Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Tag: pollution

The hidden costs of light pollution: Protecting the night for people...

Communities can balance safety, cultural life, and ecological health by designing nighttime lighting that protects both people and the natural world.

The world’s oceans face triple planetary crisis: Report

The EU-funded report draws on decades of historical and current observational data as well as satellite measurements to create a resource for policymakers, scientists and citizens to more fully understand the challenges facing the world’s oceans.

EPA administrator Lee Zeldin moves to rescind ‘legal foundation for all...

The move was anticipated. What has been anticipated has happened—and is happening.

Rethinking climate action: A new guideline for planetary health

A new framework for planetary health reveals that our Industrial Age mindset—not human needs—is the real driver of environmental collapse.

Huge pollution footprint flows from commercial communications satellites in orbit

Scientists are asking if the United States is prepared to handle the impacts.

Trump administration dismantles pollution protections and deletes public data as EPA...

Environmental groups sue over deletion of climate and justice tools while polluters receive fast-tracked exemptions from EPA oversight.

Trump’s EPA cancels $20 billion in climate grants, dismantling key emissions...

Trump’s EPA cancels $20 billion in clean energy grants, halting programs aimed at reducing emissions and expanding renewable energy access in under served communities.

Microplastics in human placentas linked to premature births

Researchers analyzed 175 placentas collected at both term and preterm, or under 37 weeks of pregnancy, and measured the amounts of 12 different microplastics and nanoplastics.

Decades of toxic pollution: New lawsuit targets Chemours for illegal PFAS...

West Virginia community fights back as Chemours’ PFAS pollution persists.

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Investigation into fetus found at South Carolina water plant draws new focus to post-Dobbs...

Sumter County officials and SLED are seeking a DNA profile after workers found 13 to 15-week fetal remains at a wastewater facility, as advocates warn the probe and new bills could expand surveillance of miscarriage and abortion.

When does punishment fit the endless crimes of endless outlaws?

Few arrogant thugs resist the fates – / Comeuppance blights true reprobates.

After a hospital trip, ICE removed a 2-month-old from CoreCivic’s Dilley center

A Univision reporter located Juan Nicolás in Mexico after ICE removed the 2-month-old and his family from a CoreCivic-run Texas detention center, as lawmakers and advocates clash with DHS over medical care and oversight.

As Democrats demand a tougher fight, new poll elevates AOC and economic populism

A New Republic and Embold Research survey finds broad unity on taxing the rich, regulating big tech, and a more aggressive posture, with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez leading favorability.

Federal courts rebuke thousands of ICE detentions as habeas filings surge nationwide

Reuters review documents more than 4,400 unlawful custody rulings amid expanded immigration enforcement and rising court challenges.