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PFAS Roundup: Minnesota PFAS regulation said to be the strictest | Great Lakes Now

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PFAS Roundup: Minnesota PFAS regulation said to be the strictest

In a few months, many products with “forever chemicals” will be officially banned in Minnesota. Known as Amara’s Law, starting January 1, 2025 resident’s won’t be able to sell or distribute products with intentionally added PFAS from cookware, cosmetics, dental floss, juvenile products, menstruation products, textile furnishing, ski wax, upholstered furniture, cleaning products, or carpets and rugs — accirding to Vice Magazine.

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Nibi Chronicles: The Gift of Manoomin | Great Lakes Now

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Nibi Chronicles: The Gift of Manoomin

“Nibi Chronicles,” a monthly Great Lakes Now feature, is written by Staci Lola Drouillard. A Grand Portage Ojibwe direct descendant, she lives in Grand Marais on Minnesota’s North Shore of Lake Superior. Her nonfiction books “Walking the Old Road: A People’s History of Chippewa City and the Grand Marais Anishinaabe” and “Seven Aunts” were published 2019 and 2022, and the children’s story “A Family Tree” in 2024.

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London’s new T&T Supermarket opens today. Here’s a sneak peek

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Making its foray into London’s burgeoning ethnic grocery store sector, Canada’s largest Asian supermarket chain is opening its newest location on Friday morning. T&T Supermarket’s 3,620 square metre (39,000 square feet) location at the corner of Wonderland Road and Oxford Street marks the company’s 34th location in the country and will be the city’s largest […]