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New Jersey works to destroy firefighting foam laced with cancer-linked PFAS: “It was like sitting on a bomb”

Burlington County, New Jersey — Hundreds of New Jersey fire departments are getting rid of foam proven to put out flames. Why? “It was like sitting on a bomb,” Jacobstown Volunteer Fire Chief Robert Gancarz told CBS News. “How am I going to get rid of this?” Jacobstown’s fire station had used a firefighting foam called aqueous film-forming foam, or…

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High energy costs from Iran war heighten pressure on struggling Louisiana farmers: “It’s a game of survival”

COLUMBIA, Louisiana — In northeast Louisiana, agriculture pilot Reed Keahey flies with sticker shock.  His plane needs kerosene-based Jet-A fuel, the price of which has soared during the Iran war. A gallon that cost $2.46 in February, just before the war broke out, peaked at $4.11 in May.  Keahey buys 7,500 gallons at a time….

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