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** The One-Minute Meeting
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The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing new rules to limit so-called “forever chemicals” in drinking water. These chemicals are all around you, including in your clothes, in packaging and commonly in your drinking water. The EPA says the chemicals are linked to a wide range of health problems. The most common of these chemicals are called PFAS. They break down so slowly that some people say they may as well be considered to be around “forever.” Water department managers say this move may raise your water bill. I will show you some test results from a few dozen city water systems and you will see how a couple of hundred million people are drinking these chemicals now.

The Society of Professional Journalists just issued 10 big threats facing the freedom of information. Lawmakers in Missouri, Washington state, Hawaii, Arizona, Wisconsin, Iowa, Georgia and Virginia made the list. Lawmakers from coast to coast are trying to close open record laws and exempt themselves and others from such laws, and are making it more difficult to fight open record fights. These battles are worth the fight, not just for journalists, but for anybody who does not want government to operate in the shadows.

And let’s clear the air about the difference between “silicon” and “silicone.” They have some commonalities beyond the spelling of their names, but they are very different. This week, some people who should know better have talked about the “Silicone Valley Bank,” which it is not. Today’s quiz question (to see if you were paying attention in chemistry class): Which one of them appears on the periodic chart and what number is it on the chart? For extra credit, what is the atomic mass of that element? The answers are in today’s column. (And for extra extra credit, attempt to use this wisdom in casual conversation sometime today. By the way, the element in question was discovered in 1854 by Jöns Jacob Berzelius ([link removed]) , who was a very important science figure of his day.)
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