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"Potomac Wastewater Spill Appears To Be Largest In US History" [1]

"A wastewater spill into the Potomac River that began last month now appears to be one of the largest in American history."

Consumer [2]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Infrastructure [5]
Pollution [6]
Waste [7]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [11]
Source: The Hill [12], 02/13/2026
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"Hospitality Executive Gets Trump Nod To Lead National Parks" [13]

"President Donald Trump has nominated a hotel and food management executive to be director of the National Park Service."

Biodiversity [14]
Consumer [2]
Environmental Politics [15]
Fish & Fisheries [16]
Forests [17]
Government [18]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Natural Resources [20]
People & Population [21]
Water & Oceans [8]
Wildlife [22]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: E&E News [23], 02/13/2026
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Salty, Oily Drinking Water Left Mouth Sores. Okla. Refused to Find Out Why. [24]

"When one couple’s water turned toxic, state oil regulators delayed key tests that could find a source of contamination. The state didn’t tell the couple for over a month that tests showed their drinking water was contaminated with high levels of barium, which can cause heart problems."

Chemicals [25]
Consumer [2]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [26]
Laws & Regulations [19]
People & Population [21]
Pollution [6]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [27]
Source: The Frontier [28], 02/13/2026
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"Conservation Groups File Appeal Challenging Colorado CAFO Water Permits" [29]

"Colorado officials are failing to require legally mandated water quality monitoring near concentrated animal feeding operations, allowing for widespread water contamination with animal waste, conservation groups allege in a new legal challenge to the state."

Agriculture [30]
Environmental Health [4]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Pollution [6]
Waste [7]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [31]
Source: The New Lede [32], 02/12/2026
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Iran’s Shadow Fleet Of Old Tankers A Ticking Bomb For Sea Life: Experts [33]

"Decrepit oil tankers in Iran’s sanctions-busting shadow fleet are a “ticking time bomb”, and it is only a matter of time before there is a catastrophic environmental disaster, maritime intelligence analysts have warned."

Disasters [3]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Pollution [6]
Transportation [35]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
International [36]
Source: Guardian [37], 02/12/2026
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N.C. Judge Upholds Limits on 1,4-Dioxane Pollution in Utilities’ Wastewater [38]

"The chemical, used in solvents, degreasers and some consumer products, is a likely carcinogen that can harm the liver and kidneys."

Chemicals [25]
Consumer [2]
Environmental Health [4]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Pollution [6]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [39]
Source: Inside Climate News [40], 02/12/2026
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Giant Snails And Tiny Insects Threaten The South’s Rice And Crawfish Farms [41]

"Josh Courville has harvested crawfish his whole life, but these days, he’s finding a less welcome catch in some of the fields he manages in southern Louisiana. Snails. Big ones."

Agriculture [30]
Biodiversity [14]
Fish & Fisheries [16]
Water & Oceans [8]
Wildlife [22]
Public [9]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [39]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [27]
Source: AP [42], 02/11/2026
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Geopolitical Tensions Cloud Major Climate Threat Of Black Carbon In Arctic [43]

"The increase in marine Arctic traffic, which received increased attention as U.S. President Donald Trump pushed for the United States to take over Greenland, has come with a heavy environmental cost: black carbon, or soot, that spews from ships and makes the ice melt even faster. "

Air [44]
Climate Change [45]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Pollution [6]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
International [36]
Antarctica & Arctic [46]
Source: AP [47], 02/11/2026
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Illegal Cannabis Farms Poison California’s Forests. Who’s Cleaning Them Up? [48]

"Even after legalization, illicit cannabis grows continue to pollute California’s public lands. And the contamination, new research shows, lingers."

Forests [17]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Pollution [6]
Waste [7]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
California [49]
Source: CalMatters [50], 02/11/2026
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"Firefighter Bear-Hugs Terrified Deer On Icy Lake In Daring Rescue" [51]

"Daniel Poleschook Jr. looked out of his window at Washington state’s Loon Lake and saw something unusual: A deer was stranded in the middle of it."

Activism [52]
Biodiversity [14]
People & Population [21]
Water & Oceans [8]
Wildlife [22]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Northwest (OR WA) [53]
Source: Washington Post [54], 02/10/2026
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