Pollution

Torrance Residents Urge Ban Of ‘Flesh-Eating’ Chemical Used At Refinery

"Residents and advocates gathered Saturday to demand the ban of a chemical that’s used at a Torrance oil refinery and that they say has the potential to cause a mass casualty disaster."

Source: LA Times, 02/09/2026

"US EPA Reapproves The Controversial Herbicide Dicamba"

"In a widely expected move, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday reapproved the pesticide dicamba, an herbicide used on genetically modified crops including corn, cotton and soybeans that is prone to far-reaching drift and linked to crop damages."

Source: The New Lede, 02/09/2026

Poison at Play: Unsafe Lead Levels Found In Half Of New Orleans Playgrounds

"Verite News tested lead levels at more than 80 parks. Even trace amounts of the toxic metal can cause learning problems and behavioral issues in children."

Source: Verite News, 02/09/2026

Trump’s Environmental Rollbacks Contradict RFK Jr’s MAHA Promise: Report

"Donald Trump’s aggressive rollback of environmental protections directly contradicts the promises of his “make America healthy again” campaign, according to new research."

Source: Guardian, 02/06/2026

Trump ‘Blockade’ Is Stalling Hundreds of U.S. Wind and Solar Projects

"Federal agencies are delaying approvals for renewable energy projects on both federal land and private property at a time when electricity demand is going up."

Source: NYTimes, 02/06/2026

"Traveler Special Report: Florida's Ailing Reef"

"The Florida Reef, heralded in tourist come-ons as a “world-class natural wonderland waiting to be discovered,” is a vast and vibrant underwater world, extending from Atlantic Ocean waters north of Biscayne National Park, arcing south around the bottom of Florida, and swinging into the Gulf of Mexico where Dry Tortugas National Park is mostly submerged."

Source: National Parks Traveler, 02/05/2026

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