Water & Oceans

Texas Alleges ‘Habitual Non-Compliance’ of Water Rules at Dow Chemical

"The Texas Attorney General’s office filed a lawsuit Friday afternoon against Dow Chemical Co., North America’s largest chemical manufacturer, describing hundreds of water pollution violations from its industrial complex on the rural Gulf Coast in Seadrift."

Source: Inside Climate News, 02/18/2026

Overshadowed by PFAS, PCBs Remain A Toxic Threat To Chesapeake Waters

"Polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, haven’t been produced since 1979, after studies found that exposure to them could cause a variety of harmful health effects, including cancer. But they were so widely used before then and so long-lasting that they still impair water quality in much of the tidal Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries."

Source: Bay Journal, 02/18/2026

Toughening Louisiana Coast Against Worsening Storms: 4 Years And 30,000 Trees

"Across the calm waters behind a pumping station near Lake Borgne, hundreds of saplings stand out in the mist, wrapped in white plastic cylinders. To get there and to other sites like it, organizers have ferried dozens of volunteers week after week in airboats. They have a trailer equipped with supplies. Rubber boots in all different sizes. Bins full of snacks for the end of a hard day’s work."

Source: AP, 02/17/2026

"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

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