz. You've done something for the environment. But then you look around, and see plastic everywhere. It's much more than you could pick up.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has introduced a bill that would target Major League Baseball’s (MLB) antitrust exemption.
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Ukrainian crewman Taras Ostapchuk tried to sink the 156-foot yacht he worked on, saying the Russian oligarch who owned it had to be held responsible. EU and US sanctions roil the yachting world as they try to trace ownership of super yachts.
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An investigation by Lighthouse Reports shows that commercial ships are dumping oil into European waters up to 3,000 times every year, equating to about eight oil spills per day. Each spill is about the size of 750 football fields, according to the report.
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The Sonoran Desert toad excretes a chemical that can induce a psychedelic experience so memorable that some people call it the “God molecule.” But, unfortunately, the largest native toad in the U.S. is not immortal.
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Behemoth is the first of God's conquests. Its maker approaches it with his sword. Job 40:19 (GWT)
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A judge has ruled that former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and several other officials must testify in a civil trial over lead-contaminated water connected to the Flint crisis.
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A bird flu outbreak is forcing farmers to put down millions of turkeys and chickens in eight states. The discovery of the disease in an egg-laying farm in Iowa meant that 5.3 million chickens were scheduled for euthanization on that farm alone.
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Behemoth is the first of God's conquests. Its maker approaches it with his sword. Job 40:19 (GWT)
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A recent study by Consumer Reports found PFAS present in packaging products from all popular 24 retailers they looked at.
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Town of Peshtigo residents want federal environmental regulators to gauge whether the Marinette and Peshtigo area can be designated as a federal Superfund site due to widespread PFAS contamination.
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PFAs prompts people to get their private wells tested for other contaminants.
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Behemoth is the first of God's conquests. Its maker approaches it with his sword. - Job 40:19 (GWT)
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In Panama, scientists, lawyers and politicians are working together to dismantle current legal systems and popular mindsets about Nature. And, they’re collaborating to build it back better for the future of their country and the planet.
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Clark Miller and Jeremi Suri write that the world needs a green energy Manhattan Project, patterned after the no-holds-barred World War II-era effort to harness the power of the atom, to liberate democracies from their dependence on oil produced by Moscow and other dictatorial regimes.
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Putin’s invasion highlights the vast amount of money laundering that takes place in the United States.
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Four Bengal tigers and four lions have been rescued, after much of their lives were spent in circuses and tight living quarters, as part of two rescue operations. They will now live in wildlife sanctuaries in South Africa.
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Behemoth is the first of God's conquests. Its maker approaches it with his sword. Job 40:19 (GWT)
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Samples taken from the big lake revealed widespread PFAS contamination of rainbow smelt, a popular sport fish. State officials advise consuming no more than a few smelt a month for safety reasons.
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The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency will initially focus on detecting PFAS chemicals in and in the air. They can be found in everything from cosmetics to cookware, and they've been showing up in Minnesota's air, lakes and drinking water.
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