Growing up near the airport in the Truax neighborhood, Pau Xiong and her family once thought nothing of eating the fish they caught in nearby Starkweather Creek. For years, locals have brought children, dogs and friends to fish and walk alongside the creek. Xiong, a student at East High School, was understandably horrified when she first learned that the creek is contaminated with PFAS chemicals. These contaminants have been seeping unchecked from Truax Field into the surrounding ground and surface waters for decades. More here.

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