A support group and a lab in the St. Louis area provide resources for people with the allergy to mammal products — and evidence that its effects can be reversed.
Record lows reveal magic of Mississippi River’s sunken past By Keely Brewer, Daily Memphian - Nov. 9, 2022 LISTEN: Keely recently talked about the impacts of the drought on NPR's Here & Now .
It’s been a busy couple of weeks for the Ag & Water Desk. We’ve been covering the drought affecting the Mississippi River, including economic impacts on river communities and archeological finds. (Shipwrecks! Civil War relics!) We've also released stories on new federal dollars for air quality monitoring in fenceline communities and on drinking water pollution from a 3M factory on the Mississippi River in Illinois. Read on for links to these stories and more.
This week our reporters are on the ground in the Midwest interviewing people impacted by that 3M water pollution; covering protests over carbon pipeline proposals; and looking into what the election results mean for climate and energy policy in their states. The news never stops!
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3M will treat or monitor water for thousands in Illinois, Iowa under EPA order By Chloe Johnson, Star Tribune, with Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco (WNIJ-Northern Public Radio) & Erin Jordan (The Gazette) - Nov. 4, 2022
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