Mastodawn

Race to find source of carcinogenic Pfas in Cumbria and Lancashire waters https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/14/race-to-find-source-of-carcinogenic-chemical-pfos-polluting-cumbria-and-lancashire-waters #Pfas #Water #Environment #Rivers #Pollution #Cumbria #UkNews #EnvironmentAgency #LocalGovernment #Lancashire #NorthOfEngland #Society

Race to find source of carcinogenic Pfas in Cumbria and Lancashire waters

Exclusive: High levels of banned ‘forever chemical’ have been detected in rivers and groundwater at 25 sites

The Guardian

Jonathan Emmesedi 1h ago

https://www.propublica.org/article/oklahoma-oil-polluted-drinking-water-boarman-family

Just about everything I read about Oklahoma makes the place sound awful.

#Oklahoma #DrinkingWater #Pollution

Salty, Oily Drinking Water Left Sores in Their Mouths. Oklahoma Refused to Find Out Why.

State regulators discovered strong signs of oil pollution, including high levels of salt and toxic metals, in one family’s drinking water. But for two years, they repeatedly delayed basic tests to find the culprit — then closed the case.

ProPublica

Zzyzx/P 3h ago

Sorry kids, our generation is poisoning your future. The felon POTUS will stop at nothing on the quest to destroy your health.

https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/02/12/repub/trump-administration-completes-rollback-of-obama-era-greenhouse-gas-regulations/

#EPA #pollution #poisoning #air #environment #climate #impeach #felon #POTUS #USPolitics #government

Environment | The Guardian US 5h ago

Elon Musk’s xAI faces second lawsuit over toxic pollutants from datacenter https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/13/elon-musk-xai-pollution-naacp #ElonMusk #AiArtificialIntelligence #Pollution #LawUs #Mississippi #Race #Technology #UsJusticeSystem #UsNews #Environment

Elon Musk’s xAI faces second lawsuit over toxic pollutants from datacenter

NAACP alleges artificial intelligence firm is violating Clean Air Act and polluting Black communities in Mississippi

The Guardian

BellingenNSW 7h ago

To enrich a few while harming the rest of us

"Rollback of government’s ability to limit climate-heating pollution from vehicles will make families ‘sicker and less safe’..Trump’s EPA repeals landmark climate finding in gift to ‘billionaire polluters’."

"Repealing the Endangerment Finding takes Orwellian governance to new heights and invites enormous damage to people and property around the world."

"The final rule removes the government’s ability to impose requirements to track, report and limit climate-heating pollution from cars and trucks. Transportation is the largest source of climate pollution in the US."

“If this reckless decision survives legal challenges, it will lead to more deadly wildfires, more extreme heat deaths, more climate-driven floods and droughts, and greater threats to communities nationwide – all while the EPA dismisses the overwhelming science that has protected public health for decades.'
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/12/trump-epa-rollback-pollution-regulation-endangerment-finding
#FossilFuel #FossilFuelLobby #cars #cars #cars #trucks #pollution #harm #PublicHealth #endangerment #heatwaves #Bushfires #floods #droughts #climate

Trump’s EPA repeals landmark climate finding in gift to ‘billionaire polluters’

Rollback of government’s ability to limit climate-heating pollution will make families ‘sicker and less safe’, environmental advocate says

The Guardian

Claude Trudel 9h ago

Part des véhicules électriques des ventes de voitures neuves par pays en 2025
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ev-share-new-car-sales-by-country-2019-vs-2025/
#monde #VE #véhicules #électriques #auto #énergie #électricité #pollution #environnement #économie #commerce #Norvège #Népal #Chine #Europe #France #Canada #Asie #transport

Ranked: EV Share of New Car Sales by Country in 2025

This graphic highlights how EV sales share has evolved between 2019 and 2025.

Visual Capitalist

Robert Sanscartier 13h ago

#Amazon

How Resource Extraction and Infrastructure Projects Are Driving the Climate Crisis in the Amazon

(text available in “reading mode”)

https://www.boell.de/en/2026/02/12/how-resource-extraction-and-infrastructure-projects-are-driving-climate-crisis-amazon

#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

How Resource Extraction and Infrastructure Projects Are Driving the Climate Crisis in the Amazon | Heinrich Böll Stiftung

In early 2026, several thousand liters of drilling fluid leaked during a test drilling operation in the Amazon Mouth Basin. The project to extract oil off the coasts of Amapá and Pará is symbolic of Brazil's resource-driven development model, which continues to rely on large-scale agricultural, energy, and infrastructure projects.

Heinrich Böll Stiftung

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Petra van Cronenburg 14h ago

@davidho ... and the climate crisis doesn't exist anymore in Trumpistan ...

#environment #climateCrisis #USA #fuckTrump #pollution

Robert Sanscartier 14h ago

The authors find that research on freshwater ecosystem engineers (animals, plants and insects) has lagged behind comparable work in terrestrial ecosystems. Existing studies focus far more on hydrological extremes such as flooding than on temperature-driven pressures and drought, despite these becoming increasingly severe under climate change

https://phys.org/news/2026-02-freshwater-ecosystems-play-critical-role.html

#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Freshwater ecosystems could play a critical role in climate resilience

A major new international review co-authored by Professor Gemma Harvey, Professor of Physical Geography in the Department of Geography and Environmental Science at Queen Mary University of London, highlights how species that physically modify freshwater environments interact with climate change, and why understanding these processes is becoming increasingly important.

Phys.org

Robert Sanscartier 14h ago

Does concern about climate change influence meat choices? New U.S. survey suggests it does

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260209/Does-concern-about-climate-change-influence-meat-choices-New-US-survey-suggests-it-does.aspx

#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Does concern about climate change influence meat choices? New U.S. survey suggests it does

A nationally representative U.S. survey found that about 12% of adults self-report not eating red meat, with higher prevalence among women, older adults, college-educated individuals, and certain minority groups. Reporting climate change and environmental issues as a top national concern was independently associated with a greater likelihood of reporting no red meat consumption.

News-Medical