Maryland session ends after focus on pandemic aid, policing
BRIAN WITTE, Associated Press
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1of3The Maryland Senate meets on the last day of the state s 90-day legislative session on Monday, April 12, 2021 in Annapolis, Md. Senators have been working inside enclosures around their desks as a precaution during the COVID-19 pandemic. By Brian Witte.Brian Witte/APShow MoreShow Less
2of3Members of the Maryland House of Delegates sit socially distanced on the last day of the state s 90-day legislative session on Monday, April 12, 2021 in Annapolis, Md. Other members of the 141-member body have been participating via video from a nearby annex to avoid having too many people in the chamber as a precaution during the pandemic.Brian Witte/APShow MoreShow Less
Washington state proposal targets Boeing plant s pollution
April 14, 2021
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EVERETT, Wash. (AP) Boeing will spend millions of dollars and decades cleaning up pollutants that have seeped into the soil and groundwater beneath one of their plants in Washington state, a state-mandated draft proposal said.
TCE, or Trichloroethylene, is one of many pollutants that have been found in groundwater near Boeing s Everett, Washington, plant, the Daily Herald reported Sunday.
TCE is a solvent that is used to degrease metal parts and is a carcinogen to humans. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said in 2016 that TCE can also affect fetus development, irritate the respiratory system and cause light-headedness, drowsiness and headaches.