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Rice scientists pioneer method to tackle ‘forever chemicals’ | New process upcycles hazardous chemicals, ‘transforms waste into a resource’

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  • From the article, they are converting the granular activated carbon (GAC) that holds the PFAS into graphene. The PFAS itself is just converted "into inert, nontoxic fluoride salts."

    GAC is one way to filter PFAS out of drinking water, but then you're left with a bunch of PFAS-laden media that you have to do something with. So this is one potential method of dealing with that.

    • Federal health workers terrified after ‘DEI’ website publishes list of ‘targets’

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  • Personally, I think you have to realize that you cannot singlehandedly fight every battle. Then pick one cause that is important to you and go fight for that. Get past the overwhelm and take action on something.

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    Iowa could remove mentions of climate change from education standards
    www.kcrg.com /2025/01/15/iowa-could-remove-mentions-climate-change-education-standards/

    Discussion thread for sources of Iowa news

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  • Iowa Capital Dispatch is a good one Iowa Public Radio is probably the one I keep up with the most.