Environmental Politics

"'We Will Not Be Erased': Stonewall Pride Flag Raised In Defiance"

"In defiance of a Trump administration edict, New York City officials and activists have raised the rainbow pride flag again at the Stonewall National Monument, the birthplace of the LGBTQ+ rights movement, after it was removed by the National Park Service."

Source: USA TODAY, 02/17/2026

"Trash Piles Up In Havana As US Oil Chokehold Halts Garbage Trucks"

"Garbage has begun to pile up on street corners in the Cuban capital of Havana, attracting hordes of flies and reeking of rotten food, in one of the most visible impacts of the U.S. bid to prevent oil from reaching the Caribbean's largest island."

Source: Reuters, 02/17/2026

Trump EPA Dropped Controversial DOE Report From Endangerment Finding Repeal

"When the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rescinded its bedrock endangerment finding Thursday, it explicitly excluded a controversial report issued last year by the U.S. Department of Energy that argued the dangers of human-induced climate change were being overstated."

Source: Inside Climate News, 02/17/2026

Dem Senators Launch Inquiry Into EPA’s Repeal Of Endangerment Finding

"More than three dozen Democratic senators have begun an independent inquiry into the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) following a huge change in how the agency measures the health benefits of reducing air pollution that is widely seen as a major setback to US efforts to combat the climate crisis."

Source: Guardian, 02/17/2026

"RFK Jr. Pledged More Transparency. Here’s What The Public Doesn’t Know Anymore"

"A year ago, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he wanted to rebuild trust in federal health agencies, and vowed to employ “radical transparency” to do it. But many types of health information that steadily flowed from the government for years or decades has been delayed, deleted and in some cases stopped all together."

Source: AP, 02/13/2026

GOP House Bill Guts Laws Protecting US Consumers From Toxic Chemicals

"A new Republican House bill proposes sweeping changes to US toxic chemical laws that would gut protections for consumers, workers and the environment, public health advocates mobilising against the legislation warn."

Source: Guardian, 02/13/2026

"Trump Guts Basis For Climate Regulation, Setting Up A Courtroom Clash"

"President Donald Trump’s campaign to quash climate change policies notched its biggest win yet Thursday, as EPA eliminated the legal basis for regulations aimed at restricting greenhouse gas emissions from tailpipes and smokestacks that are heating the planet."

Source: E&E News, 02/13/2026

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