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"Massie Seeks To Undo Trump’s Pro-Glyphosate Executive Order"

"At least one Republican lawmaker is formally pushing back on President Trump’s effort to boost a controversial herbicide, glyphosate, that’s reviled by supporters of the “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) movement."

Source: The Hill, 02/25/2026

Judge Rules That Exxon May Sue Calif. AG For Defamation Over Recycling

"The federal judge rejected the California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s request to dismiss Exxon Mobil’s lawsuit accusing Bonta of defamation for criticizing Exxon Mobil’s advanced plastics recycling initiatives."

Source: Reuters, 02/25/2026

Brown Water And Boil Notices: Small Towns Struggle With Failing Water Systems

"The water looked like coffee as it ran from the tap. Even simple chores like laundry and dishwashing became nearly impossible, the water running like a medium roast brew from the faucet into the sink of Donald Wood’s home, staining clothes and appliances."

Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 02/25/2026

Northeast Digs Out From Big Snowstorm That Disrupted Flights And Schools

"Millions across the northeastern United States on Tuesday contended with treks to school and work as they dug out from a major — and in some areas record-breaking — storm that blanketed the region with snow, canceled flights, disrupted transit and downed power lines."

Source: AP, 02/25/2026

"Trump To Announce Data Center Energy Deals During State Of The Union"

"President Donald Trump will announce during his State of the Union speech Tuesday night that his administration has struck agreements with major tech companies to make them shoulder a greater share of the energy cost burden associated with data centers."

Source: Politico, 02/25/2026

"Virginia Senate Proposes to End Data Center Tax Exemption in January"

"The Virginia Senate’s Finance and Appropriations Committee approved budget legislation for the coming fiscal year that ends a tax exemption for data centers on January 1."

Source: Inside Climate News, 02/24/2026

"Documents Shed New Light On Interior Official's Growing Ethics Scandal"

"President Donald Trump’s Interior Department is withholding key ethics disclosure information for Karen Budd-Falen, a high-ranking agency appointee who is facing calls for an investigation into her financial ties to a massive lithium mining project, Public Domain has learned."

Source: Public Domain, 02/24/2026

"U.S. Forest Service Stops Issuing Firefighter Pants That Contain PFAS"

"Following a ProPublica article revealing that the U.S. Forest Service had for years issued clothing to wildland firefighters that it knew contained potentially dangerous “forever chemicals,” the agency has stopped distributing those garments."

Source: ProPublica, 02/24/2026

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