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In 1900, Chicago engineers reversed the flow of an entire river to push the city's sewage away from Lake Michigan and down toward the Mississippi — St. Louis raced to the Supreme Court to stop it and lost, and the Chicago River still runs backward 126 years later
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (408+ words) A city's desperate bid to escape its own waste became an engineering marvel that still defies the laws of nature—and the fury of its downstream neighbors. Published September 12, 2026 · How we edit Chicago’s founding problem was plumbing. The city drew…...
Gasp! Even a slight change in breathing impacts human brain activity
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (732+ words) Breathing is so automatic that it feels almost mindless. Many assume that our daily rhythmic respiration occurs in a smooth, even pattern. But it turns out, the way people fill their lungs with air is rather idiosyncratic. “Every breath is…...
Center for Food Safety | Press Releases | | Documents: Trump EPA Encouraged Dicamba-Maker Bayer to Recommend How Its Controvers
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (259+ words) WASHINGTON— The Trump Environmental Protection Agency presented pesticide giant Bayer with multiple options on how to proceed with a dicamba approval months before the agency proposed to allow the dangerous, drift-prone pesticide to be sprayed on genetically engineered cotton and…...
Researchers lead statewide effort to reduce cancer risk for firefighters
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The link between PM2.5 and ADHD held up after researchers tested other explanations
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (260+ words) Two decades of nationwide data reveal contrasting patterns across birth outcomes, diabetes, and childhood ADHD as researchers probe whether the health effects associated with air pollution persist even as U.S. PM2.5 levels decline. Study: Long-term air pollution exposure and childhood ADHD prevalence....
Statewide Push to Cut Firefighter Cancer Risk
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (1222+ words) Iowa State researchers are leading a new statewide initiative that aims to lower firefighters' cancer risk, with a focus on prevention efforts and developing practical solutions that Iowa fire departments can use to reduce their exposure. AMES, Iowa - Inside the…...
EU Reaffirms Stance That Glyphosate is Not Carcinogenic After Considering New Data
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (184+ words) In a September 8, 2026 meeting, the European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA’s) Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) concluded that glyphosate does not warrant a classification for carcinogenicity, even after reviewing new data, upholding the findings of RAC’s 2022 hazard assessment for the controversial herbicide. In…...
Grant-funded cancer screenings save Sierra Vista fire captain's life
6+ day, 23+ min ago (20+ words) KGUN 9 Grant-funded cancer screenings save Sierra Vista fire captain's life...
First Warning Forecast: Dry and comfortable stretch continues
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (150+ words) WTKR Meteorologist Tony Nargi's First Warning ForecastTemperatures will cool off fast this evening, with temperatures falling into the 60s by 10 PM Winds will be lighter, out of the E at 5-10 mph Humidity levels will stay low, with no rain chances either…...
Firefighters Fight Fire, Cancer
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (895+ words) Firefighters ran into a burning building off of Ella T. Grasso Boulevard on Saturday morning — not to rescue victims from smoke, but to raise money for research into a rare form of cancer. Around 45 first responders from around the country paid…...