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An environmental working group is raising the alarm about legal nitrate contamination |First Listen

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Published June 10, 2026 at 7:21 AM CDT

The Environmental Working Group is asking the federal government to consider the health impacts of legal nitrate contamination
The Illinois House congratulates the Chicago Tribune for winning a Pulitzer Prize, but a few Republicans chose to snub the newspaper
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