People & Population

Doctors, Scientists and Kids Sue EPA for Backtracking on Climate Regs

"Two lawsuits filed Wednesday in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals mark the beginning of a rocky legal road for the Environmental Protection Agency following its reversal of a 2009 rule underpinning federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions."

Source: Inside Climate News, 02/20/2026

"FDA Reverses Course And Will Review Moderna’s mRNA-Based Flu Shot"

"The Food and Drug Administration has reversed course and agreed to review Moderna’s application for the first mRNA-based flu vaccine under a revised approach, company and federal officials said Wednesday."

Source: Washington Post, 02/19/2026

NIH’s Bhattacharya Will Also Run CDC While Trump Seeks Permanent Director

"National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya will also temporarily become acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an administration official said Wednesday."

Source: AP, 02/19/2026

Texas Alleges ‘Habitual Non-Compliance’ of Water Rules at Dow Chemical

"The Texas Attorney General’s office filed a lawsuit Friday afternoon against Dow Chemical Co., North America’s largest chemical manufacturer, describing hundreds of water pollution violations from its industrial complex on the rural Gulf Coast in Seadrift."

Source: Inside Climate News, 02/18/2026

"Bayer Proposes $7.25 Billion Class Action Settlement In Roundup Litigation"

"In a bold bid to put costly US Roundup litigation behind it, Bayer on Tuesday announced a $7.25 billion proposed class action settlement for users of its glyphosate-based weed killing products who have cancer now or develop cancer in the next several years, with average awards ranging from $10,000 to $165,000."

Source: The New Lede, 02/18/2026

"Groups Sue Over Trump Effort To ‘Erase’ History, Science In National Parks"

"A coalition of scientific, preservation and historical groups on Tuesday sued the Trump administration, arguing that the removal of information about civil rights, climate change and other topics at multiple national parks amounts to illegal censorship."

Source: Washington Post, 02/18/2026

"'We Will Not Be Erased': Stonewall Pride Flag Raised In Defiance"

"In defiance of a Trump administration edict, New York City officials and activists have raised the rainbow pride flag again at the Stonewall National Monument, the birthplace of the LGBTQ+ rights movement, after it was removed by the National Park Service."

Source: USA TODAY, 02/17/2026

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