AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 minutes agoPublic Health Funding: The CDC’s National Wastewater Surveillance System “pandemic detector” is at risk of shutting down without Congress, threatening early outbreak warnings from community sewage. Tech & Infrastructure: Data centers are drawing backlash over energy use, water demand, noise, and waste; local governments are weighing moratoriums as the facilities spread. Space Science: Furman University researcher Valeria Garcia Lopez says radio searches for “technosignatures” from interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS came up empty—still a win for SETI methods. Wildlife & Ecology: A UGA study warns hidden infections could push Southeast snakes toward extinction, with multiple pathogens found in swabbed snakes across FL/GA/SC. Local Business & Health: HCA Healthcare buys 17 urgent care clinics across the Carolinas, rebranding SC sites as HCA CareNow. Environment & Industry: Wisconsin reaches a major PFAS settlement with Tyco/Jonson Controls, requiring long-term clean water and a $10M PFAS trust fund investment. South Carolina Tech/Community: Pure Flow Plumbing launches a Clover water filtration service aimed at improving drinking water quality.
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