Water & Oceans

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

"How The Fracking Boom Put An Oil Field In The Guadalupe River Floodplain"

"More than 500 enormous oil tanks dot the floodplains of the Guadalupe River and its tributaries where they cross one of Texas’ leading oilfields, an Inside Climate News investigation has found, posing risk of an environmental disaster." "Lack of a state floodplain policy in Texas enabled oil companies to build in areas hit by an epic inundation less than 30 years ago."

Source: Inside Climate News, 02/10/2026

FEMA Will Resume Staff Reductions That Were Paused During Storm: Managers

"The Federal Emergency Management Agency will resume staff cuts that were briefly paused during January’s severe winter storm, according to two FEMA managers, stoking concern across the agency over its ability to address disasters with fewer workers."

Source: AP, 02/10/2026

"Trump Opens Massive Atlantic Marine Monument To Commercial Fishing"

"President Donald Trump revoked a ban Friday on commercial fishing inside a 3.1-million-acre marine national monument, opening up a previously protected swath of the Atlantic Ocean to industry."

Source: E&E News, 02/10/2026

"Study Offers Best Picture Yet Of Sinking Land In Chesapeake Bay Region"

"Scientists have known for years that water levels are rising faster in the Chesapeake Bay region than just about anywhere else in the world — because water is only part of the problem here. The land is also sinking."

Source: Bay Journal, 02/06/2026

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