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Nearly 20 percent of people in Philadelphia are food insecure. We visited the researchers, restaurateurs, and entrepreneurs changing this by rethinking food waste.

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Bob Scharding, a firefighter at Pittsburgh International Airport from 1987 to 2007. (Photo by Jay Manning/PublicSource)

PFAS contamination is likely at Pittsburgh airport. Airports may face legal challenges by doing nothing.

Airport officials say they're doing everything the law requires regarding PFAS. Experts say the law doesn't go far enough.

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Members of the 171st Air Refueling Wing Fire Department conduct training on July 7, 2007, on the Air National Guard base near Pittsburgh International Airport. Firefighting foam has been one of the largest sources of PFAS contamination. (U.S. Air Force photo taken by MSgt. Stacey Barkey)

Former firefighters describe how they used foam with PFAS chemicals at Pittsburgh's airport for decades

The foam, required by the Federal Aviation Administration, contains chemicals that are harmful and don't break down. Former firefighters say the foam was used liberally and rarely cleaned up.

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