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Safe for Swimming?

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Safe for Swimming?

America's beaches are some of our favorite places to relax ... when the water is safe. Where is water pollution harming our ability to enjoy the beach? And what can we do to stop it?

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97% of Americans have toxic "forever chemicals" in their bodies.

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Chocolate cookies with a smidge of “forever chemicals”
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Chocolate cookies with a smidge of “forever chemicals”

PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” are widely used in consumer products that make our lives easier. These products that contain PFAS offer consumers convenience – but with a health risk most of us aren’t aware of and that we likely wouldn’t accept if we did know about it.

Superfund Sites, Refineries, Fossil Fuel Infrastructure in Potential Path of Tropical Storm Barry

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Superfund Sites, Refineries, Fossil Fuel Infrastructure in Potential Path of Tropical Storm Barry

As Tropical Storm Barry bears down on the Louisiana coast, Environment America, U.S. PIRG and Frontier Group -- all part of the Public Interest Network -- are sharing information that will help your readers and viewers contextualize what's going on with regard to major environmental and health concerns.

Toxic Ten: The Most Toxic Industrial Air Polluters in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

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Toxic Ten: The Most Toxic Industrial Air Polluters in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

We worked with PennEnvironment to identify Allegheny County’s Toxic Ten – the 10 active facilities emitting the most toxic air pollution in the county. These 10 industrial facilities emitted more than 955,000 pounds of toxic pollutants in 2016 – contributing more than 70 percent of the air pollution from all industrial sources in the county. To find out more about each facility and identify which ones are closest to you, go to ToxicTen.org.

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