Outrage After Congress Votes To Slash $125M To Replace Toxic Lead Pipes
"Move will hit Michigan, Illinois, New York and other states with highest levels of lead drinking water pipes the hardest"
Source: Guardian, 02/09/2026
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"EPA Delays Coal Ash and Groundwater Monitoring Requirements"
"The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday announced a final rule pushing back compliance deadlines for coal ash groundwater monitoring and closure reports."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 02/09/2026Trump Tried To Gut Science Funding. Courts And Congress Have Rebuffed Him.
"A year ago, federal support for scientific research appeared to be crumbling. But thanks to Congress and several lawsuits, scientists’ worst fears haven’t come to pass."
Source: NBC News, 02/09/2026"Are Faked Public Comments About To Tank An Ohio Solar Farm?"
"Dozens of public comments opposing the $98 million Crossroads Solar project appear to be fabricated. Ohio’s siting board may block the project anyway."
Source: Canary Media, 02/09/2026Texas Law Against Firms Boycotting Fossil Fuels Declared Unconstitutional
"A federal district judge on Wednesday declared a 2021 law restricting state investments in companies boycotting the fossil fuel industry unconstitutional, calling it “facially overbroad” and citing First and Fourteenth Amendment concerns."
Source: Texas Tribune, 02/06/2026Trump ‘Blockade’ Is Stalling Hundreds of U.S. Wind and Solar Projects
"Federal agencies are delaying approvals for renewable energy projects on both federal land and private property at a time when electricity demand is going up."
Source: NYTimes, 02/06/2026"Florida Farm Bill Favors Big Ag Over Free Speech, Opponents Say"
"Advocates for human health and the environment are pushing back against a Florida farm bill that would punish the spread of “false information” about agriculture, decrying a measure they say violates free speech rights and silences public debate about harmful farming practices."
Source: The New Lede, 02/06/2026"Measles Continues To Spread In The US, But With Some Letup"
"South Carolina's measles outbreak continues to grow, with a total of 876 confirmed cases, which is the biggest outbreak the U.S. has seen in decades. But there are some positive signs in this current outbreak."
Source: NPR, 02/06/2026"U.S. Push for Greenland’s Minerals Faces Harsh Arctic Realities"
"President Trump has made access to Greenland’s vast reserves of critical minerals a focus of ongoing negotiations. But experts say the U.S. is underestimating the difficulties of mining in a rapidly changing Arctic region that is warming faster than anywhere else on Earth."
Source: YaleE360, 02/06/2026Trump’s Environmental Rollbacks Contradict RFK Jr’s MAHA Promise: Report
"Donald Trump’s aggressive rollback of environmental protections directly contradicts the promises of his “make America healthy again” campaign, according to new research."
Source: Guardian, 02/06/2026Trump's EPA Issues Record Low Legal Actions Against Polluters: Watchdog
"The Environmental Protection Agency enforces the country's environmental laws. But a new report shows the Trump EPA has initiated a record low number of actions against polluters, compared to past administrations."
Source: NPR, 02/05/2026"A Dismantling of the Washington Post"
"In a staffwide call with employees Wednesday morning, Matt Murray, the executive editor of the Washington Post, and Wayne Connell, the paper’s chief human resources officer, announced sweeping staff cuts."
Source: Columbia Journalism Review, 02/05/2026Trouble on the Elwha: Trump’s Budget Cuts Undermine Salmon Restoration
"A staffing exodus at Olympic National Park has put salmon recovery efforts in jeopardy."
Source: The Revelator, 02/05/2026"Energy Star Has Emerged Stronger After Trump's EPA Tried To End It"
"The Trump administration tried to end the government's Energy Star program last year, but now Congress has passed — and President Trump has signed into law — bipartisan budget legislation that has the potential to strengthen the energy efficiency program by giving it dedicated funding."
Source: NPR, 02/05/2026"Colorado River Negotiators Are Nearly Out of Time and Snowpack"
"Amid one of the driest winters on record, representatives from seven Western states have less than two weeks to meet an already-delayed federal deadline to find a new way to share the dwindling Colorado River—one that recognizes the megadrought and overconsumption plaguing the basin."
Source: Inside Climate News, 02/05/2026
