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California
An industrial chemical used in plastic products has been cropping up in illegal drugs from California to Maine.
Sept. 16, 2024
Homes and businesses near the former Rocketdyne site in Canoga Park may be exposed to high levels of two toxic chemicals, a report showed.
Aug. 29, 2024
Climate & Environment
The Biden administration funding is among the “largest ever in American history to address legacy pollution,” U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland said.
May 18, 2024
World & Nation
The EPA has issued federal limits on dangerous “forever chemicals” in drinking water, which it says will save thousands of lives and prevent serious illnesses.
April 10, 2024
McKinley Elementary has designs to modernize its campus. But plans are being delayed, and costs are rising since dangerous vapors were found in the soil.
April 22, 2024
A teachers’ union and community groups in Monterey County have sued agriculture officials and state regulators over the use of pesticides near schools.
April 12, 2024
A new bill could ban the sale of menstrual products in California that contain potentially toxic chemicals known as PFAS. Gov. Newsom vetoed a similar bill last year.
March 12, 2024
One custodial worker was briefly hospitalized and another was treated at the scene in an incident that happened after the park closed for the night.
Dec. 28, 2023
The chemicals added to plastics are likely contributing more than $250 billion to annual healthcare costs in the United States, researchers say.
Jan. 18, 2024
Scientists continue to unravel the startling history of all the toxic chemicals — and now radioactive waste — that have been dumped off the Los Angeles coast.
Feb. 21, 2024