Poison at Play: Unsafe Lead Levels Found In Half Of New Orleans Playgrounds [1]
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"In his first year back in office, Donald Trump has fundamentally reshaped the Environmental Protection Agency, initiating nearly 70 actions to undo rules protecting ecosystems and the climate."
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[12] https://veritenews.org/2026/02/05/poison-at-play-playgrounds-lead-levels/
[13] https://www.sej.org/headlines/olympics-ditch-pfas-waxes-and-ridiculous-speed-they-gave-skiers
[14] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international
[15] https://grist.org/culture/the-olympics-are-ditching-pfas-waxes-and-the-ridiculous-speed-they-gave-skiers/
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[30] https://grist.org/regulation/trump-presidential-exemption-ethylene-oxide/
[31] https://www.sej.org/headlines/trump-announces-12b-minerals-stockpile
[32] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/land
[33] https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5718617-trump-minerals-stockpile-rare-earth/
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