Researchers, patients optimistic in fight against alpha-gal syndrome
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.
Pollution
Reporting on pollution across the Mississippi River Basin, including air and water pollutants, agricultural runoff, public health impacts and efforts to protect communities
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A lifetime of research links Gulf of Mexico 'dead zone' to Midwest fertilizer runoff
Scientists expected to forecast the size of this year’s hypoxic zone this week [June 6]
Gulf 'dead zone' predicted to be twice the size of national goal. Again.
Scientists have released their 2023 forecast for the so-called “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico — predicting it will
Rail merger means more hazmat shipped along upper Mississippi
A recently completed merger between two of the country’s top-tier rail lines will send more trains along the
Are thousands of Americans being poisoned by PFAS in their tap water?
Comments by EPA Administrator Michael Regan last month indicate a growing consensus that ‘forever chemicals’ are taking a serious toll on Americans’ health.
Kentucky suing DuPont over years of chemical contamination from upstream W.Va. plant
Kentucky is taking one of the country’s biggest chemical companies to court, alleging a legacy of chemical pollution from
As train wreck pollution heads downstream, water utilities assure safety
Plume could dilute beyond detection within days
Destroying ‘forever chemicals’ is a technological race that could become a multibillion-dollar industry
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — How do you destroy pollution so stubborn, it’s nicknamed “forever chemicals”? That’s a question researchers and
‘Forever Chemicals’ detected at five locations in Lower Mississippi
NEW ORLEANS — Some of the “forever chemicals” that scientists have linked to various health risks were found at five locations
Midwest river towns seek answers after 3M factory taints water with PFAS
CORDOVA, Ill. - This fall, the towns and rural farmsteads along the Mississippi River received alarming news about their drinking water.
3M will treat or monitor water supplies for thousands in Illinois, Iowa under EPA order
3M has agreed to widespread water testing and treatment for people living near its Cordova, Ill., factory after found that
Warming winters are increasing fertilizer runoff and polluting waterways, a new study finds
A new study finds as winter weather warms across the Midwest, fertilizers that once froze are now finding their way into streams and rivers.
Nitrate pours into Mississippi River and other U.S. waterways, report says
Regulated industries in 2020 released at least 94.5 million pounds of potentially harmful nitrates into the Mississippi River basin. But some releases go untallied.