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Arizona Republic
Colorado River states suggest mediation as water supplies near crisis

Ars Technica
Some ancient microbes frozen with Ötzi the Iceman are still growing

CBS News
Aurora water-wise program helps resident gardens flourish despite ongoing drought conditions
Colorado team uses sonar, underwater drone to recover drowning victims and evidence

Colorado Sun
Latest Colorado River proposal is disappointing, some officials say. Here’s why.  Federal water managers looking for a 20- to 30-year deal are punting with a shorter-term proposal as river negotiations between states continue to flounder

Coyote Gulch
Climate change is threatening the Coachella Valley’s Illusion of Abundance
Coyote Gulch’s Excellent EV Adventure: Punk Rock and Baseball!
President Trump’s administration revokes OHV restrictions for public lands: Plus: #ColoradoRiver slides towards “system crash” — Jonathan P. Thompson (LandDesk.org)
The June 1, 2026 #Colorado Water Supply Outlook Report is hot off the presses from the NRCS
Remaining Period Forecasts Reduced Following Early Snowmelt — NRCS #snowpack #runoff

Grist
Federal agency to open tens of thousands of acres of Colorado wilderness to oil drilling  endangering the nation's elk herd migration foraging.

KDVR
Colorado moves to Phase 3 of Drought Response Plan

KJZZ
'We've been called failures': Colorado River negotiators address stalled talks

Las Vegas Review Journal
Lake Mead is barreling faster than ever toward ‘system crash,’ top experts say

LA Times
Most dangerous World Cup ever? Climate change poses growing risks for players
A toxic metal stayed in the air for months after L.A. County fires
50 gallons of water spill into storm drain at site of O.C. chemical crisis, testing underway
L.A. region begins the year with the smoggiest first 5 months in a decade

LaPorte North Forty News
Weld Energy Storage Project Breaks Ground in Weld County   New battery facility aims to strengthen grid reliability as Northern Colorado transitions toward renewable energy

Maven's Noteboo
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Feds will soon impose new framework on Colorado River if states can’t agree how to manage it
ASPEN JOURNALISM: Feds say new Colorado River plan will be short-term

NPR
Immunologist Nicole Baumgarth explains why ticks are spreading to new regions  AUDIO

NY Times
Arizona and Nevada Agree to Trade for Desalinated Pacific Ocean Water

Phys.org
Infrastructure for African mines destroying forests at 34 times the rate of the mines themselves
Mount Etna eruptions reveal carbon dioxide and water can trigger separate explosive paths
Africa's climate crisis is a legal crisis too: What are states' duties under human rights law?
NZ's new forestry rules promise consistency: Will they also increase environmental risk?
Canada's aerial wildfire‑fighting plan is a start—but it is not yet a strategy
Volcanic eruptions linked to rising famine risk across China's history
Concerns over camper wastewater chemicals in regional wastewater systems
Pacifica pier cracks; another coastal casualty as seas continue to rise

Science Daily
Scientists sound the alarm as dangerous amoebas spread globally
A tiny atomic shift gives scientists powerful control over metals

Truthout
Families of Victims Who Died From Heat in Prison Fight to Prevent More Deaths
Amazon Is Using AI to Disempower Workers. The US Labor Movement Must Fight Back.
Outrage Mounts at Assaults of Journalists and Hunger Strikers at Delaney Hall 
Trump’s Cabinet Praises Him Once Every 6 Sentences, Analysis Finds
Senate Bill to Fund ICE and CBP Contains Zero Reforms to ICE




Washington Post  
Trump's central plan to boost coal
After massive die-off of sea stars, biologist sees a surprising ‘baby boom’

The Guardian

‘We should not have to sacrifice’: New York could become first state to temporarily ban large datacenters

Drought and floods drove them from their homes. But hunger and poverty have followed them to a Mogadishu camp
How the ‘Picasso of ponds’ went from shaping golf courses to making freshwater homes for wildlife
How campaigners beat industrial farming in Denmark’s ‘pig election’

‘Immediate national priority’: ministers accused of complacency over UK food supply

Australian snow season begins amid El Niño fears

Thames Water should be nationalised, says Andy Burnham

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