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"Conservation Groups File Appeal Challenging Colorado CAFO Water Permits" [1]

"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 [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [5]
Waste [6]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [9]
Source: The New Lede [10], 02/12/2026
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Louisiana Bets Big On ‘Blue Ammonia.’ Cancer Alley Braces For The Cost. [11]

"Carbon capture hasn’t delivered major climate benefits — and the plants would still emit thousands of tons of pollution."

Agriculture [2]
Chemicals [12]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [14]
Laws & Regulations [4]
People & Population [15]
Pollution [5]
Public [8]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [16]
Source: Floodlight [17], 02/12/2026
  • Read more about Louisiana Bets Big On ‘Blue Ammonia.’ Cancer Alley Braces For The Cost. [11]

N.C. Judge Upholds Limits on 1,4-Dioxane Pollution in Utilities’ Wastewater [18]

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

Chemicals [12]
Consumer [19]
Environmental Health [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [16]
Source: Inside Climate News [20], 02/12/2026
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Citing National Security, Trump Kills Fenceline Monitoring at Coke Ovens [21]

"The administration ended a program that documented excessive levels of a carcinogen at industrial facilities across the country. Environmental groups who say the move leaves polluted communities behind have filed suit."

Air [22]
Chemicals [12]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [23]
Journalism & Media [24]
Laws & Regulations [4]
People & Population [15]
Pollution [5]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: Inside Climate News [26], 02/12/2026
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Trump EPA Prepares to Kill Key Climate Legal Finding. What Happens Next? [27]

"Following three of the warmest years on record, as scientists reckon with climate tipping points and states and cities grapple with the escalating cost of extreme weather and more intense wildfires, the Trump administration this week is expected to formally eliminate the U.S. government’s role in controlling greenhouse gas pollution."

Climate Change [28]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [23]
Environmental Studies [29]
Laws & Regulations [4]
People & Population [15]
Pollution [5]
Science [30]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [25]
International [31]
Source: Inside Climate News [32], 02/12/2026
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"Trump Will Order Defense Department to Buy Coal Power" [33]

"President Donald Trump plans to announce an executive order on Wednesday directing the U.S. Department of Defense to buy electricity from coal-fired power plants." "Climate and security experts say the plan is outdated and could place the U.S. at a competitive disadvantage."

Climate Change [28]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [23]
Infrastructure [34]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Military [35]
Pollution [5]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: Inside Climate News [36], 02/11/2026
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US Chemical Giant To Stop Producing Herbicide Critics Call ‘Toxic Cocktail’ [37]

"The chemical giant Corteva will stop producing Enlist Duo, a herbicide considered to be among the most dangerous still used in the US by environmentalists because it contains a mix of Agent Orange and glyphosate, which have both been linked to cancer and widespread ecological damage."

Agriculture [2]
Biodiversity [38]
Chemicals [12]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [14]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [5]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: Guardian [39], 02/11/2026
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"Fears of EPA Enforcement Dip Spurs Groups to Act as Legal Hounds" [40]

"Environmental groups say they’re feeling pressure to file more lawsuits against corporate polluters amid concerns the Trump administration is leaving a gap by not policing violators hard enough."

Activism [41]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [14]
Environmental Politics [23]
Laws & Regulations [4]
People & Population [15]
Pollution [5]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [42], 02/11/2026
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FEMA Will Resume Staff Reductions That Were Paused During Storm: Managers [43]

"The Federal Emergency Management Agency will resume staff cuts that were briefly paused during January’s severe winter storm, according to two FEMA managers, stoking concern across the agency over its ability to address disasters with fewer workers."

Climate Change [28]
Disasters [44]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [23]
Government [45]
People & Population [15]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: AP [46], 02/10/2026
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"Florida Tests Show Pesticide In Popular Breads" [47]

"Florida officials this week unveiled test results showing multiple breads commonly sold in grocery stores contained residues of glyphosate weed killer, a chemical scientists have linked to cancer."

Agriculture [2]
Chemicals [12]
Environmental Health [3]
Food [48]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [25]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [16]
Source: The New Lede [49], 02/10/2026
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