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@ScienceDesk@flipboard.social · Apr 12, 2026
Chemicals have been used in manufacturing and other industries for decades, but fears are now rising that some forever chemicals are linked to lower bone density in children. @ScienceAlert@flipboard.com has more: https://flip.it/jt.bPo #Science #Health #Children #Chemicals
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@bich@apobangpo.space · Apr 04, 2026
"The newest evangelists of the Make America Healthy Again lifestyle aren’t muscled bros crushing reps or wellness moms posting about vaccine schedules — they’re high-school- and college-aged young women...For many of them, the path to MAHA followed a similar trajectory: chronic health problems, disappointing encounters with the medical establishment and a search for more satisfying answers." https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/03/27/magazine/kennedy-maha-youth-wellness-influencer.html #PublicHealth #MAHA #wellness #diet #food #chemicals #toxins #misinformation
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@bich@apobangpo.space · Apr 01, 2026
"About 100 of the nation’s most contaminated toxic waste sites are in areas prone to flooding and wildfires, a potential public health threat to millions of Americans in surrounding communities, the internal watchdog at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has found." https://apnews.com/article/epa-superfund-sites-toxic-risk-flooding-wildfires-4c7ed2ab7b9d53335b86b75ae6cb9374 #PublicHealth #environment #climate #toxins #chemicals #EPA
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@bich@apobangpo.space · Mar 18, 2026
"The Wisconsin Legislature sent a $133 million plan to combat contamination from so-called forever chemicals to Gov. Tony Evers for his approval Tuesday, promising an end to years of squabbling between the Democratic governor and Republican lawmakers over the issue." https://apnews.com/article/pfas-wisconsin-bill-senate-passage-evers-fbfe59d8cabcbab6296ec088fcb36d2a #PublicHealth #chemicals #toxins #pfas #water #wisconsin
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@ProPublica__dup_31054@newsie.social · Feb 10, 2026
Firefighters Wore Gear Containing “Forever Chemicals.” The Forest Service Knew and Stayed Silent for Years. --- As early as 2021, government officials were alerted to the presence of potentially dangerous chemicals known as PFAS in pants used by wildland firefighters, according to emails obtained by ProPublica. https://www.propublica.org/article/forest-service-forever-chemical-firefighter-pfas?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post #News #PFAS #Fire #WIldfires #Government #Chemicals #Safety #Health
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