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Peanuts for infants, poopy beaches and summer pet safety in our news roundup

In 2006, Waikiki Beach was near empty of swimmers due to a sewage spill which diverted millions of gallons of raw sewage into a nearby canal. Marco Garcia/Getty Images hide caption

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Peanuts for infants, poopy beaches and summer pet safety in our news roundup

For most infants, introducing peanuts early can help prevent allergies later on — but a new study reveals most caregivers don't know that. Why? Plus — some summertime advice for keeping pets cool in the heat, and avoiding beaches contaminated with poop. (A lot of them are.) All Things Considered host Mary Louise Kelly joins Regina G. Barber and Aaron Scott to discuss those stories in our science news roundup.

Peanuts for infants, poopy beaches and summer pet safety in our news roundup

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Thousands displaced from Oahu military base due to contamination in Navy water system

This Dec. 11, 2021 photo, provided by the U.S. Navy, shows a diving salvage unit at work in a contaminated water well near Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Bleu Jackson/AP hide caption

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Thousands displaced from Oahu military base due to contamination in Navy water system

State health officials said samples from the Red Hill shaft contained petroleum levels 350 times the level considered safe. Some 3,000 military members and families were moved to temporary housing.

Ex-Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder And 8 Others Criminally Charged In Flint Water Crisis

In this image taken from video, former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, left, with his lawyer, Brian Lennon, leave Genesee County Court in Flint, Mich., after a initial court appearance via Zoom on two misdemeanor counts of willful neglect of duty in connection to the Flint water crisis. Corey Williams/AP hide caption

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Ex-Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder And 8 Others Criminally Charged In Flint Water Crisis

Together the group faces 42 counts related to the drinking water catastrophe roughly seven years ago. The crimes range from perjury to misconduct in office to involuntary manslaughter.

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