Water & Oceans

"Supreme Court Sets April Hearing For Roundup Preemption Case"

"The US Supreme Court has set an April hearing in a closely watched case brought by Bayer that seeks to make the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the ultimate arbiter of warning labels on pesticides such as the company’s popular Roundup weed killer."

Source: The New Lede, 02/13/2026

Salty, Oily Drinking Water Left Mouth Sores. Okla. Refused to Find Out Why.

"When one couple’s water turned toxic, state oil regulators delayed key tests that could find a source of contamination. The state didn’t tell the couple for over a month that tests showed their drinking water was contaminated with high levels of barium, which can cause heart problems."

Source: The Frontier, 02/13/2026

"Conservation Groups File Appeal Challenging Colorado CAFO Water Permits"

"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."

Source: The New Lede, 02/12/2026

Iran’s Shadow Fleet Of Old Tankers A Ticking Bomb For Sea Life: Experts

"Decrepit oil tankers in Iran’s sanctions-busting shadow fleet are a “ticking time bomb”, and it is only a matter of time before there is a catastrophic environmental disaster, maritime intelligence analysts have warned."

Source: Guardian, 02/12/2026

Giant Snails And Tiny Insects Threaten The South’s Rice And Crawfish Farms

"Josh Courville has harvested crawfish his whole life, but these days, he’s finding a less welcome catch in some of the fields he manages in southern Louisiana. Snails. Big ones."

Source: AP, 02/11/2026

Geopolitical Tensions Cloud Major Climate Threat Of Black Carbon In Arctic

"The increase in marine Arctic traffic, which received increased attention as U.S. President Donald Trump pushed for the United States to take over Greenland, has come with a heavy environmental cost: black carbon, or soot, that spews from ships and makes the ice melt even faster. "

Source: AP, 02/11/2026

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