TOXMAP, Federal Database Allowing Public to Track U.S. Pollution, Shut Down After 15 Years by Trump Administration

peter.suber's bookmarks 2019-12-26

Summary:

"TOXMAP, an interactive map that allowed public users to pinpoint sources of pollution, was pulled from the internet after 15 years. Hosted by the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the website was beneficial to researchers and advocates.

While most of the information from TOXMAP has been dispersed to other websites, some of the information has disappeared...."

Link:

https://www.newsweek.com/toxmap-federal-database-allowing-public-track-us-pollution-shut-down-after-15-years-trump-1479146

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Tags:

oa.new oa.usa oa.trump oa.negative oa.environment oa.climate oa.data oa.nlm

Date tagged:

12/26/2019, 10:47

Date published:

12/26/2019, 05:47