Climate change impacts on Chicago’s South Side are relatedly drawing attention from city and state officials.
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Black and Hispanic communities more likely to have drinking water with PFAS
Report says 18 million Americans have drinking water with “forever chemicals.”
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Midwest governors want to sell ethanol in summer despite smog risks
An EPA proposal would allow Wisconsin and seven other states to sell E15 fuel, which contains up to 15% ethanol, year-round.
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Northeast Wisconsin town faces costly, messy PFAS struggle
Peshtigo residents are exposed to dangerous levels of ‘forever chemicals.’ They are torn over their options for getting clean water.
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Midwest soil is eroding faster than ever. Modern farming could be to blame.
How do researchers know? Stardust.
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‘There’s a lot to protect here’: These small Wisconsin towns want more regulations for big farms
The state’s agricultural lobby says local efforts to regulate CAFOs are illegal.