"Tracing Bayer’s Ties To Power In Trump’s Washington"
"From lobby firms to top officials, a look at how Bayer built access and secured favors"
Source: US Right to Know, 02/26/2026
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Data Center Developers Asked Trump For An Exemption From Pollution Rules
"Though the companies weren't granted exemptions, their requests illustrate the data center industry's desperate quest for energy."
Source: Grist, 02/26/2026
"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
"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
