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Firefighters: Is our chemically treated gear making us sick?
Firefighters covered in foam

After he retired from decades of work as a firefighter, Air Force veteran Jeffrey Hermes received devastating news: He had an “aggressive” form of prostate cancer, despite no family history of the disease.

Meet ‘The Bee Lady’ Of Capitol Hill
Beekeeper holding bee hive

On an evening in late March, Jan Day is standing outside her red brick row house in Capitol Hill holding a white helmet fastened with black netting. Day’s 8-year-old airedale terrier, Echo, barks as she strolls past the garden, toward the back of her house.

‘Into the unknown’: Navy plans PFAS tests at Md. base
Protesters outside town meeting

Despite the Navy’s assurances, residents near an air base by the Chesapeake Bay are worried about whether chemicals are contaminating their water.