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Rising groundwater levels are threatening clean air and water across the country

Grist

Cracks in aging and poorly maintained pipes are being inundated , leaving plumbing unable to carry away stormwater and waste. Armenta wants to see better monitoring, and they also want to see the toxic sites remediated. Pavement is degrading faster. Trees are drowning as the soil becomes soupier , starving their roots of oxygen.

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The search for the source of plastic pollution

Grist

Plenty of research has focused on the microplastics found in the guts of fish and seafood, to better understand how that may be taken up through their digestion process. But that doesn’t mean she wants to dissuade people from eating seafood, which is a great source of healthy protein.