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9News
Climate change fueled the 2026 snow drought

AP
The Pennsylvania budget quietly relaxed a standard for lead reporting in schools  Why NEVER Shapiro
More than 24 states sue Trump administration after it put conditions on receiving disaster funding
Gas, groceries and back-to-school items are where shoppers might see higher oil prices surface
Death toll in India hydropower tunnel disaster rises to 25 as rescue effort ends

AZ Daily
City of Scottsdale spending $8.25 million on water from Harquahala Valley

Ars Technica
White House report says Trump can usher in a "new golden age" of science  More like science fiction without any basis in reality

Bloomber
AI’s Energy Requirements Are Straining Grids and Wallets

CBS News
Castle Rock implements Stage 2 drought restrictions as Colorado residents fear for their plants

Colorado Newsline
Climate horrors in Colorado are no longer just a threat. They’ve arrived.

Colorado Sun
$30M will be spent to clear the water at scenic Grand Lake
Opinion: New BLM proposal and lease sales will devastate Colorado public lands, communities
Aspen Acres fire crews shoring up defenses around homes in southern Colorado

CPR
Nearly 460 miles of rivers in Colorado under fishing restrictions as a result of heat and drought

Coyote Gulch
#Drought news July 23, 2026: USBR is reporting (July 19) #LakePowell at 22% full, #LakeMead at 27% full, both the lowest on record for last 30 years
Depleted aquifers in Baja may curtail tomato & berry exports to the U.S.

Denver Post
If your grass is green, you might be part of the problem (Opinion)

Freshwater News
Scenic Grand Lake wins $30M to improve long-standing clarity issues

Grist
The secret to a better grid? Electric vehicles.
How war in Myanmar is driving a deadly rare earth mining boom
The year climate change came for the Tour de France
Without stronger government action, Brazil’s low deforestation in the Amazon is unlikely to last

Huff Post
Tropical Storm Bertha Makes Landfall In Louisiana And Moves Toward Texas

Kiowa Country Press
Extreme drought expands in eastern Colorado as exceptional conditions grip the high country

KJZZ
After debate, Arizona Water Bank will make cities whole during Colorado River cutbacks

KLAS 8
Data center developer sues for right to use Colorado River water in thirsty California county

LA Times
California dodges a bullet on Colorado River cuts

Maven's Notebook
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Global warming unmakes winter in the West

Mother Jones
Trump Calls Climate Change a Hoax. Americans Aren’t Buying It.

National Review
Large-Scale Desalination Could Help Offset Colorado River Water Shortage

NPR
Invasive species cause more harm in the Global South
Trump cuts target federal advisory boards. What does it mean for agencies like NASA?  less public accountability more funding for Musk and Bezos
Climate: Fighting Extreme Heat In 2026 : 1A

NCHStats
Water Levels at Lake Mead and Lake Powell Hit a Historic Low, Threatening Supplies and Hydropower Across the Southwest

Nevada Public Radion
Hearty Strip resort approved, Henderson data centers and Colorado River rules

NY Times
Illinois changes tack on data centers  No more incentives
It’s So Hot That Japan Needs a New Word for It
Men in Shorts Are Shaking Up Japan’s Buttoned-Down Offices
Tropical Storm Bertha Just Made Landfall for a Second Time
Judge Strips Protections for Imperiled Lizard at Trump Administration’s Behest  by by lix
New York Faces Half a Trillion in Storm Prevention Costs, Report Finds
China Rewrites the ‘Soft Power’ Playbook for the A.I. Age

Newsday
Climate change creating 'ghost forests' on Long Island

Newswise
Federal Colorado River Plan Expected Soon: ASU Experts Available for Analysis and Interviews 

Oil City News
U.S. Interior Secretary Burgum talks Colorado River water rule changes at CFD

Phys.org
Colorado basins supplying 70% of Lake Powell's water face major midcentury shortages
Training microbes to prepare soils for the impacts of climate change
Global map reveals mining's uneven toll on forests and biodiversity
New physics-based metric improves estimates of climate-driven cooling demand
Recycling does not weaken support for broader climate action, survey finds
Hundreds hospitalized in Japan heat wave 'disaster'
Sweden to ban 'forever chemicals' in clothing
Coal-fired power generation rising globally on Mideast war: IEA
Drought, water shortages and crop failures: How does the medieval warm period compare with today?
Chasing subseasonal forecasts with AI
Researchers find college-educated population more likely to shelter during dangerous wildfire smoke
Predicting where wildfire smoke will go next
Climate change making Europe drought 'more severe': study
National food waste recycling promises major climate gains but comes with microplastic risks
June heat wave cost UK economy more than £1bn: Study
Extreme heat wave grips Tunisia as wide power cuts fuel frustration
A longer, hotter reality surrounds marine heat waves, research reveals

PR Newswire
Human-caused climate change, not El Niño, is the driving force behind all global coral bleaching events, new research finds

Science Daily
A healthier global diet could cut farm emissions by 85%
Antarctica may give the world decades to prepare for rising seas

Semafor
Europe's heatwaves spark continent-wide drought
European car sales surge driven by influx of Chinese EVs
Energy is the exposed flank in Europe’s rearmament
OpenAI to spend more on data centers

Westword

‘She followed the rules’ says lawyer for woman arrested by ICE at Denver International Airport

Bennet and Hurd team up to shield Glenwood Springs Hot Springs from quarry expansion
Colorado panel looks into chronic health risks near oil and gas production

Wired
The Trump Administration Wants to Change Public Engagement Rules for Polluters  The EPA has proposed a rule change that would let states decide how much input the public has on air pollution permits. It would be a huge boon for data centers increasingly reliant on fossil fuels.
America’s Hot Hybrid Summer

The Guardian
The Guardian view on Britain’s uninhabitable homes: as temperatures rise, a new approach is needed 
Thousands evacuated in south of France as wildfire rages across pine forest – video
Space datacenters proposed by Musk and Bezos ‘catastrophic’ for planet, experts warn

Legal logging and soaring saplings: the ‘green islands’ bucking the deforestation trend in central America
I am used to hot days now. But the warm wind has really panicked me | Adrian Chiles
‘People are scared their neighbours will call the police on them’: how the hosepipe ban got caught up in the culture wars

Weatherwatch: How increased Arctic shipping affects cloud formation
Besieged by lobbyists, will UK ministers protect our ecosystems? No, they’ll chicken out |Climate crisis-driven heat ‘sucking soils dry’ as extreme drought hits Europe

BBC
Even camels can't cope: Africa's ships of the desert hit by rising temperatures
Wildfires and record dry conditions trigger drought in parts of Wales
Most sewage spills in England may be illegal, new research suggests

SSBCrack
Health Risks of Wildfire Smoke Surge as Climate Change Fuels Intensity and Frequency of Fires

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