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US Chemical Giant To Stop Producing Herbicide Critics Call ‘Toxic Cocktail’ [1]

"The chemical giant Corteva will stop producing Enlist Duo, a herbicide considered to be among the most dangerous still used in the US by environmentalists because it contains a mix of Agent Orange and glyphosate, which have both been linked to cancer and widespread ecological damage."

Agriculture [2]
Biodiversity [3]
Chemicals [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
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Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Guardian [11], 02/11/2026
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"Florida Tests Show Pesticide In Popular Breads" [12]

"Florida officials this week unveiled test results showing multiple breads commonly sold in grocery stores contained residues of glyphosate weed killer, a chemical scientists have linked to cancer."

Agriculture [2]
Chemicals [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Food [13]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [14]
Source: The New Lede [15], 02/10/2026
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Catching a Chemical Slipping Through the Regulatory Cracks [16]

A chemical found in widely used epoxy resins is an endocrine disruptor that remains largely unregulated, despite its ubiquity. That was the subject of a prizewinning explanatory reporting series that focused on the lesser-known bisphenol known as BADGE, and how it might affect artisan woodworkers, construction workers and many others. SEJournal talks with reporter Meg Wilcox (pictured) in this Inside Story Q&A.

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"EPA Delays Coal Ash and Groundwater Monitoring Requirements" [22]

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

Chemicals [4]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [24]
Infrastructure [25]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [8]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [27], 02/09/2026
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Outrage After Congress Votes To Slash $125M To Replace Toxic Lead Pipes [28]

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

Chemicals [4]
Consumer [29]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [6]
Environmental Politics [24]
Infrastructure [25]
Laws & Regulations [7]
People & Population [30]
Pollution [8]
Technology [31]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Guardian [32], 02/09/2026
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Torrance Residents Urge Ban Of ‘Flesh-Eating’ Chemical Used At Refinery [33]

"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."

Chemicals [4]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [6]
Environmental Politics [24]
Laws & Regulations [7]
People & Population [30]
Pollution [8]
Technology [31]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
California [34]
Source: LA Times [35], 02/09/2026
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"US EPA Reapproves The Controversial Herbicide Dicamba" [36]

"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."

Agriculture [2]
Chemicals [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [6]
Environmental Politics [24]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [8]
Technology [31]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: The New Lede [37], 02/09/2026
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Poison at Play: Unsafe Lead Levels Found In Half Of New Orleans Playgrounds [38]

"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."

Chemicals [4]
Consumer [29]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [6]
Government [39]
People & Population [30]
Pollution [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [14]
Source: Verite News [40], 02/09/2026
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Olympics Ditch PFAS Waxes — And The ‘Ridiculous’ Speed They Gave Skiers [41]

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

Chemicals [4]
Public [9]
International [20]
Source: Grist [42], 02/06/2026
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Trump’s Environmental Rollbacks Contradict RFK Jr’s MAHA Promise: Report [43]

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

Chemicals [4]
Consumer [29]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [6]
Environmental Politics [24]
Health [18]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [8]
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Source: Guardian [44], 02/06/2026
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