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California Phasing Out Herbicide Linked To Parkinson’s Disease

"Pesticide manufacturers have voluntarily cancelled registrations for products containing paraquat in California — kickstarting a statewide phase-out of the controversial herbicide linked to Parkinson’s disease, according to a California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) announcement on Monday."

Source: The New Lede, 08/13/2026

Neighbors of Pipeline Leak Live in Fear, Regulatory Neglect in Trump Era

"As Trump’s agencies shrink, narrow their role and reduce enforcement, politically connected Energy Transfer is steering a slow clean-up of fuel it spilled into drinking water near the Delaware River."

Source: Inside Climate News, 08/13/2026

Calif. Scrambled as Spring Wildfire Neared Former Nuclear Reactor Site

"As a wildfire in May approached the site of one of the worst nuclear meltdowns in U.S. history, state and local officials scrambled to respond to the blaze and to establish proper real-time radiation and air monitoring to protect Southern California families, internal emails show."

Source: Inside Climate News, 08/13/2026

Trump’s ‘Energy Emergency’ Could Speed Expansion Of La. LNG Terminal

"Less than two years after opening, a liquefied natural gas terminal near New Orleans is seeking a multi-billion-dollar expansion under a new Trump administration “emergency” permitting process that shortens environmental review and may weaken protections for surrounding wetlands and waterways."

Source: Verite News, 08/13/2026

Huge Oil Slick Hitting Oman's Shoreline As Agencies Warn Of Disaster

"A vast oil spill from a leaking tanker has started to ​hit Oman's coastline, its environment agency confirmed on Wednesday, in what threatens to become one of the world’s worst in years after spreading largely unchecked for ‌weeks."

Source: Reuters, 08/13/2026

Utility, Tech Firms ‘Educate’ Regulators With Donations, Secret Retreats

"As a pink-and-gold sunset faded over the waterside Ben Hotel, Republican state utility officials streamed out of a reception where they had been imbibing with executives from the industries they regulate."

Source: Washington Post, 08/13/2026

Summer’s Strongest Meteor Shower Is Peaking. Here’s How to Watch.

"The moon’s shadow will descend upon Earth on Wednesday, and some will bear witness to a total solar eclipse. But the universe won’t stop there: At night, nature’s fireworks will accent the sky as the Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak."

Source: New York Times, 08/12/2026

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