From a study on PFAS pollution in Helmond to the new Tillykunde course. These are the five stories you must read this week.
Research into PFAS contamination at Custom Powders was presented in Helmond. Many questions remain unanswered about how pollution could continue for so long. The research agency concludes that the government was structurally lagging behind in knowledge of the business community. You can read the whole story here:
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With carnival just around the corner, we delve into the history of the famous exclamation ‘Alaaf’. This greeting comes from Cologne, where the first variant of carnival as we know it today emerged in 1823. Alaaf is not shouted everywhere in Brabant – it depends on whether a place celebrates Rhenish or Burgundian carnival. Read the whole story here:
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The lesson has already started before the participants of the new Tillykunde course enter the classroom. They don’t know each other, but it doesn’t feel awkward. “Are you here for Tillykunde?”, someone asks, and everyone immediately bursts out enthusiastically about their bond with the city. Read more:
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The province of Brabant will have to deal with new nitrogen plans from the coalition agreement. D66, VVD and CDA want to invest 20 billion euros in buyout schemes for farmers and nature restoration, among other things. By 2035, the agricultural sector must emit 42 to 46 percent less nitrogen. Check it out here:
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Forest ranger Frans Kapteijns shares his knowledge of nature every week. This time Frans pays attention to white flies, which are not flies, a “Dorito” fungus and frogs freezing in small frozen ponds. Part two of this Stuifmail will be published on Sunday morning. Read it here:
