Above photo: Areas where carcinogenic fire-fighting foams were routinely used are shown in red. Fire Training Area (FT-04) is shown at the southeast corner of the runway. Groundwater there was found to contain extremely high levels of PFAS. The Air Force has contaminated the groundwater at Joint Base Andrews with 39,700 parts per trillion of […]
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Lake Urmia showing signs of recovery
December 9th, 2015 Awake Goy
Iran’s largest inland body of water is showing signs of recovery following recent measures taken by the Urmia Lake Restoration Project. Good rainfall combined with the opening of Boukan Dam and the merger of Zarrinehroud and Siminehroud rivers, whose waters were directed toward Lake Urmia, seem to have set the imperiled lake on path to […]