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PFAS Contaminated a Texas County’s Farms, Threatening Animals, Water and Public Health
Inside a Texas county’s battle against the use of sewage sludge and the forever chemicals left behind.
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Sara Hashemi
Sara Hashemi is an environmental journalist and fact-checker currently based in New York City. Her work has appeared in Sierra, Smithsonian, Maisonneuve and more
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