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This article appeared in the April 18, 2024 edition of the Monitor Daily.

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Addressing root issues

Amelia Newcomb
Senior editor

Several stories today confront the difficulty of addressing root causes in very different circumstances.

Take PFAS 鈥 鈥渇orever chemicals鈥欌 ending up in water supplies. The Environmental Protection Agency just issued new standards for drinking water. But tackling the problem at its source 鈥 before the water hits taps at home 鈥撀爄s complicated amid scattershot state efforts. Meanwhile, on Capitol Hill, as the House debates aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, our correspondent is finding that the conversation often skates over fundamental issues that would be much harder to take on.

And don鈥檛 miss our review of the film 鈥淲e Grown Now.鈥 Peter Rainer shares how his willingness, years ago, to reconsider an assumption聽 he had made had a powerful impact on how he watched this film.


This article appeared in the April 18, 2024 edition of the Monitor Daily.

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