toxic

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Implementing the updated rule would “reduce emissions of toxic metals, primarily lead and arsenic, by nearly 50 percent” at the country’s several copper smelters, the EPA concluded.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

This keeps your cash liquid enough to help you quit a toxic job or book a last-minute flight to a bachelor or bachelorette party, while still earning 3% or 4% interest.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

Diseases caused by the toxic dust and smoke in the 9/11 attacks have continued to cause health issues among victims and first responders, including firefighters, police officers and medical workers.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

The proposed settlement—two weeks before trial was scheduled to begin—ends an ugly legal dispute in which Lively accused Baldoni of a pattern of toxic behavior and Baldoni accused Lively of being duplicitous.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

All that grinding of rocky minerals created great clouds of toxic dust, which streamed away on the currents.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown