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Eau Claire shuts down wells due to PFAS contamination

Wisconsin Public Radio reported Tuesday that the city announced in July that it had shut down four of its 16 wells after tests found PFAS levels exceeded the groundwater standard of 20 parts per trillion as recommended by state health officials. Now the city has closed down three more wells after more tests showed they're contaminated with a mix of PFAS chemicals.
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Climate change is causing problems for puffins

Climate change is causing problems for puffins

Maine's Atlantic puffins took a big hit this year. Chicks' survival rate plummeted after a record-setting "marine heat wave" disrupted food supplies.
by Fred Bever

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Minnesota halts deer importation, movement within state

Minnesota halts deer importation, movement within state

Minnesota officials announced Monday that they've imposed an emergency order blocking importation and movement of deer into and within the state to slow the spread of chronic wasting disease.
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Thousands march in Brussels to demand tougher climate action

Thousands march in Brussels to demand tougher climate action

Thousands of people young and old are marching through Brussels to push European politicians to take bolder action to fight climate change. The march was being held ahead of the U.N. climate talks in Glasgow that begin on Oct. 31. 
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A gorilla's life and death, in two viral photos

A gorilla's life and death, in two viral photos

NPR's Scott Simon remarks on the death of Ndakasi, the gorilla who went viral for a photobomb a few years ago. A picture taken of her last moments in her caretaker's arms also went viral this week.
by Scott Simon

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California pipeline may have been damaged up to a year before spill

California pipeline may have been damaged up to a year before spill

An underwater oil pipeline off the Southern California coast was likely damaged by a ship’s anchor several months to a year before it ruptured and sent oil spewing into the ocean and then onto some of the area’s best-known beaches, investigators said Friday.
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