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PFAS News Roundup: Ohio train derailment likely spilled PFAS and other chemicals across 16 states, including most Great Lakes | Great Lakes Now

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PFAS News Roundup: Ohio train derailment likely spilled PFAS and other chemicals across 16 states, including most Great Lakes

Chemicals like perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) were likely spilled after the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. A new study analyzing rain and snow samples from northern Wisconsin to North Carolina and Maine found the highest levels of pH and certain compounds recorded over the last 10 years. This study proves that the various chemicals spilled did not just negatively impact local residents but spread across 540,000 square miles through 16 other states — which includes a third of the U.S.

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From Waters to Table: The story of the Great Lakes whitefish | Great Lakes Now

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From Waters to Table: The story of the Great Lakes whitefish

This article was made in collaboration with Native News Online.

Whitefish, a pale, silvery and green-brown freshwater fish is Native to the Great Lakes Basin and a staple in the community, food, and culture of Native tribes surrounding the Great Lakes. The Anishinaabe people have held the whitefish in high regard since creation. 

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London Free Press

Neil Young out, Bryan Adams in at Rock The Park finale

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Neil Young is out, Bryan Adams is in. Rock the Park, London’s big summer rock music festival, is dropping iconic Canadian rocker Neil Young from its four-night outdoor concert series next month because of illness in his band Crazy Horse and replacing him with fellow Canadian rocker Bryan Adams, organizers announced late Wednesday. Young, who […]