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Study Finds “Hot Spots” For Glyphosate And Cancer In Iowa, Midwest States

"A new analysis links high use of the weed killer glyphosate to elevated rates of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), particularly in the Midwest, reinforcing years of research linking cancer to the weed killer made popular by Monsanto."

Source: The New Lede, 03/18/2026

Dayton Sues Airbase To Pay More Than $300M To Remove PFAS From City Water

"The city of Dayton anticipates spending hundreds of millions of dollars to remove PFAS from its drinking water. The city recently filed a new lawsuit claiming Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is liable for the costs."

Source: 7, 03/05/2026

"The Most Imperiled Terrestrial Ecosystem On The Planet"

"High along the Southwind Nature Trail, the tallgrass prairie waves in all directions, a mix of present-day reality and historical mirage stretching to the horizon much as it did more than 150 years ago." "Today, the vast majority of what was an estimated 140 million to 170 million acres of tallgrass prairie is gone, plowed under by 19th century agricultural sprawl and the development that followed."

Source: National Parks Traveler, 03/05/2026

US Plans To Clear-Cut In Michigan Forest. Some Fear For Endangered Species

"The US Forest Service is proposing a massive project in a national forest in Michigan that would log land roughly the size of Detroit, expand gravel mining and build roads."

Source: Bridge Michigan, 03/03/2026

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