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NEW: ProPublica recently reported that the U.S. Forest Service knowingly issued protective gear containing #PFAS to wildland firefighters.

The agency says it has now stopped distributing those garments.

https://www.propublica.org/article/pfas-firefighter-gear-forest-service

#news #wildfires #safety #foreverchemicals #government

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U.S. Forest Service Stops Issuing Firefighter Pants That Contain PFAS, Following ProPublica’s Reporting

Officials at the agency knew about the use of potentially dangerous “forever chemicals” in protective gear years before publicly acknowledging the issue, according to emails obtained by ProPublica.
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Providing venue ventilation for COVID-19 is a critical, overlooked problem, as we now know COVID-19 is spread via small droplet aerosols.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/venues/2021/04/venue-ventilation-pandemics

#meetings #AirQuality #safety #ventilation #requirements #venues #COVID #eventprofs

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venue ventilation COVID-19: an illustration of a wall vent with air and question marks swirling out
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Adrian Segar
Adrian Segar
@[email protected]  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

Providing venue ventilation for COVID-19 is a critical, overlooked problem, as we now know COVID-19 is spread via small droplet aerosols.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/venues/2021/04/venue-ventilation-pandemics

#meetings #AirQuality #safety #ventilation #requirements #venues #COVID #eventprofs

venue ventilation COVID-19: an illustration of a wall vent with air and question marks swirling out
venue ventilation COVID-19: an illustration of a wall vent with air and question marks swirling out
venue ventilation COVID-19: an illustration of a wall vent with air and question marks swirling out
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NEW: For years, the #FDA website warned of products and remedies claiming to treat #autism that were being marketed deceptively and can be harmful.

Just a few:
•hyperbaric oxygen therapies
•chlorine dioxide
•raw camel milk.

Now, under RFK Jr, that advisory is gone.

https://www.propublica.org/article/rfk-jr-fda-removes-autism-treatments-warning

#news #RFKJR #health #medicine #safety #government #trump

ProPublica

Chlorine Dioxide, Raw Camel Milk: The FDA No Longer Warns Against These and Other Ineffective Autism Treatments

The FDA has taken down a webpage warning about therapies and products making “false claims” of treating autism. It’s part of a series of actions the agency has taken under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to discredit long-established science.
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