Lured by billions of dollars in federal funding for carbon capture, developers are proposing huge pipelines to carry the CO2 across the Midwest. In Illinois, one retired academic united her…
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PFAS, known as “forever chemicals” due to their persistence, pose environmental challenges across various products. Recent research has identified an enzyme capable of degrading fluorinated compounds, presenting a potential solution…
This is the year that the COVID-19 pandemic was declared to be no longer a global health emergency. But even though case counts are down in 2023, it’s not as…
The Biden-Harris Administration is unveiling resources that will equip businesses and state leaders with tools to expand employment opportunities for the tens of millions of Americans struggling with substance use…
Firefighting foam used at O’Hare and Midway airports in Chicago to extinguish a jetliner fire in 2016 has contaminated groundwater with PFAS chemicals, according to military investigators. PFAS, or forever…
World leaders recently met in Geneva to address ongoing mercury pollution and health risks. Despite limited success, there is no global agreement on measuring industrial mercury waste. Mercury is present…
House fires are many people’s worst nightmare. But chemicals created decades ago to protect people’s homes from out of control flames opened our front doors to a new menace: toxic…
Healthcare workers, faced with the growing impact of climate change, are advising patients on protecting themselves from extreme weather. A notable concern is burns from contact with hot pavement, which…
The University of Minnesota (UMN) Hazmat Training Program partners with the larger Midwest Consortium for Hazardous Waste Worker Training (MWC). Since its founding in 1987, the MWC has trained hundreds…
Pete Raynor and Jen Meyer attended and represented the Midwest Consortium. There was an Awardee Meeting on Tuesday with grant updates, a panel discussion on IRBs, a program official meeting,…