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https://www.thenewlede.org/2025/11/landfill-pfas-air-emissions/
Nov 25, 2025 - US municipal landfills leak roughly 1,800 pounds of PFAS into the air annually — evidence that the country’s garbage dumps are a persistent source of...
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https://www.thenewlede.org/2026/02/usda-slaughterhouse-line-speeds/
Feb 18, 2026 - The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) wants to increase how fast meat plants can slaughter chicken, turkeys and hogs, raising alarm over food and worker...
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https://www.thenewlede.org/poison-pr/
Jan 15, 2026 - Poison PR uncovers how PR firms and corporate lobbyists shaped public perception, muted scientific warnings and manipulated policy around pesticides.
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https://www.thenewlede.org/2025/11/5443/
Dec 1, 2025 - New data is adding to regulatory concerns about the potential human health impacts of the weed killer paraquat, leading the US Environmental Protection Agency...
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