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Cleaning up: On August 31, 2018, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) announced that the United States Air Force has started up an additional granular activated carbon filtration system to capture historic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination caused by the use of firefighting foam at the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base near Oscoda. (Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy)

Widespread PFAS chemical pollution will likely make COVID-19 worse

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Warming oceans cast a chill over New England’s sea turtles

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These unregulated, potentially dangerous chemicals are probably already in your bloodstream

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In this photo taken Oct. 9, 2014, body products on display at a Whole Foods in Washington. There’s a strict set of standards for organic foods. But the rules are looser for household cleaners, textiles, cosmetics and the organic dry cleaners down the street. Wander through the grocery store and check out the shelves where some detergents, hand lotions and clothing proclaim organic bona fides. Absent an Agriculture Department seal or certification, there are few ways to tell if those organic claims are bogus. Some retailers, like Whole Foods, have stepped in with their own requirements for what can be labeled organic. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Why don’t Americans care about chemicals?

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We know terrifyingly little about how our bodies respond to pollutants, but that’s changing

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