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Family Fun Science: Keying into Electricity with Benjamin Franklin

2+ hour, 8+ min ago  (122+ words) Did you know that Benjamin Franklin did far more with electricity than flying a kite in a storm? His experiments with electricity were groundbreaking. He even invented many of the electrical terms we still use today, like charge and conductor....

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northernpublicradio.org > 2025-09-08 > midwest-cities-clean-up-forever-chemicals-costs-drinking-water

Midwest cities will receive millions to clean up 'forever chemicals.' But some say it's not enough

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1386+ words) The city of Eau Claire in western Wisconsin had to shut down nearly half of its wells in 2021 after finding "forever chemicals" in its water supply. The wells are close to the Chippewa Valley Regional Airport, where fire fighting foams…...