A recent study highlighting the potential dangers of “forever chemicals” in the Great Lakes has raised questions about the impacts of people consuming fish exposed to the chemicals. Indigenous nations such as the Red Cliff Band are worried that the Lake Superior advisories are misleading and branding all fish as unsafe to consume. Read the full story by the Wisconsin Watch.
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