"How The NRC Lost Its Independence"
"One year ago, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission was an independent agency, setting safety standards without White House interference. Those days are over."
Source: E&E News, 02/19/2026
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"Environmental Protest Group Says FBI Is Investigating It For Terrorism"
"Environmental group Extinction Rebellion said on Wednesday it was under federal US investigation and that some of its members had been visited by FBI agents, including from the agency’s taskforce on extremism, in the last year."
Source: Reuters, 02/19/2026
"Trump Taps Ex-RFK Jr. Aide To Lead National Science Foundation"
"President Donald Trump plans to nominate a former senior aide to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to serve as director of the National Science Foundation."
Source: E&E News, 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
Environmental Groups Sue Trump EPA Over Repeal Of Landmark Climate Finding
"More than a dozen health and environmental justice non-profits have sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its revocation of the legal determination that underpins US federal climate regulations."
Source: Guardian, 02/19/2026
Senate Dems Say Trump EPA Curries Corporate Favor By Weakening Air Rules
"Ozone and particulate matter air pollutants cause over 100,000 premature deaths per year and affect the health of millions of Americans. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said last month that his agency would stop considering those costs when drafting new regulations."
Source: Inside Climate News, 02/18/2026
"States Push Climate Superfund Bills Despite Trump’s Opposition"
"The legislation would make oil and gas firms pay for climate damages from burning their products. Trump has referred to such laws as 'extortion.'"
Source: Canary Media, 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
"With Latest Rollback, the U.S. Essentially Has No Clean-Car Rules"
"The United States will essentially have no laws on the books that enforce how efficient America’s passenger cars and trucks should be."
Source: NYTimes, 02/17/2026
