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                                <H1 
                                style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 5px 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; LETTER-SPACING: 0px; COLOR: #5e99ab; FONT-SIZE: 35px; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">A 
                                Solution that Didn't Stick</H1></STRONG>
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                                <P 
                                style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lato','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 18px">It’s 
                                been years since I last used a PFAS-coated 
                                nonstick pan. I gave them up after reading one 
                                too many <A style="COLOR: #0056b3" 
                                href="https://donate.earthisland.org/s/4105445/ylSaW5VM" 
                                rel=noreferrer target=_blank>reports</A> about 
                                the serious health impacts of these synthetic 
                                chemicals that are widely used in consumer 
                                products that resist oil, stains, and water. 
                                Honestly, I’ve never looked back; I’ve been more 
                                than satisfied with my cast iron alternatives, 
                                which are nonstick in their own right.</P>
                                <P 
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                                <P 
                                style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lato','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 18px">Needless 
                                to say, I was sorely disappointed earlier this 
                                week when Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed 
                                legislation that would have helped protect 
                                cookware users across California. SB 682, which 
                                the state legislature passed in September, was 
                                set to ban “intentionally added” PFAS from 
                                cookware, as well as from food packaging, dental 
                                floss, children’s products, cleaning products, 
                                and ski wax. In doing so, it would have reduced 
                                direct product-related exposure to these 
                                “forever chemicals” that do not break down 
                                naturally, as well as manufacturing-related PFAS 
                                pollution that contaminates our shared water, 
                                soil, and air.</P>
                                <P 
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                                <P 
                                style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lato','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 18px">Big 
                                Cookware wasn’t having it. The industry lobbied 
                                hard against the bill, claiming concern over 
                                consumer choice and affordability. Several 
                                high-profile chefs joined the fray, pointing, in 
                                all seriousness, to things like the difficulty 
                                of cooking omelets and crepes in “regular” pans. 
                                In the end, the industry won.</P>
                                <P 
                                style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lato','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 18px"></P>
                                <P 
                                style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lato','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 18px">The 
                                defeat stings. A PFAS cookware ban seems like 
                                such low-hanging fruit. In a world where many 
                                solutions are complicated, this one offered a 
                                simple way to reduce the flow of harmful 
                                chemicals into our bodies and the environment. 
                                It also comes at a time when we’re seeing rising 
                                rates of cancer among young people, which 
                                research increasingly suggests could be related 
                                to exposure to environmental pollutants. Add to 
                                that the sheer pettiness of some of the industry 
                                arguments — ahem, omelets — and it’s hard not to 
                                feel let down.</P>
                                <P 
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                                style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lato','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 18px">But 
                                I haven’t given up all hope. Several other 
                                states, including Minnesota, Colorado, and 
                                Vermont, have already banned PFAS in cookware. 
                                Several more are currently considering bans. 
                                Once enough of our elected leaders stand up 
                                against the use of these toxic chemicals, the 
                                industry will have no choice but to meet the 
                                market where it’s headed.</P>
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                                style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lato','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 18px">I 
                                just wish California could have helped get us 
                                there 
                          sooner.</P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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                              <EM>Earth Island Journal</EM></P>
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                                Dash’s striking food-focused photographs 
                                straddle the world of art and science, 
                                showcasing “the incredible structural beauty of 
                                micro nature while offering a broader commentary 
                                on the biggest planetary crises of our times — 
                                climate disruption and biodiversity loss.”</P>
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                                href="https://donate.earthisland.org/s/4105450/ylSaW5VM" 
                                rel=noreferrer target=_blank>Bringing Back 
                                Grizzlies</A></STRONG></H1>
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                                style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lato','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 18px">Before 
                                the Gold Rush, thousands of grizzlies roamed 
                                California, but the species was hunted and 
                                trapped to extinction by the 1920s. Now a 
                                coalition of researchers, tribal leaders, and 
                                wildlife advocates wants to bring them back.</P>
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                                href="https://donate.earthisland.org/s/4105451/ylSaW5VM" 
                                rel=noreferrer target=_blank>Teaching 
                                Moments</A></STRONG></H1>
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                                style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lato','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 18px"><SPAN><SPAN 
                                style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: white; COLOR: rgb(11,15,20)">Wildlife 
                                care centers do more than rehabilitate 
                                individual animals. As our columnist Tove 
                                Danovich writes, “every time the doorbell rings 
                                [at a care center], it’s also an opportunity to 
                                get someone to understand that wildlife are our 
                                neighbors. That they need our help to keep them 
                                safe.”</SPAN></SPAN></P></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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                              style="COLOR: #0056b3" 
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                              alt="Zoe Loftus-Farren sitting at a table interviewing Betty Reid Soskin, a National Parks Service ranger who retired at age 100 in 2022." 
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                                Watchdogs</STRONG></SPAN></H1></STRONG></H1>
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                                years, the <EM>Journal</EM> has stood up for <A 
                                style="COLOR: #0056b3" 
                                href="https://donate.earthisland.org/s/4105454/ylSaW5VM" 
                                rel=noreferrer target=_blank>protecting our 
                                public lands</A>. Thankfully, the latest Trump 
                                scheme to sell off our public lands didn’t pass 
                                Congress this time.<BR><BR>But there’s so much 
                                more to cover to keep this administration in 
                                check. That’s why <EM>Earth Island Journal</EM> 
                                is committed to being at the forefront of 
                                in-depth reporting on the fight to protect our 
                                public lands, our parks, our waterways, and 
                                beyond.</P>
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                                style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lato','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 18px">Reader 
                                support gives us the independence to tell the 
                                stories of people like legendary park ranger <A 
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                                href="https://donate.earthisland.org/s/4105455/ylSaW5VM" 
                                rel=noreferrer target=_blank>Betty Reid 
                                Soskin</A>, pictured above with Managing Editor 
                                Zoe Loftus-Farren in 2016. Your support is 
                                essential to our success, and we thank you.</P>
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                              href="https://donate.earthisland.org/s/4105456/ylSaW5VM" 
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                                style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 5px 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; LETTER-SPACING: 0px; COLOR: #3b3b3b; FONT-SIZE: 25px; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Latest 
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                                style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lato','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 18px"><SPAN></SPAN>California’s 
                                Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) 
                                was designed to stabilize groundwater resources, 
                                but its implementation is hurting small-scale 
                                farmers. Terra Verde host Hannah Wilton talks 
                                with Catherine Van Dyke, deputy director of 
                                water policy at the Community Alliance with 
                                Family Farmers, and Ngodoo Atume, small farms 
                                technical assistance coordinator at the 
                                University of California, about how SGMA is 
                                playing out on the ground. ▶️ <A 
                                style="COLOR: #0056b3" 
                                href="https://donate.earthisland.org/s/4105457/ylSaW5VM" 
                                rel=noreferrer target=_blank><SPAN 
                                style="COLOR: rgb(0,86,179)"><STRONG><U>Listen 
                                now</U></STRONG></SPAN></A></P>
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                                style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 5px 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; LETTER-SPACING: 0px; COLOR: #3b3b3b; FONT-SIZE: 25px; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">ICYMI</H1></STRONG>
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                                style="COLOR: rgb(94,154,171)"><STRONG>In Humor 
                                We 
                                Trust</STRONG></SPAN><BR><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>As 
                                organizers gear up for this weekend’s No Kings 
                                protests, climate activist Bill McKibben offers 
                                a keen observation: Sometimes, the best way to 
                                draw attention to the inhumanity of the Trump 
                                administration may be to turn into a 
                                frog.</SPAN> (<A style="COLOR: #0056b3" 
                                href="https://donate.earthisland.org/s/4105458/ylSaW5VM" 
                                rel=noreferrer target=_blank><EM>The Crucial 
                                Years</EM></A>)</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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                                style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lato','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 18px"><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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                                style="COLOR: rgb(94,154,171)"><STRONG>Starting 
                                Bug</STRONG></SPAN><BR>Before the advent of 
                                industrialized food, humans turned milk into 
                                yogurt using any number of live starters for 
                                fermentation, including, we are now 
                                rediscovering, a tiny six-legged assistant. (<A 
                                style="COLOR: #0056b3" 
                                href="https://donate.earthisland.org/s/4105459/ylSaW5VM" 
                                rel=noreferrer target=_blank><EM>Smithsonian 
                                Magazine</EM></A>)</P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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                              style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><STRONG>Did a thoughtful 
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