"USA Has A Looming Sewage Nightmare, Potomac Wastewater Spill Shows"
"While the average lifespan of a wastewater system is 40 to 50 years, many of the plants and pipes across the nation could be twice that old or more."
Source: USA TODAY, 02/24/2026
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USDA Has Ability To Respond To PFAS Crisis On Farmland: NAS Report
"Federal regulators have a range of solutions available to tackle the widespread contamination of farmland with toxic chemicals, according to a new report by US academics."
Source: The New Lede, 02/24/2026
"A Quiet Climate Retreat At IEA"
"The International Energy Agency downplayed global warming this week amid U.S. pressure."
Source: E&E News, 02/24/2026
"Interior Claws Back NEPA Regs"
"The Department of the Interior issued a final rule that curbs and streamlines its environmental reviews. Critics say the move is illegal."
Source: E&E News, 02/24/2026
"Supreme Court Accepts Oil Industry’s Bid To Quash Climate Lawsuits"
"The Supreme Court has [agreed to hear] green-lighted the fossil fuel industry’s latest attempt to quash a swath of lawsuits seeking to hold oil companies accountable for the costs of climate change."
Source: E&E News, 02/24/2026
"Trump Spares Power Plants From Mercury Emissions Clampdown"
"The Trump administration is reopening a loophole to allow more mercury emissions from some coal-fired power plants, provoking swift denunciations from public health advocates who said the rollback will leave children at further risk of exposure to the brain-damaging element."
Source: E&E News, 02/24/2026
Huge Snowstorm In The Northeast Hits Millions, Disrupts Flights, Schools
"A massive snowstorm pummeled the northeastern United States from Maryland to Maine on Monday, forcing millions of people to stay home amid strong wind and blizzard warnings, transportation shutdowns, and school and business closures."
Source: AP, 02/24/2026
EPA Facilities Database — Gateway to Investigative Reporting
Want to pinpoint all the facilities regulated by the EPA in your ZIP code? Or scope out every U.S. operation owned by a particular industrial company? Or learn which polluter might be facing fewer enforcement actions under the current administration? Reporter’s Toolbox has a database for you — in effect, a master index to potential polluters.
EPA Enforcement Falls to Record Low Under Trump 2.0
The enforcement of environmental laws suffered a dramatic collapse during the Trump administration’s first year, several studies have found. Even the most serious violations, typically referred to the Department of Justice, are left unpursued because of DOJ staffing declines. The latest Backgrounder has the details, a look at the administration’s rationale for the decline and the implications for the environment and public health.
Is Our Inextricable Link to Water the Key to Human Survival?
The new book by renowned thinker and author Jeremy Rifkin, “Planet Aqua,” immerses the reader in a fascinating premise: that we live not on a land planet but within a great hydrosphere, and that water is no mere resource but a life-sustaining source. BookShelf editor Tom Henry explores how Rifkin’s wide-reaching narrative strives to upend conventional wisdom about our Earth.
