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The airport fighting to clean up sludge left by 'forever chemicals'
Taxiing jet engines groaned on the tarmac, their fumes filling the Port of Seattle's firetruck bays on an early summer day here. Snaking hoses connected tanks and filters in a complex cleanup operation. Over six days, the system flushed a toxic substance from a firetruck as the department became one of the first in the nation to begin to remove firefighting foam concentrates laced with "forever chemicals." For decades, per- and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals, or PFAS, have been used in foams to put out the highest-intensity petroleum-fueled fires — especially important in saving lives amid catastrophe at airports, military bases and fossil fuel...
Get craveable vegan pancakes, biscuits and more at Finch & Pine
It takes a special stack of pancakes to get me to come back and eat them two days in a row. Capitol Hill's Finch & Pine is where I found them — and they happen to be vegan.Zoom in: Finch & Pine's food menu is dairy-free, with many items containing zero animal products.Yes, but: Because the cozy, neighborhood spot still serves milk with coffee drinks and offers eggs with many dishes, it's a great spot to go when not every member of your group follows a vegan diet.Dig in: My nonvegan companions were pleased with the vegan biscuits, which you...
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