"States Snub Trump’s Plan To Ease ‘Forever Chemicals’ Limits"
"EPA’s stalled rollback of its PFAS drinking water rule has led to a patchwork of states sticking to the Biden-era regulation."
Source: E&E News, 02/26/2026
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"Regulators Rely On Fossil Fuel Industry Data. How Often Is It Wrong?"
"From Colorado to Texas, government officials are grappling with concerns about unreliable reports from oil and gas companies."
Source: E&E News, 02/26/2026
"Deadly Bird Flu Found In California Elephant Seals For The First Time"
"The H5N1 bird flu virus that devastated South American elephant seal populations has been confirmed in seals at California's Año Nuevo State Park, researchers from UC Davis and UC Santa Cruz announced Wednesday."
Source: LA Times, 02/26/2026
"Trump’s BLM Nominee Waffles On Public Land Sell-Off Stance"
"President Donald Trump’s controversial pick to head the Bureau of Land Management, Steve Pearce, offered contradictory explanations about his record of pushing for federal land sell-offs at his nomination hearing Wednesday."
Source: Public Domain, 02/26/2026
Feds Give $26.5 Billion Loan For Electric Expansion In Georgia And Alabama
"Federal energy officials on Wednesday announced a record $26.5 billion loan to electric utilities in Georgia and Alabama, saying the loan will save customers money as the companies undertake a huge expansion driven by demand from computer data centers."
Source: AP, 02/26/2026
"This Tiny Tracker Monitors Monarch Migration"
"Monarch butterflies that hatch in the spring and early summer live fast and die young at only two to six weeks. But those that emerge in late summer can survive six to nine months. That’s long enough to migrate thousands of miles south for the winter and start the return north the following spring to breed."
Source: Living on Earth, 02/25/2026
"Trump Changes To Black History Exhibits Spark Fears Of Self-Censorship"
"President Trump, who has eyes on the nation’s 250th birthday this summer, says historical sites focus too much on the issue of slavery instead of the “success” of the country. His administration has been accused of whitewashing the history of slavery at Smithsonian Institution facilities and National Park Service sites, including recently the President’s House in Philadelphia."
Source: The Hill, 02/25/2026
"Massie Seeks To Undo Trump’s Pro-Glyphosate Executive Order"
"At least one Republican lawmaker is formally pushing back on President Trump’s effort to boost a controversial herbicide, glyphosate, that’s reviled by supporters of the “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) movement."
Source: The Hill, 02/25/2026
"Virginia House Delays Action on Bill Banning Paraquat"
"A bill banning the pesticide paraquat died last week in the Virginia House of Delegates after the chamber’s Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee voted 22-0, with little explanation, to carry the measure over to next year for consideration."
Source: Inside Climate News, 02/25/2026
Judge Rules That Exxon May Sue Calif. AG For Defamation Over Recycling
"The federal judge rejected the California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s request to dismiss Exxon Mobil’s lawsuit accusing Bonta of defamation for criticizing Exxon Mobil’s advanced plastics recycling initiatives."
Source: Reuters, 02/25/2026
