The two elements that have shocked or rocked me the most recently have been how all over including complicating heart disease, and the watershed and aquifer discoveries.
20+ years ago visiting remote beaches I thought a lot could be cleaned up. The water problems from the CAFOs made sense but tangents from it in my area were finding the microplastics and PFAS.
For a long time I've liked the synthetic fabrics for sports and in addition knowing some are all recycled materials. There was the mindset that would mean new drilling for oil and gas can be for critical stuff like ag, transportation and construction but not at first thinking lint from a shirt would join the plastic as a problem.
More awareness has to be good, and living with a smaller footprint isn't bad. Still I think other planning has to be in mind and considered. The well costs I mentioned come to mind. With homes in VERY different counties I see just like national news how areas are more and less proactive with problems.
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