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Trump administration readying a plan to impose Colorado River water cuts on western states

Ars Technica
Your empty cuppa could capture carbon
The weather and climate science AI revolution isn’t revolutionary

Aspen Times
Roaring Fork Outdoor Coalition to debut eight conservation projects across the valley

AP
Tropical Storm Boris forms off Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, the National Hurricane Center says
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocks the southern Philippines, causing some damage and a tsunami warning

Castle Country Radio
The feds make an offer to states on the Colorado River | KOAl - Price,UT

Circle of Blue
Federal Water Tap, June 8, 2026: Reclamation Signs Agreement on Desalinated Water Trades in Colorado River Basin

Colorado Newslines
Federal policies put public lands elk habitat on the chopping block

Colorado Sun
Landscape experts ask Colorado to “embrace the beige” for drought adaptation

Conversation
5 ways data centers endanger their local communities and the country as a whole

The Cool Down
First West Nile case of 2026 hits Colorado as officials warn even small pools of backyard water can breed infected mosquitoes

Coyote Gulch
Desert Deluge: The threat of a Super El Niño
President Trump’s border wall is ‘blowing up’ sacred sites in 4 US states — AZCentral.com
Once underwater, #ColoradoRiver canyon country reemerges as drought-stricken #LakePowell’s levels drop — The #Denver Post #COriver #aridification

Daily Express
Major US river used by 40M people facing dramatic shift in availability

Denver Gazette
Proposal seeks to balance emissions goals with blackout risks in Colorado

Grist
Why are so many Democrats going quiet on climate change?  another trump poisoned well
Becoming a farmer is hard. This Michigan program wants to help.

Maven's Notebooks
DAILY DIGEST, 6/8: Can Delta smelt make a comeback?; The surprising role of an invasive plant in salmon survival; Rethinking Western cities and water; The West’s water war

NPR
Whales are showing up in San Francisco Bay. New ship alerts could help protect them

NY Times
The Iran War is Forcing Energy-Importing Countries to Turn Inward
Searching for Shade When It’s 125 Degrees

Phys.orge
'The Real Scoreline' reveals the nations facing climate penalties
Aerosols may warm or cool the climate depending on timing, new study finds
5 ways data centers endanger their local communities and the country as a whole
Rocket launches and reentries harm Earth's ozone layer

Brazilian breadbasket's aquifers are falling, and new satellite maps show where water stress is growing

Mining companies may soon bypass UN rules and mine the deep sea following the lawless billionaires
Study reveals north–south differences in water isotopes across North America during the last deglaciation
New Relative Niño index introduces more robust way to measure El Niño strength
Child drownings spike during heat waves—and it's a serious climate justice issue
Green growth claims are overstated—our study shows three reasons why
Ocean collapse triggered ancient wildfires, research suggests
UN warns of 'deepening crisis' in oceans, urges action
How did a major mangrove restoration project in Senegal end up selling 'ghost carbon?'
California's tectonic stress has reached record level, earthquake model reveals
NASA satellites reveal major ocean nutrient stress
Experts issue climate warning ahead of expanded FIFA World Cup
A 7.8 magnitude quake in the Philippines kills at least 19, fells buildings and sets off a tsunami

Politico
The West’s water war arrives in Washington

Public Policy Institute of Califiornia
Agriculture and Water Use on California’s Tribal Lands

Semafor
Global backlash to data centers grows
Iran war impact on European energy market intensifies
Politico folds E&E News ahead of broader energy push

Utah News Dispatch
The Colorado River’s largest reservoirs are heading toward a ‘system crash,’ experts warn

Utah Public Radio
These Colorado River forecast models go beyond what's in the river itself

Vail Daily
Grand Valley could assert its rights to water being used in Vail area, but it’s taking a different approach

The Week
A water fight in the West

Wired
Watch Duty Is Adding Flood Alerts to Its Wildfire App

The Guardian
If Australian data centres are going to power the AI revolution, we deserve a fair return | David Pocock
Majority of US’s new AI datacenters to be built on drought-hit land
The Guardian view on climate equality: a richer life and real public abundance, not just more stuff
‘Severe’ stress on oceans as rate of sea level rise doubles in 10 years, UN warns
Elusive gull drifts thousands of kilometres off course to Australia, turning birdwatching into ‘extreme sport’
Airline industry chiefs say 2050 net zero goal now unlikely

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