Fireworks Unhealthy for People and Environment
It's not well known, or at least not well publicized, that fireworks — from sparklers to professional displays — leave behind a fair amount of waste, while releasing noxious gases and heavy metals.
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Safe to Eat Fish From Urban Waters? No One Knows
PROVIDENCE — On a recent afternoon, a few hours before dusk, Brian Watson, of South Providence, sat in a red fabric lawn chair on the wooden dock at India Point Park. Watson was fishing for bluefish and striped bass — “blues and stripers” — as he has for the past seven years, and he always eats his catch.
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