EPA adds five PFAS chemicals to list of risk-based response levels

EPA adds five PFAS chemicals to list of risk-based response levels

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The US Environmental Protection Agency has taken additional steps to regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) by adding five additional PFAS chemicals to a list of regional control and disposal management levels. Regional removal control and management levels are risk-based values ​​that help EPA decide whether response or remediation activities are needed. This latest addition …

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Michael Davidson: Food insecurity is not just a health problem, it’s also a national security issue

Michael Davidson: Food insecurity is not just a health problem, it’s also a national security issue

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The world is an unsafe place. Even as we continue — and hopefully end — a fight against a global pandemic, there is a military conflict abroad. While we have to confront these challenges, we cannot forget the underlying crises that are associated with these challenges, including one here in Kentucky: food insecurity that is …

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Historic Coca-Cola bottling plant may gain new life as a dining hall | Sweetened

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The revival of the former Winston-Salem Coca-Cola bottling plant may represent a fusion of two lovers – the food and historic buildings – of its developers. A subsidiary of Winston-Salem’s QAH Group LLC paid a total of $2.6 million to Old Salem Inc. Opposite three areas across from the Old Salem Visitor Center. Plaster will …

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is taking important steps to improve the supply of infant products and specialty formulas

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For immediate posting: May 10, 2022 Spanish Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is providing an update on its work to increase the availability of infant and specialty dairy products. On February 17, the agency warned consumers against using some powdered infant formula products from Abbott Nutrition’s Sturgis, Michigan facility, and Abbott began a …

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Shooting buffalo closed the peaks and left a food desert, so locals stepped in: NPR

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Reverend Andre Camucci, left, and Greg Jackson, with the Rehoboth House of Prayer, help unload a truck of fresh produce for distribution to people affected by the Tuesday Summits closure in Buffalo, New York Joshua Besix/AFP Hide caption Caption switch Joshua Besix/AFP Reverend Andre Camucci, left, and Greg Jackson, with the Rehoboth House of Prayer, …

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Would you drink Old Moon water? Future astronauts could feed on ancient lunar volcanoes, scientists say

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Illumination maps of the lunar south pole. The shades of gray represent the amount of sunlight received … [+] in 2024. The floors of many craters receive no sunlight – they are permanently shaded. Conversely, a small number of high points on the mountains and crater rims enjoy persistent sunshine. These were made by integrating …

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