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#innewsoftheabsurd Manufacturers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) had know for decades that PFAS substances were a health danger. Yet...Wisconsin lawmakers, regulators clash over PFAS protections in GOP bills. GOP bills would shield those who spread PFAS in biosolids with state approval. #PFAS #pollution #politics #financial https://www.wpr.org/news/wisconsin-lawmakers-regulators-clash-pfas-protections-gop-bills

#innewsoftheabsurd Scientists May Have Identified a Culprit Behind Declining Amazon Rains. Deforestation is playing a greater role than researchers expected, according to a new study. Oh. really? #whowouldathunk #obvious https://archive.ph/nvkCE

#innewsoftheabsurd Almost 24 years after 9/11, studies being released on the outcome of this event: Exploring Military Exposures and Mental, Behavioral, and Neurologic Health Outcomes Among Post-9/11 Veterans. #9/11 #health #mentalhealth https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/29219/exploring-military-exposures-and-mental-behavioral-and-neurologic-health-outcomes-among-post-911-veterans

#innewsoftheabsurd Would you swim in the Chicago River? Well, looks like a swimming event is set for September this year. It will be the first time such an event has been held in 100 years. #water #pollution #River #Chicago #Illinois https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/08/07/chicago-river-swim-returns-for-the-first-time-in-nearly-a-century/

#innewsoftheabsurd Sedona wanted someone else to pick up the tab for the construction of underground, water tank that aesthetically pleased the eye: The Arizona Corporation Commission approved Arizona Water Company’s rate hike and required Sedona customers to pick up the tab for the $6 million cost to underground and construct a mock house over AWC’s Sedona Water Storage Facility. #infrastructure #water #groundwater #Arizona #finance #rate https://www.redrocknews.com/2025/07/31/arizona-corporation-commission-oks-45-arizona-water-company-rate-hike/

#InNewsoftheAbsurd Electricity Prices Are Surging. The G.O.P. Megabill Could Push Them Higher. The combination of a data center boom, rising gas exports and cuts to clean energy tax breaks could spike American energy bills, analysts say. #electricity #taxes #tfg #budget #money https://archive.ph/Lwh4u

#innewsoftheabsurd PFAS and human ability of removing fluorine from carbon center. Yup. You heard that...gut microbes are capable of removing fluorine from carbon. #PFAS #humangut #microbes #bacteria #FloraFauna https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/defluorination-happening-inside-you-right-now

#Innewsoftheabsurd and in competition with Water Bears (survived outer space exposure) Ozobranchus jantseanus, a turtle leech, is the largest animal known to survive being immersed in liquid nitrogen for >24 hours. Its ability to survive ultra-low temperature seems to be a side-effect of its adaptation for surviving desiccation. #Science #Nature #extremesurvival #waterbears #Tardigrade #water https://journals.biologists.com/bio/article/10/7/bio058524/270852/Morphological-mechanism-allowing-a-parasitic-leech

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