Ritzy SoCal city rocked by rare cancer outbreak suspends use of chemical landscaping products - New York Post

Ladera Ranch, a wealthy Southern California community, has recorded an unusual spike in Ewing sarcoma cases among children dating back to 2013, with additional diagnoses in recent years.
One of the victims, 17-year-old Brody Matteson, died after his cancer treatment resulted in secondary leukemia.
The Ladera Ranch Maintenance Corporation (LARMAC), responsible for community landscaping and upkeep, announced it is halting the use of certain landscape chemicals tied to its work.
LARMAC's board approved a temporary 60-day pause on routine landscape maintenance products used for weed management and plant growth regulation, though the pause does not affect measures such as rodent control or responses to invasive pests.
The company has established an Ad Hoc Landscape Pest Management Advisory Committee, made up of homeowners and board members, to review the current program, and is also evaluating how it notifies residents about work in the area.
The decision came a day after First Assistant US Attorney Bill Essayli asked the Environmental Protection Agency to investigate whether environmental factors could be contributing to the childhood cancer cases, following months of concern from parents about pesticide and herbicide use across the community's roughly 4,000 acres.