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Cass Clay Food Commission
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Community Members Voice Their Concerns Over Pesticide in Public Areas

The Cass Clay Food Commision held the monthly meeting where they discussed ways to inform the public. on pesticide use.
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FARGO, N.D.- “I’ve been out riding my bike through Lindenwood Park, and gotten caught in a cloud of chemicals cause you can see off in the distance they’re spraying,” Julie Brumund says. She came to the Cass Clay food commission meeting to voice her concerns about the use of pesticide in public places. “We don’t have anything that necessarily says…
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Crews contain chemical spill at West Fargo business

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WEST FARGO, N.D. – Crews respond after 250 gallons of calcium chloride leaked at a West Fargo business. They arrived at XPO Logistics trucking company on the 1700 block of 2nd Avenue Northwest around 2:00 Wednesday morning. The West Fargo Fire Department says the chemical came from a semi trailer in the parking lot of a warehouse. Calcium chloride is…
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Corrosive Fluid Spills from FedEx Truck on Main Avenue

The chemical didn't cause any harm because of the low temperatures
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WEST FARGO, N.D. — Traffic was down to one lane on part of Main Avenue early this afternoon after a corrosive fluid spilled from a FedEx truck. A two and a half gallon pail of a chemical fell off the truck in West Fargo, and another car hit it, causing it to spill on the street. Firefighters used floor–dry to get…
Politics / Elections

President Trump Strikes Syrian Regime in Response to Chemical Weapons Attack

Trump says the strikes are in coordination with France and the United Kingdom to establish a strong deterrent against the production, spread and use of chemical weapons
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WASHINGTON — President Trump has announced on Friday he’s ordered strikes on the Syrian regime in a response to a chemical weapons attack last weekend. Trump says the strikes are in coordination with France and the United Kingdom to establish a strong deterrent against the production, spread and use of chemical weapons. He says the strikes will continue until the…
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Children of Vietnam Vets say Agent Orange Impacts Generations

Veterans and their children shared their stories at a town hall meeting at Elks Lodge in Fargo
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FARGO, ND — Tears were shed at a town hall meeting in Fargo about the life changing effects of Agent Orange. Many children of Vietnam veterans spoke about how exposure to the chemical impacts multiple generations. Families of survivors are still looking for answers more than four decades after the Vietnam War. “So it was straight Agent Orange that I…
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Scientists Find Remnants of Tattoo Ink Inside Person’s Lymph Nodes

A new study suggests you should ask about the chemicals used in the ink
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  NATIONAL — If you’re thinking about getting a tattoo, you already know it’s important to check out the condition of the shop, but a new study suggests you should also be asking about the chemicals used in the ink. Scientists have discovered remnants of tattoo ink inside a person’s lymph nodes and say they traveled there from the subject’s…