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10/28/2025
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By Patrick Lewis
Water woes for Wisconsin homeowner expose a growing public health crisis
Homebuyer Tyler Frye discovered his new private well in Casco, Wisconsin tested at 26.6 mg/L nitrate, over twice the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s safe drinking-water limit of 10 mg/L. About 7-10 percent of Wisconsin private wells exceed the 10 mg/L nitrate standard, rising to up to ~20-24 percent in heavily farmed regions. The contamination is […]
10/17/2025
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By Patrick Lewis
When climate science becomes climate sermon: in defense of skepticism
E&E News publishes an article accusing climate critics of “discrediting” an IPCC author—framing dissent as hostility rather than legitimate scrutiny. Friederike Otto’s research in attributing extreme weather to human-caused climate change is already used in major litigation; her appointment to a lead IPCC role raises questions about impartiality. Critics like Roger Pielke Jr. who question […]
10/14/2025
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By Patrick Lewis
States take the lead as federal PFAS oversight lags, raising risk of widespread contamination
With the EPA delaying new federal PFAS regulations, many states are creating their own rules to curb contamination of soil, water and public health. PFAS—used in cookware, firefighting foam, stainproof fabrics and other products—persist in the environment and have been linked to cancer, hormonal disruption, immune issues and reproductive harm. Biosolids (treated sewage sludge used […]
09/27/2025
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By Patrick Lewis
The invisible contaminants in your vegetables: Study outlines NANOPLASTICS being detected in radishes
A study has found that nearly five percent of polystyrene nanoplastics exposed to radish roots were retained in the root system after five days. Of that retained amount, ~25 percent moved into the fleshy, edible root (the bulb) and ~10 percent reached the leaves. The study used hydroponically grown radishes exposed only by their underground […]
09/22/2025
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By Patrick Lewis
Study finds early exposure to air and light pollution may raise pediatric thyroid cancer risk
Early-life exposure – during pregnancy and up to about one year after birth – to fine particulate air pollution (PM 2.5) and outdoor artificial light at night (O-ALAN) is linked to a higher risk of papillary thyroid cancer in children and adolescents. The study involved 736 cases of childhood thyroid cancer (age 0-19) and 36,800 matched […]
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