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Luxe California oyster farm announces voluntary withdrawal after sewage leak

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Luxe California oyster farm announces voluntary withdrawal after sewage leak

Oh, poop. One of California’s most well-known oyster farms finds itself in a somewhat stinky situation after a sewage leak from a nearby tourist business. Hog Island Oyster Co. in Marshall announced a voluntary withdraw of 200,000 oysters and temporarily halted farming operations in Marin County’s Tomales Bay after the contamination was discovered. Sign up … Read more

Northeastern towns issue voluntary lockdown to prevent spread of potentially deadly mosquito-borne disease EEE

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Northeastern towns issue voluntary lockdown to prevent spread of potentially deadly mosquito-borne disease EEE

Four Massachusetts towns — Douglas, Oxford, Sutton and Webster — have enacted a voluntary evening lockdown in an attempt to curb the spread of a potentially deadly mosquito-borne disease. The decision comes after the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) confirmed the first human case of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) since 2020 in Worcester County. … Read more