We gave up on these toxins many years ago in favour of checking the animals and being prepared to remove ticks with a simple tool.

theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

The cats are not extreme swimmers, but the dugs have always been in the water every day. They are all still healthy.

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Toxic chemicals in pet flea treatments harming wildlife, UK study warns

Flea treatment chemicals fipronil and imidacloprid also implicated in lower cognitive scores in children with autism

^{Matthew Taylor (The Guardian)}

An Oklahoma family was forced to abandon their home after it filled with slick, black goo, reaching gas concentrations at explosive levels.

Despite ample evidence of oil and gas pollution, state regulators say they cannot help.
propublica.org/article/oklahom…

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Oily Sludge Is Flooding Their Dream Home. Oklahoma Regulators Say They Can’t Help.

The Merediths were forced to abandon their house after it filled with black goo, reaching gas concentrations at explosive levels. Despite evidence of oil and gas pollution, the state “wanted to act like it would go away,” the family says.

^{Peter.DiCampo@propublica.org (ProPublica)}