An investigation by newsrooms including The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Associated Press & FRONTLINE (PBS) has revealed how the economic engine that sustained northwest #Georgia #contaminated the area & neighboring states, too. Downriver from Dalton, AL.com found cities in #Alabama are struggling to remove #PFAS from #DrinkingWater. And in #SouthCarolina, The Post & Courier traced a local watchdog’s discovery of #ForeverChemicals to a #river by a Shaw factory.
#law #health
The #pollution is so bad some researchers have identified the region as one of the nation’s #PFAS hot spots. Today, the consequences can be found everywhere. PFAS, often called #ForeverChemicals because they can take decades or more to break down, are in the #water & the #soil.
They’re in the dust on floors where #children crawl, the local #fish & #wildlife, & as ongoing research has shown, the #people.
#law #EnvironmentalLaw #regulations #PublicHealth #Climate #DrinkingWater #Alabama #Georgia
An investigation by newsrooms including The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Associated Press & FRONTLINE (PBS) has revealed how the economic engine that sustained northwest #Georgia #contaminated the area & neighboring states, too. Downriver from Dalton, AL.com found cities in #Alabama are struggling to remove #PFAS from #DrinkingWater. And in #SouthCarolina, The Post & Courier traced a local watchdog’s discovery of #ForeverChemicals to a #river by a Shaw factory.
#law #health
So the South Carolina Elections Commission dropped a new "mascot" named Marky.
They neglected to mention his older brother who actually runs the show in our state.
So the South Carolina Elections Commission dropped a new "mascot" named Marky.
They neglected to mention his older brother who actually runs the show in our state.
This report is shared year after year.
➡️ 41st – Violent crimes per capita
➡️ 41st – Percent of families in poverty
➡️ 44th – Infant-mortality rate
Yet my State House Rep is doing victory laps because they succeeded in controlling who pees in what bathrooms.
Until the people start prioritizing this shit better, we as a state will not BE better!
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/sc-one-worst-states-raise-110000465.html
This report is shared year after year.
➡️ 41st – Violent crimes per capita
➡️ 41st – Percent of families in poverty
➡️ 44th – Infant-mortality rate
Yet my State House Rep is doing victory laps because they succeeded in controlling who pees in what bathrooms.
Until the people start prioritizing this shit better, we as a state will not BE better!
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/sc-one-worst-states-raise-110000465.html