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Torrance Residents Urge Ban Of ‘Flesh-Eating’ Chemical Used At Refinery [9]

"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."

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National (U.S.) [20]
California [21]
Source: LA Times [22], 02/09/2026
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Outrage After Congress Votes To Slash $125M To Replace Toxic Lead Pipes [23]

"Move will hit Michigan, Illinois, New York and other states with highest levels of lead drinking water pipes the hardest"

Chemicals [10]
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Source: Guardian [27], 02/09/2026
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"EPA Delays Coal Ash and Groundwater Monitoring Requirements" [28]

"The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday announced a final rule pushing back compliance deadlines for coal ash groundwater monitoring and closure reports."

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Source: Bloomberg Environment [29], 02/09/2026
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Trump Tried To Gut Science Funding. Courts And Congress Have Rebuffed Him. [30]

"A year ago, federal support for scientific research appeared to be crumbling. But thanks to Congress and several lawsuits, scientists’ worst fears haven’t come to pass."

Climate Change [31]
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Science [32]
Technology [18]
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National (U.S.) [20]
Source: NBC News [33], 02/09/2026
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"Are Faked Public Comments About To Tank An Ohio Solar Farm?" [34]

"Dozens of public comments opposing the $98 million Crossroads Solar project appear to be fabricated. Ohio’s siting board may block the project anyway."

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Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [37]
Source: Canary Media [38], 02/09/2026
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Texas Law Against Firms Boycotting Fossil Fuels Declared Unconstitutional [39]

"A federal district judge on Wednesday declared a 2021 law restricting state investments in companies boycotting the fossil fuel industry unconstitutional, calling it “facially overbroad” and citing First and Fourteenth Amendment concerns."

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Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [40]
Source: Texas Tribune [41], 02/06/2026
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Trump ‘Blockade’ Is Stalling Hundreds of U.S. Wind and Solar Projects [42]

"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."

Climate Change [31]
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National (U.S.) [20]
Source: NYTimes [44], 02/06/2026
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"Florida Farm Bill Favors Big Ag Over Free Speech, Opponents Say" [45]

"Advocates for human health and the environment are pushing back against a Florida farm bill that would punish the spread of “false information” about agriculture, decrying a measure they say violates free speech rights and silences public debate about harmful farming practices."

Agriculture [46]
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Source: The New Lede [48], 02/06/2026
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"How ‘Pink Slime’ Publishers Are Weaponizing FOIA" [49]

"Metric Media filed more than nine thousand public records requests last year. It used the data to target Democratic politicians and private citizens."

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Source: Columbia Journalism Review [50], 02/06/2026
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"Measles Continues To Spread In The US, But With Some Letup" [51]

"South Carolina's measles outbreak continues to grow, with a total of 876 confirmed cases, which is the biggest outbreak the U.S. has seen in decades. But there are some positive signs in this current outbreak."

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Source: NPR [53], 02/06/2026
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"U.S. Push for Greenland’s Minerals Faces Harsh Arctic Realities" [54]

"President Trump has made access to Greenland’s vast reserves of critical minerals a focus of ongoing negotiations. But experts say the U.S. is underestimating the difficulties of mining in a rapidly changing Arctic region that is warming faster than anywhere else on Earth."

Climate Change [31]
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Europe [56]
Source: YaleE360 [57], 02/06/2026
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Michigan Accuses Big Oil Of Fueling Climate Crisis And High Energy Costs [58]

"In first-of-its-kind complaint, state accused four fossil fuel majors and US oil lobbying group of climate disinformation"

Climate Change [31]
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Source: Guardian [59], 02/06/2026
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Trump’s Environmental Rollbacks Contradict RFK Jr’s MAHA Promise: Report [60]

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

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Source: Guardian [61], 02/06/2026
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"Study Offers Best Picture Yet Of Sinking Land In Chesapeake Bay Region" [62]

"Scientists have known for years that water levels are rising faster in the Chesapeake Bay region than just about anywhere else in the world — because water is only part of the problem here. The land is also sinking."

Climate Change [31]
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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [64]
Source: Bay Journal [65], 02/06/2026
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Olympics Ditch PFAS Waxes — And The ‘Ridiculous’ Speed They Gave Skiers [66]

"After years of concern over so-called “fluoro” waxes, the Milan Cortina Games will be the first Olympics without them."

Chemicals [10]
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Source: Grist [68], 02/06/2026
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