"Elegy For The Washington Post Climate Team"
"The Washington Post produced high-quality and wide-ranging climate coverage. Then it fired most of its climate reporters."
Source: Yale Climate Connections, 02/18/2026
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"What Are The Biggest Climate Polluters Near You?"
"[D]o you know if there are major climate polluters near you? Thanks to several publicly available mapping tools, it’s never been easier to find out."
Source: Yale Climate Connections, 02/18/2026
Thermal Drone Footage Shows Musk's AI Power Plant Flouting Clean Air Rules
"Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company is continuing to fuel its data centers with unpermitted gas turbines, according to a Floodlight visual investigation. Thermal drone footage shows xAI is still burning gas at a facility in Southaven, Miss., despite a recent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ruling reiterating that doing so requires a state permit in advance."
Source: Floodlight, 02/18/2026
"House Agriculture Panel Releases Farm Bill Text And Sets Markup"
"Republicans on the House Agriculture Committee on Friday released text for the farm bill and announced they will mark up the bill on Feb. 23 — with the framework drawing immediate criticism from the top Democrat on the panel who accused Republicans of filling the package with poison pills."
Source: The Hill, 02/18/2026
Texas Alleges ‘Habitual Non-Compliance’ of Water Rules at Dow Chemical
"The Texas Attorney General’s office filed a lawsuit Friday afternoon against Dow Chemical Co., North America’s largest chemical manufacturer, describing hundreds of water pollution violations from its industrial complex on the rural Gulf Coast in Seadrift."
Source: Inside Climate News, 02/18/2026
Senate Dems Say Trump EPA Curries Corporate Favor By Weakening Air Rules
"Ozone and particulate matter air pollutants cause over 100,000 premature deaths per year and affect the health of millions of Americans. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said last month that his agency would stop considering those costs when drafting new regulations."
Source: Inside Climate News, 02/18/2026
"States Push Climate Superfund Bills Despite Trump’s Opposition"
"The legislation would make oil and gas firms pay for climate damages from burning their products. Trump has referred to such laws as 'extortion.'"
Source: Canary Media, 02/18/2026
Overshadowed by PFAS, PCBs Remain A Toxic Threat To Chesapeake Waters
"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, 02/18/2026
"Bayer Proposes $7.25 Billion Class Action Settlement In Roundup Litigation"
"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, 02/18/2026
"Groups Sue Over Trump Effort To ‘Erase’ History, Science In National Parks"
"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, 02/18/2026
