Congressman Fred Upton during a live WKZO debate on 9/28/20. (Photo by Jeana Gondek)
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) Tuesday, U.S. Reps. Fred Upton (R-MI) and Debbie Dingell (D-MI) introduced bipartisan legislation that aims to protect all Americans and the environment from harmful forever chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
See Also – View the video announcement of this legislation on Facebook at this link.
The package establishes a national drinking water standard for select PFAS chemicals, designates as hazardous to allow the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to clean up contaminated sites in Michigan and across the country, as well as list under the Clean Water Act, limits industrial discharges, and provides $200 million annually to assist water utilities and wastewater treatment.
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One angle of the coronavirus pandemic that hasn t been talked about enough is how quarantine has affected our mental health. A piece in the Scientific American concludes that the toll COVID has taken is worse than expected when it comes to anxiety and depression.
In August, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found a tripling of anxiety symptoms and a quadrupling of depression among 5,470 adults surveyed compared with a 2019 sample. The Scientific American notes it s been an especially pressing time for young people. The CDC found that 62.9 percent of 18- to 24-year-olds reported an anxiety or depressive disorder.
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This was stated by the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry.
Ukrainian officials did not negotiate with Belarus representatives on the import of electricity from the Belarusian nuclear power plant, ExPro reported on January 12, citing a response from the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine does not have information on negotiations with the Belarusian side on the prospects for the purchase of electricity, plans for negotiations of Ukrainian officials, and plans of commercial companies to start purchasing electricity from the Belarusian nuclear power plant in 2021, - was said in response to a request from journalists.
Neither government agencies nor enterprises have approached the Ukrainian Embassy in the Republic of Belarus for assistance in such contacts, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry noted. The Foreign Ministry added that Ukraine is guided primarily by its national interests and commitments in the field of European integration when