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The Bank for International Systems (BIS), Bank of France, International Monetary Fund and Network for Greening the Financial System will be hosts to a unique climate change conference that begins Tuesday, June 2nd.

“Forever chemicals” used in water-repellant outdoor gear have been found in snow from the top of Mount Everest.  Kimberley Miner says these human-made per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) — which have been linked to birth defects, high cholesterol and increased risk of kidney and testicular cancer — could eventually pose a risk for trekkers, climbers and residents who drink the meltwater.  Miner, a research assistant professor at the University of Maine Climate Chang...