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Notices on the way for Minneapolis homes with lead service lines amid statewide replacement effort [Video]

Affected residents in Minneapolis should expect a letter from the city any day now about work to replace lead water infrastructure as part of an estimated $1 billion statewide project to replace all lead water service lines in the next decade. The Lead Service Line Replacement Program is headed up by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) using federal and state funding. Inventories of community water systems statewide found an estimated 100,000 lead service lines in Minnesota, according to an MDH dashboard, and state officials plan to replace them all by 2033. Work is underway in at least Minneapolis, St. []

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Demolishing buildings is a waste. There’s another way: deconstruction [Video]

Constructing buildings takes a lot of wood, metal, concrete and other valuable resources. Demolishing them generates a huge amount of waste and carbon emissions. But there’s another way what if they were “deconstructed” so the materials could be reused and recycled?

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Whitman County reports surge in whooping cough cases [Video]

PULLMAN, Wash. Whitman County health officials have confirmed additional cases of whooping cough in the county. According to a press release from Whitman County Public Health (WCPH), the department is continuing its investigation into the outbreak. There have been 63 reported cases of pertussis, with an increase of 15 cases between Nov. 1 and