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China could supply EV manufacturing boom with recycled EVs
AP
Oil leak spreads from a sanctioned tanker grounded off Oman, images show
Michigan Supreme Court rejects permit for Enbridge oil pipeline under Great Lakes Enbridge has lots of leaks
Colombia’s deforestation rises slightly as Amazon forest loss holds steady
Fishing closures are becoming routine as record heat warms rivers in the US West
Europe’s wildfire crisis shifts as some 200,000 French return but new blazes force thousands to flee
UN, scientists warn that strong El Nino will add fuel to ‘a planet already on fire’
Hungary braces for a full shutdown of the Paks nuclear plant as the Danube River hits record lows
Arizona, California and Nevada would share cuts under federal proposal to manage the Colorado River
France’s forest management may need to change to prevent more wildfires in Les Landes
Firefighters battle the last hot spots of a monster wildfire in the southwest
Africa’s off-grid solar sector courts mainstream investors with landmark financing deals
34 miners killed in a methane explosion at a coal mine in southwestern Pakistan
Oil companies are expected to reap big profits because of US-Iran conflict
Colorado Sun
Everything you need to know about the new federal report on the Colorado River’s future
New report: Data center fees, special trust, sod grass tax on list of options for water funding in Colorado Task force report notes that severance tax revenue from energy production has too many ups and downs to stand alone as a reliable source to pay for water access and infrastructure in Colorado.
Data center fees, special trust, sod tax could help raise $20B to protect water supply in Colorado
Colorado Times Recorder
CO Springs Planning Commissioners Reject Activists' Attempt to Stop Data Center
Coyote Gulch
Video and analysis: Lake Powell’s dying days; Alfalfa isn’t (always) the enemy — and other Colorado River lessons from ‘Life After Dead Pool’ author Zak Podmore — Sammy Roth (ClimateColoredGoggles.com) #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification
Reclamation Publishes Final Environmental Impact Statement for Future Colorado River Operations: Preferred alternative provides framework for post-2026 river operations with flexibility to adapt to changing needs #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification
Final Environmental Impact Statement Post-2026 Operational Guidelines and Strategies for #LakePowell and #LakeMead — Reclamation #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification
Why the #GunnisonRiver runs low while #RidgwayReservoir sits nearly full — KVNF #UncompahgreRiver
#FryingpanRiver to see high flows as #RuediReservoir releases increase: Water being released to lessen downstream #drought impacts
Officials to nearly double water release from #RuediReservoir for downvalley #drought — The #Aspen Daily News
Denver Gazette
Colorado farmers, ranchers wrestle with several hurdles amid extreme drought conditions
Denver Post
Bureau of Reclamation cuts to the Colorado River could save the system
Federal government implements 10-year Colorado River plan after states fail to find deal
Suncor’s Commerce City refinery emits black smoke after maintenance
Grist
LA Times very hard to get
Video shows worm-like creatures in drinking water at ICE detention center
The percentage of homes surviving California wildfires is dropping, despite efforts to harden them
Record-breaking El Niño could gut California's crab and salmon fleets
This common 'heat wave mistake' could harm your health as temperatures soar over 95 degrees this weekend
Worst of brutal SoCal heat wave is here: How long will it last? How bad will it be?
California produced over half its May electricity from solar, a world record
California's push to limit groundwater pumping could leave small farmers in the dust
NPR
A new federal plan to manage the Colorado river faces a possible future of water cuts
New Republic
As Europe Burns, a Climate Cover-Up Continues
NY Times
Scope of Hacks on U.S. Water Supply Widens as Evidence Points to Iran show me the fact
Trump Administration Is Undoing Plans to Boost Workplace Heat Protections
Trump’s Fixation on Arctic Ships Led to Billions in No-Bid Contracts
What You Need to Know About Installing Plug-In Solar Panels
Extreme Heat Has Transformed What Summer Means Across Generations in Europe
Plug-In Solar Panels Are Starting to Sprout in U.S. Backyards
Civilians Battle Wildfire Threatening Bordeaux
U.S. Raises Threat of Steep Water Cuts in Lower Colorado River Basin
Phys.org
Four ways wildfires generate tornadoes, lightning and other extreme weather, sometimes miles from the flames
Pacific cloud brightening could weaken El Nino, but models reveal risks for Europe and Asia
Strengthening El Nino 'adding fuel to a planet already on fire': UN chief
Hungary to shut nuclear plant as heatwave hits central Europe
Technical flaws may inflate Australia's forest carbon credits
New blazes in Greece as strong winds hamper firefighting
Why is gaining citizen support for climate policies so difficult?
Ancient Irish volcano offers new clues about the development of its modern-day, active 'brothers and sisters'
French, Italian winegrowers face earliest ever harvest
New method flags hurricane rapid intensification up to five days ahead
Can pumping groundwater really flip Earth's poles? An expert explains
Tree cover is key to cooling cities
The Arctic Ocean keeps permafrost carbon firmly locked
Turkey battles wind-fueled wildfires on tourist coasts
Pacific Ocean pattern helps explain diverging wildfire trends in US and Australia
Rural runoff funnels hurricane floodwater toward coastal cities, model finds
Science Daily
Tiny aerosol particles could supercharge tropical storm clouds
A rollercoaster of weather extremes: Drought and heat waves are creating UK's climate whiplash
Scientists left water inside a battery and nearly doubled its power
Semafor
LNG shipments start moving through Hormuz in long road to recovery
US backs Madagascar rare earths project
Belgium backs major germanium plant in DR Congo
Progressives’ Midwest insurgency is powered by the growing data center backlash that is too simplistic
Truthout
AI Oligarchs Enjoy Superyachts as Their Data Centers Degrade Communities
The Guardian
Water cuts loom as US unveils long-awaited response to Colorado River crisis Federal government plan outlines cuts of roughly 40% to California, Arizona and Nevada but fix is likely to be only temporary
ECB official warns climate crisis poses growing threat to ‘core financial stability’ Exclusive: As wildfires rage, Frank Elderson says more work needed to assess risk from collapse of ecosystem services
New solar panels in Great Britain at 15-year high as fossil fuel costs soar
Democrats’ ‘climate hushing’ prompts activists to turn up the volume
Lost income, energy fears and a woolly mammoth: what Europe’s dried-up rivers have yielded
‘Worst we’ve known’: UK turns to imports as drought and heat hit vegetable crops
‘We stared into an abyss’: the men and women battling to tame France’s megafire
BBC
Italy putting nearly all major cities on highest heat alert
Free diver, 21, wants to 'give back' to the ocean that has helped him
Should you take the plunge? How to tell how clean the sea is
Drought conditions may worsen before improving as little rain in sight
England and Wales on course for driest July on record
China could supply EV manufacturing boom with recycled EVs
AP
Oil leak spreads from a sanctioned tanker grounded off Oman, images show
Michigan Supreme Court rejects permit for Enbridge oil pipeline under Great Lakes Enbridge has lots of leaks
Colombia’s deforestation rises slightly as Amazon forest loss holds steady
Fishing closures are becoming routine as record heat warms rivers in the US West
Europe’s wildfire crisis shifts as some 200,000 French return but new blazes force thousands to flee
UN, scientists warn that strong El Nino will add fuel to ‘a planet already on fire’
Hungary braces for a full shutdown of the Paks nuclear plant as the Danube River hits record lows
Arizona, California and Nevada would share cuts under federal proposal to manage the Colorado River
France’s forest management may need to change to prevent more wildfires in Les Landes
Firefighters battle the last hot spots of a monster wildfire in the southwest
Africa’s off-grid solar sector courts mainstream investors with landmark financing deals
34 miners killed in a methane explosion at a coal mine in southwestern Pakistan
Oil companies are expected to reap big profits because of US-Iran conflict
Colorado Sun
Everything you need to know about the new federal report on the Colorado River’s future
New report: Data center fees, special trust, sod grass tax on list of options for water funding in Colorado Task force report notes that severance tax revenue from energy production has too many ups and downs to stand alone as a reliable source to pay for water access and infrastructure in Colorado.
Data center fees, special trust, sod tax could help raise $20B to protect water supply in Colorado
Colorado Times Recorder
CO Springs Planning Commissioners Reject Activists' Attempt to Stop Data Center
Coyote Gulch
Video and analysis: Lake Powell’s dying days; Alfalfa isn’t (always) the enemy — and other Colorado River lessons from ‘Life After Dead Pool’ author Zak Podmore — Sammy Roth (ClimateColoredGoggles.com) #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification
Reclamation Publishes Final Environmental Impact Statement for Future Colorado River Operations: Preferred alternative provides framework for post-2026 river operations with flexibility to adapt to changing needs #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification
Final Environmental Impact Statement Post-2026 Operational Guidelines and Strategies for #LakePowell and #LakeMead — Reclamation #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification
Why the #GunnisonRiver runs low while #RidgwayReservoir sits nearly full — KVNF #UncompahgreRiver
#FryingpanRiver to see high flows as #RuediReservoir releases increase: Water being released to lessen downstream #drought impacts
Officials to nearly double water release from #RuediReservoir for downvalley #drought — The #Aspen Daily News
Denver Gazette
Colorado farmers, ranchers wrestle with several hurdles amid extreme drought conditions
Denver Post
Bureau of Reclamation cuts to the Colorado River could save the system
Federal government implements 10-year Colorado River plan after states fail to find deal
Suncor’s Commerce City refinery emits black smoke after maintenance
Grist
LA Times very hard to get
Video shows worm-like creatures in drinking water at ICE detention center
The percentage of homes surviving California wildfires is dropping, despite efforts to harden them
Record-breaking El Niño could gut California's crab and salmon fleets
This common 'heat wave mistake' could harm your health as temperatures soar over 95 degrees this weekend
Worst of brutal SoCal heat wave is here: How long will it last? How bad will it be?
California produced over half its May electricity from solar, a world record
California's push to limit groundwater pumping could leave small farmers in the dust
NPR
A new federal plan to manage the Colorado river faces a possible future of water cuts
New Republic
As Europe Burns, a Climate Cover-Up Continues
NY Times
Scope of Hacks on U.S. Water Supply Widens as Evidence Points to Iran show me the fact
Trump Administration Is Undoing Plans to Boost Workplace Heat Protections
Trump’s Fixation on Arctic Ships Led to Billions in No-Bid Contracts
What You Need to Know About Installing Plug-In Solar Panels
Extreme Heat Has Transformed What Summer Means Across Generations in Europe
Plug-In Solar Panels Are Starting to Sprout in U.S. Backyards
Civilians Battle Wildfire Threatening Bordeaux
U.S. Raises Threat of Steep Water Cuts in Lower Colorado River Basin
Phys.org
Four ways wildfires generate tornadoes, lightning and other extreme weather, sometimes miles from the flames
Pacific cloud brightening could weaken El Nino, but models reveal risks for Europe and Asia
Strengthening El Nino 'adding fuel to a planet already on fire': UN chief
Hungary to shut nuclear plant as heatwave hits central Europe
Technical flaws may inflate Australia's forest carbon credits
New blazes in Greece as strong winds hamper firefighting
Why is gaining citizen support for climate policies so difficult?
Ancient Irish volcano offers new clues about the development of its modern-day, active 'brothers and sisters'
French, Italian winegrowers face earliest ever harvest
New method flags hurricane rapid intensification up to five days ahead
Can pumping groundwater really flip Earth's poles? An expert explains
Tree cover is key to cooling cities
The Arctic Ocean keeps permafrost carbon firmly locked
Turkey battles wind-fueled wildfires on tourist coasts
Pacific Ocean pattern helps explain diverging wildfire trends in US and Australia
Rural runoff funnels hurricane floodwater toward coastal cities, model finds
Science Daily
Tiny aerosol particles could supercharge tropical storm clouds
A rollercoaster of weather extremes: Drought and heat waves are creating UK's climate whiplash
Scientists left water inside a battery and nearly doubled its power
Semafor
LNG shipments start moving through Hormuz in long road to recovery
US backs Madagascar rare earths project
Belgium backs major germanium plant in DR Congo
Progressives’ Midwest insurgency is powered by the growing data center backlash that is too simplistic
Truthout
AI Oligarchs Enjoy Superyachts as Their Data Centers Degrade Communities
The Guardian
Water cuts loom as US unveils long-awaited response to Colorado River crisis Federal government plan outlines cuts of roughly 40% to California, Arizona and Nevada but fix is likely to be only temporary
ECB official warns climate crisis poses growing threat to ‘core financial stability’ Exclusive: As wildfires rage, Frank Elderson says more work needed to assess risk from collapse of ecosystem services
New solar panels in Great Britain at 15-year high as fossil fuel costs soar
Democrats’ ‘climate hushing’ prompts activists to turn up the volume
Lost income, energy fears and a woolly mammoth: what Europe’s dried-up rivers have yielded
‘Worst we’ve known’: UK turns to imports as drought and heat hit vegetable crops
‘We stared into an abyss’: the men and women battling to tame France’s megafire
I
study the boreal forest. This summer wildfires came for my
home
‘We can’t make it better again’: what
Europe’s wildfires tell us about the climate crisis
Wildfire near Sizewell nuclear plant causes ‘total devastation’ to Suffolk landscape
‘Extremely scary findings’ show climate crisis is supercharging Europe’s wildfire weather
‘Extremely scary findings’ show climate
crisis is supercharging Europe’s wildfire weather
Drones offer alternative to balloons for weather research
New solar panels in Great Britain at 15-year high as fossil fuel costs soar
‘It’s too fast, too big’: speed of climate crisis is devastating crops, say farmers
Drones offer alternative to balloons for weather research
New solar panels in Great Britain at 15-year high as fossil fuel costs soar
‘It’s too fast, too big’: speed of climate crisis is devastating crops, say farmers
Wildfire near Sizewell nuclear plant causes ‘total devastation’ to Suffolk landscape
‘Extremely scary findings’ show climate crisis is supercharging Europe’s wildfire weather
BBC
Italy putting nearly all major cities on highest heat alert
Free diver, 21, wants to 'give back' to the ocean that has helped him
Should you take the plunge? How to tell how clean the sea is
Drought conditions may worsen before improving as little rain in sight
England and Wales on course for driest July on record
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