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61. Michigan Pipeline Standoff Could Affect Water Protection And Indigenous Rights Across The U.S. 8/17/2023

    Should states and Indigenous nations be able to influence energy projects they view as harmful or contrary to their laws and values? This question lies at the center of a heated debate over Enbridge Energy’s Line 5 pipeline, which carries oil and natural gas across Wisconsin and Michigan.

62. Cyanobacteria's Game Of Blooms: Fast Track Or Endurance Run? 8/10/2023
    Just like humans have the freedom to make life choices, cyanobacteria also possess their own unique survival strategies. Groundbreaking research conducted by Griffith University's Australian Rivers Institute unveils the fascinating world of cyanobacteria and how they employ phosphorus storage to thrive.
63. Pollution Timebombs: Contaminated Wetlands Are Ticking Towards Ignition 7/20/2023
    Wetlands across the globe have long served as natural repositories for humanity's toxic legacy, absorbing and retaining hundreds to thousands of years' worth of pollution. Now, however, a combination of human disruptions and ever increasing wildfires threaten to open these vaults, unleashing their long dormant toxic contents upon the world.
64. ACC: Overly Broad PFAS Restrictions Could Endanger Healthcare Quality And Cost 7/14/2023
    PFAS are under regulatory and legislative assault at the federal and state levels. In the zeal to eliminate some of these chemistries, however, regulators and lawmakers may undermine the ability to provide life-saving healthcare in the U.S.
65. PFAS In Wastewater: Promising Management And Treatment Strategies 7/7/2023
    A review of emerging PFAS treatment technologies, including case studies, to help operators evaluate options for mitigation.
66. Canada Takes First Step To Regulate Toxic 'Forever Chemicals.' But Is It Enough? 6/29/2023

    Canada recently took its first bold step to regulate the production and use of a large group of chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a family of environmentally persistent and toxic chemical compounds.

67. Enhanced Attenuation — A Solution For Addressing The Daunting Challenges Of PFAS In Our Groundwater 6/20/2023

    While drinking water providers scramble to upgrade their contaminant removal systems to meet the U.S. EPA's pending new PFAS regulations, leading groundwater remediation scientists propose enhanced attenuation as a solution to prevent further PFAS contamination to drinking water and our public health. These sorption-enhanced attenuation treatments are now being deployed with outstanding results.

68. Arsenic Contamination Of Food And Water Is A Global Public Health Concern — Researchers Are Studying How It Causes Cancer 6/9/2023

    Arsenic is a naturally occurring element found in the Earth’s crust. Exposure to arsenic, often through contaminated food and water, is associated with various negative health effects. We study it can lead to cancer through the formation of cancer stem cells.

69. Parasitic Infections Hit The Health Of Low-Income Black Communities Where States Have Neglected Sewage Systems 5/19/2023

    Intestinal infections take a heavy toll on impoverished Black communities that have out-of-date sewage systems. These infections often spread through contaminated soil and water and are among the most common diseases worldwide. Although many Americans believe these diseases now exist only in lower-income countries, research that my colleague and I have conducted challenges this assumption.

70. The Dangers Of Lead Poisoning In Schools — And How We Can Fix The Nationwide Problem 5/10/2023
    Known as a highly toxic chemical that is damaging to growth and learning development, lead in tap water is a matter raising nationwide concern. While some states have acted to improve this issue, the health threat of lead in school drinking fountains is now leading citizens to worry about the dangers of child consumption, the country's aging water systems, and the protection of our future generation.