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Lead in Washington DC water covered up
crossposted from BNN There’s a very serious scandal going on in Washington D.C., concerning the cover-up of the problem of lead in that city’s water. Apparently, someone decided to get rid of Chlorine to disinfect the w… -
Mercury in Junk Food?
cross posted from BNN There is a breaking story about small amounts of Mercury being found in high fructose corn syrup, which is used as a sweetener in a lot of junk food. The frustrating part of the story is that there… -
Cholera in Zimbabwe
here are two articles I wrote for BNN in December about cholera in Zimbabwe. We had small outbreaks when I worked there, usually from bad water in villages or small towns. This "disaster" is because the water system hasn… -
The Problem with Plastics
Crossposted from BNN One of the environmental stories that has worried some of us for years is again in the news.There is a new report that worries about the Bisphenol A, a chemicalused to harden plastics includ…
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