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Subject A federal database tracking pollution in the United States that was accessible to the public has been shut down by the Trump administration

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Original Message A federal database tracking pollution in the United States was retired earlier this month, drawing criticism from environmental advocates.

TOXMAP, an interactive map hosted by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and accessible to the public, allowed users to track pollution-producing factories and other environmental concerns such as superfund cleanup sites.

However, on Dec. 16, all links to the application on the NLM's website were deprecated, following an announcement from the agency in September notifying users that the site would be "retired."

Claudia Persico, an assistant professor at American University specializing in public administration and environmental policy, told Popular Science that the site's deprecation was a blow to researchers.

"I think it’s really sad that they’re getting rid of this," she said. "It was stunning to me that the National Library of Medicine is actually retiring this pretty essential tool for our environmental right-to-know.”

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