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Interim public works director outlines $25M roads plan, $50M water upgrades and staffing priorities

Interim Public Works Director Aaron McClosco summarized Concord Public Works' five-division structure, FY26 accomplishments and FY27 priorities, noting a $25 million multi‑year roads program, $50 million in planned water-system upgrades including PFOS mitigation, and efforts to improve budget tracking and staffing.

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Living near a dry cleaner may come with an unexpected Parkinson’s disease link

A nationwide case-control study of older U.S. Medicare beneficiaries found that living closer to a dry-cleaning establishment was associated with higher odds of incident Parkinson’s disease, with the ...

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Women for a Healthy Environment seeks $199,000 to fund rapid home repairs for about 40 households

Women for a Healthy Environment requested $199,000 to provide quick, critical home repairs paired with community-health-worker visits to stabilize roughly 40 low-income homes and prevent displacement; presenters said the program complements HUD-funded Healthy Homes work and can operate with reduced award amounts.

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Residents urge board to oppose proposed Lexington Gallatin warehouse near South El Monte High

Three residents told the Aug. 5 meeting the proposed Lexington Gallatin warehouse near South El Monte High would endanger students with traffic and air pollution, citing an EIR estimate of nearly 8,000 tons of toxic emissions annually and more than 200 big rigs per day.

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Montclair State interns present township tree-canopy study, warn of health impacts

Montclair State University "green team" interns told the Township of Washington council Aug. 3 that the township lost an estimated 6% of its tree canopy from 1985–2023, highlighted vulnerable neighborhoods and urged outreach and planting to protect public health.

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Galápagos wastewater is creating new reservoirs of antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Portable field surveillance reveals how untreated sewage is reshaping coastal microbial communities and spreading diverse resistance genes across one of the world’s most protected marine environments.