{
  "id": 469248,
  "title": "Researchers mapped U.S. public parks with toxic waste dumps. What they found was frightening",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/researchers-mapped-u-s-public-parks-with-toxic-waste-dumps-what-they",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-10T12:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fast Company",
    "slug": "fast-company",
    "url": "https://www.fastcompany.com/91587028/research-maps-us-public-national-state-parks-toxic-waste-dumps-superfund-sites"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Though the thought of toxic waste may conjure images of comic book monsters and neon green slime, the threat of hazardous pollution is unfortunately very real—and a new report shows it’s closer than you might think. Researchers at the University of Michigan compared the locations of America’s public parks with sites of toxic waste and chemical dumps. Their findings cross-referenced a dataset of…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}