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PFAS · United StatesWhen Lawrence and Penny Higgins of Fairfield, Maine, first learned in 2020 that high levels of toxic chemicals called PFAS taint their home’s well water, they wondered how their health might suffer. They had consumed the water for decades, given…See the Story
Amid PFAS Fallout, a Maine Doctor Navigates Medical Risks with Her Patients
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Fish · MichiganCongressman Tim Walberg is hailing U.S. House passage of legislation intended to better understand fish populations in the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act would establish a program within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to work with state and tribal governments to implement mass marking of fish at hatcheries in the Great Lakes. Walberg, who co-sponsored the bill, says large-scale fish marking will allow for the better tr…See the Story