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- 1Atrazine found contaminating quarter of US rivers●Hormone-disrupting herbicide contaminating 25% of continental US rivers, report finds. Atrazine, banned in 60 countries,
A new report finds the herbicide atrazine, which disrupts hormones, pollutes roughly 25% of rivers across the continental United States. The chemical, banned in 60 countries, is present at levels that can harm wildlife and may pose risks to human health. The findings are renewing calls from environmental advocates for stricter regulation of the widely used weedkiller in American agriculture.
- 2New training facility advances plutonium pit production at Savannah River Site▼New training facility advances plutonium pit production at SRS
A new training facility has opened at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina to support the expansion of plutonium pit production, a core component of the United States' nuclear weapons stockpile renewal programme. The facility will prepare workers for pit manufacturing roles as the site takes on duties currently centred at Los Alamos, amid ongoing debate over costs, timelines and environmental concerns.