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FAA Urges Airports to Avoid Using Firefighting Foam With Fluorine

WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it had urged U.S. airports to limit the use of firefighting foam with the chemical PFAS due to the environmental and public health risks as it evaluates possible alternatives. PFAS, nicknamed “forever …

University of Nebraska Wins USDA Grant for E.coli Research

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is receiving a $25 million federal grant to research various forms of E. coli bacteria. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Monday that it has awarded the grant to help reduce the public health risks from …