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The Stream, September 29, 2026: A Hormone-Disrupting Herbicide Is Contaminating One-Fourth of Continental U.S. Rivers, Analysis Finds

● The herbicide atrazine has been found in concentrations exceeding safe levels in 25 percent of rivers in the continental United States.

● More than 100 people in India and Nepal have been killed in landslides and flooding.

● Settlers in the West Bank have been diverting natural spring water to create artificial pools, exacerbating Palestinian communities’ freshwater crises.

● A new analysis of a proposed gold mine in Alaska suggests that even a small spill could have “generational” consequences for freshwater and fish health.

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