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Overshadowed by PFAS, PCBs Remain A Toxic Threat To Chesapeake Waters [1]

"Polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, haven’t been produced since 1979, after studies found that exposure to them could cause a variety of harmful health effects, including cancer. But they were so widely used before then and so long-lasting that they still impair water quality in much of the tidal Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries."

Source: Bay Journal [2], 02/18/2026

"Bayer Proposes $7.25 Billion Class Action Settlement In Roundup Litigation" [3]

"In a bold bid to put costly US Roundup litigation behind it, Bayer on Tuesday announced a $7.25 billion proposed class action settlement for users of its glyphosate-based weed killing products who have cancer now or develop cancer in the next several years, with average awards ranging from $10,000 to $165,000."

Source: The New Lede [4], 02/18/2026

"Groups Sue Over Trump Effort To ‘Erase’ History, Science In National Parks" [5]

"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 [6], 02/18/2026

"'We Will Not Be Erased': Stonewall Pride Flag Raised In Defiance" [7]

"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 [8], 02/17/2026

Toughening Louisiana Coast Against Worsening Storms: 4 Years And 30,000 Trees [9]

"Across the calm waters behind a pumping station near Lake Borgne, hundreds of saplings stand out in the mist, wrapped in white plastic cylinders. To get there and to other sites like it, organizers have ferried dozens of volunteers week after week in airboats. They have a trailer equipped with supplies. Rubber boots in all different sizes. Bins full of snacks for the end of a hard day’s work."

Source: AP [10], 02/17/2026

"The Voracious Vine That ‘Ate the South’ Can Also Fuel Wildfires" [11]

"Brought to the United States as an ornamental porch decoration, the kudzu vine has reshaped itself into ladder fuel for wildfires."

Source: Inside Climate News [12], 02/17/2026

US Ocean Regulator Criticized Over Changes To Right Whale Protection Rule [13]

"The U.S.'s ocean regulator plans to make industry-friendly changes to a longstanding rule designed to protect vanishing whales, prompting criticism from environmental groups who cite the recent death of an endangered whale."

Source: AP [14], 02/17/2026

"Trash Piles Up In Havana As US Oil Chokehold Halts Garbage Trucks" [15]

"Garbage has begun to pile up on street corners in the Cuban capital of Havana, attracting hordes of flies and reeking of rotten food, in one of the most visible impacts of the U.S. bid to prevent oil from reaching the Caribbean's largest island."

Source: Reuters [16], 02/17/2026

Hazardous South L.A. Oil Wells Plugged After Decades Of Community Pressure [17]

"California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced this week that state oil and gas regulators have permanently closed one of the most infamous drill sites in Los Angeles, bringing an end to a decades-long community campaign to prevent dangerous gas leaks and spills from rundown extraction equipment."

Source: LA Times [18], 02/17/2026

"Calif. Walloped By Winter Storm With High Winds And Heavy Rain And Snow" [19]

"California was walloped Monday by a powerful winter storm carrying treacherous thunderstorms, high winds and heavy snow in mountain areas."

Source: AP [20], 02/17/2026

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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/overshadowed-pfas-pcbs-remain-toxic-threat-chesapeake-waters [2] https://www.bayjournal.com/news/pollution/overshadowed-by-forever-chemicals-pcbs-remain-a-toxic-threat-to-chesapeake-waters/article_bfe7854f-5891-4b2f-96c9-d77fd123108b.html [3] https://www.sej.org/headlines/bayer-proposes-725-billion-class-action-settlement-roundup-litigation [4] https://www.thenewlede.org/2026/02/bayer-proposes-7-25-billion/ [5] https://www.sej.org/headlines/groups-sue-over-trump-effort-erase-history-science-national-parks [6] https://wapo.st/4aobE2g [7] https://www.sej.org/headlines/we-will-not-be-erased-stonewall-pride-flag-raised-defiance [8] https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/02/12/new-york-pride-flag-stonewall-monument-trump/88631061007/ [9] https://www.sej.org/headlines/toughening-louisiana-coast-against-worsening-storms-4-years-and-30000-trees [10] https://apnews.com/article/louisiana-katrina-cypress-trees-wetlands-barriers-36dd345fa20e532ac2e27a9f1b1cd677 [11] https://www.sej.org/headlines/voracious-vine-ate-south-can-also-fuel-wildfires [12] https://insideclimatenews.org/news/16022026/invasive-kudzu-vine-fuels-wildfires-in-the-south/ [13] https://www.sej.org/headlines/us-ocean-regulator-criticized-over-changes-right-whale-protection-rule [14] https://apnews.com/article/right-whale-boat-strikes-endangered-4f65f61da80a8aecb4f8162da55fd7a5 [15] https://www.sej.org/headlines/trash-piles-havana-us-oil-chokehold-halts-garbage-trucks [16] https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/cubas-havana-piles-with-trash-us-chokehold-halts-garbage-trucks-2026-02-16/ [17] https://www.sej.org/headlines/hazardous-south-la-oil-wells-plugged-after-decades-community-pressure [18] https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-02-14/hazardous-south-la-oil-wells-plugged-after-decades-of-community-pressure [19] https://www.sej.org/headlines/calif-walloped-winter-storm-high-winds-and-heavy-rain-and-snow [20] https://apnews.com/article/california-storm-forecast-snow-wind-rain-3624c992a6fac8d3735b61beffa509e8 [21] https://www.sej.org/search_results [22] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=77 [23] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=74 [24] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=75 [25] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=76 [26] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=79 [27] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=80 [28] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=81 [29] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=82 [30] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=5000