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Loretta Lohman
Mar 26, 2026, 7:25:32 PMMar 26
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AP
Iran war’s environmental toll could leave damage and health risks for decades, experts say
Iran war deflects attention from Ukraine as an emboldened Russia starts spring offensive
Ars Technica
2026's historic snow drought is bad news for the West
Colorado Sun
Colorado legislature kills bill barring beaver hunting or trapping on public lands
Colorado ski resorts are limping toward the season’s end. Here’s when they’re planning to close — as of now.
One year after landmark $100M settlement, work to protect the Poudre River is slow to start
Denver Water imposes twice-a-week restrictions on watering; outdoor surcharges ahead
A Colorado clean air plan targeting dirtiest offenders is actually working. Here’s how.
Coyote Gulch
#Drought news March 26, 2026: Exceptional drought (D4) expanded in northwest #Colorado, while extreme drought (D3) grew across Colorado, southern #Wyoming, and southern #Nebraska
Grim outlook: #Colorado faces limited water supply after record-low #snowpack — Russ Schumacher (Colorado Climate Center) #runoff
2026’s historic snow #drought brings worries about water, wildfires and the future in the West — Alejandro N. Flores (TheConversation.com) #snowpack #runoff #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification
This is a graph of #snowpack above #LakePowell using 104 snow measuring stations. It was 9 inches of water on March 7, now 6 inches. Other dry years shown.There is no historical analog to this — Brad Udall #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification
Environmental Research Letter: #Snowpack decline kindles more severe fire in the western United States — Jared A. Balik, Jonathan D. Coop, and Sean A. Parks
Could the production of Guayule save Western farmers?
Denver Gazette
Colorado farmers begin spring planting season with soaring fertilizer costs and price-gouging fears
Denver Post
Colorado’s lowest snowpack on record is rapidly melting. We must prepare for drought. (Editorial
As abysmal snowpack rapidly melts in Colorado, drought may be too hopeful a term (Opinion)
Protect Colorado agriculture — do the homework on Nebraska canal plan (Letters)
EPA approves sale of higher ethanol fuel to try to lower gas prices
Freshwater News
As the West’s scant snowpack melts, Coloradans brace for a lean water year
Grist
Iran was already running out of water. Then came the ‘war on infrastructure.’
In Texas, Corpus Christi’s water crisis may be a glimpse into the future
Modern agriculture is collapsing under climate change. Indigenous farming has answers.
KDVR
Smoke from Nebraska wildfires blankets Colorado How CDOT plans to put $12M in unused plow funds towards fire mitigation
Want to redo your landscaping? These Colorado agencies might be able to help
LaPorte North Forty News
Why Fire Coverage Matters in Northern Colorado
Fort Collins Joins Regional Fire Restrictions
Two Buttes Reservoir Runs Dry, Fishing Pauses No Fisher doesn't know water
The Nation
Why Climate Activists Are Protesting Their Favorite Sports Teams
Trump’s Plan for “Energy Dominance” in Alaska Is a Pipe Dream
NPR
Trump's attacks on offshore wind could hurt infrastructure spending across the economy
New York Times
What energy executives are saying about the war in Iran
Zelensky Says U.S. Is Conditioning Ukraine’s Security Guarantees on Donbas Surrender
Europe Heads for Another Energy Shock in a Vulnerable State
Phys.org
Sewage overflows may pose greater threat to England's rivers than previously thought
Changing vegetation in thawing permafrost increases emissions of greenhouse gases
Arctic winter sea ice matches record low for the second year in a row, say scientists
Justice in achieving climate goals: Researchers highlight the need for fair country shares in CO₂ removal From tropics to poles: How Pacific Ocean warming sets the stage for Antarctic stratospheric changes months later
AI tool predicts wildfire danger faster than current systems
No delta left behind? Study finds adaptation to rising seas is possible in most deltas... for now
Science Daily
Scientists open a million-year-old time capsule beneath New Zealand
Cold weather linked to 40,000 extra heart deaths each year in the U.S.
The Guardian
Listen to a grieving mother and have no doubts: water privatisation has been a lethal scanda
Sewage released into England’s rivers and seas nearly 300,000 times last year
Church leaders criticise Christian owner of GB News over channel’s climate attacks
Octopus reports sharp rise in solar panel sales since start of Iran war
What does the Iran war mean for clean energy transition?
Fears net zero is ‘next Brexit’ as oil crisis fuels political climate divide
‘A toxic punch’: fears Russia’s war is pushing the Black Sea and its dolphins past tipping point
BBC
England sewage spills nearly halved in 2025 due mostly to drier weather
Two women, different continents, same problem - how climate change is affecting their farms
Iran war’s environmental toll could leave damage and health risks for decades, experts say
Iran war deflects attention from Ukraine as an emboldened Russia starts spring offensive
Ars Technica
2026's historic snow drought is bad news for the West
Colorado Sun
Colorado legislature kills bill barring beaver hunting or trapping on public lands
Colorado ski resorts are limping toward the season’s end. Here’s when they’re planning to close — as of now.
One year after landmark $100M settlement, work to protect the Poudre River is slow to start
Denver Water imposes twice-a-week restrictions on watering; outdoor surcharges ahead
A Colorado clean air plan targeting dirtiest offenders is actually working. Here’s how.
Coyote Gulch
#Drought news March 26, 2026: Exceptional drought (D4) expanded in northwest #Colorado, while extreme drought (D3) grew across Colorado, southern #Wyoming, and southern #Nebraska
Grim outlook: #Colorado faces limited water supply after record-low #snowpack — Russ Schumacher (Colorado Climate Center) #runoff
2026’s historic snow #drought brings worries about water, wildfires and the future in the West — Alejandro N. Flores (TheConversation.com) #snowpack #runoff #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification
This is a graph of #snowpack above #LakePowell using 104 snow measuring stations. It was 9 inches of water on March 7, now 6 inches. Other dry years shown.There is no historical analog to this — Brad Udall #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification
Environmental Research Letter: #Snowpack decline kindles more severe fire in the western United States — Jared A. Balik, Jonathan D. Coop, and Sean A. Parks
Could the production of Guayule save Western farmers?
Denver Gazette
Colorado farmers begin spring planting season with soaring fertilizer costs and price-gouging fears
Denver Post
Colorado’s lowest snowpack on record is rapidly melting. We must prepare for drought. (Editorial
As abysmal snowpack rapidly melts in Colorado, drought may be too hopeful a term (Opinion)
Protect Colorado agriculture — do the homework on Nebraska canal plan (Letters)
EPA approves sale of higher ethanol fuel to try to lower gas prices
Freshwater News
As the West’s scant snowpack melts, Coloradans brace for a lean water year
Grist
Iran was already running out of water. Then came the ‘war on infrastructure.’
In Texas, Corpus Christi’s water crisis may be a glimpse into the future
Modern agriculture is collapsing under climate change. Indigenous farming has answers.
KDVR
Smoke from Nebraska wildfires blankets Colorado How CDOT plans to put $12M in unused plow funds towards fire mitigation
Want to redo your landscaping? These Colorado agencies might be able to help
LaPorte North Forty News
Why Fire Coverage Matters in Northern Colorado
Fort Collins Joins Regional Fire Restrictions
Two Buttes Reservoir Runs Dry, Fishing Pauses No Fisher doesn't know water
The Nation
Why Climate Activists Are Protesting Their Favorite Sports Teams
Trump’s Plan for “Energy Dominance” in Alaska Is a Pipe Dream
NPR
Trump's attacks on offshore wind could hurt infrastructure spending across the economy
New York Times
What energy executives are saying about the war in Iran
Zelensky Says U.S. Is Conditioning Ukraine’s Security Guarantees on Donbas Surrender
Europe Heads for Another Energy Shock in a Vulnerable State
Phys.org
Sewage overflows may pose greater threat to England's rivers than previously thought
Changing vegetation in thawing permafrost increases emissions of greenhouse gases
Arctic winter sea ice matches record low for the second year in a row, say scientists
Justice in achieving climate goals: Researchers highlight the need for fair country shares in CO₂ removal From tropics to poles: How Pacific Ocean warming sets the stage for Antarctic stratospheric changes months later
AI tool predicts wildfire danger faster than current systems
No delta left behind? Study finds adaptation to rising seas is possible in most deltas... for now
Science Daily
Scientists open a million-year-old time capsule beneath New Zealand
Cold weather linked to 40,000 extra heart deaths each year in the U.S.
The Guardian
Listen to a grieving mother and have no doubts: water privatisation has been a lethal scanda
Sewage released into England’s rivers and seas nearly 300,000 times last year
Church leaders criticise Christian owner of GB News over channel’s climate attacks
Octopus reports sharp rise in solar panel sales since start of Iran war
What does the Iran war mean for clean energy transition?
Fears net zero is ‘next Brexit’ as oil crisis fuels political climate divide
‘A toxic punch’: fears Russia’s war is pushing the Black Sea and its dolphins past tipping point
BBC
England sewage spills nearly halved in 2025 due mostly to drier weather
Two women, different continents, same problem - how climate change is affecting their farms
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Loretta Lohman
Mar 27, 2026, 7:03:26 PMMar 27
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Arizona Daily Sun
Federal plan to divide drought-stricken Colorado River water brings flood of pushback
Business Journals
Denver, other cities restrict water as drought concerns grow
Caspar Star Tribune
Amid ‘dire situation’ for Colorado River Basin, headwater states say they can’t cut water they don’t have
Colorado Sun
Comanche 3 repairs delayed again, raising fears of summer power shortages that demand customer cutbacks
The Colorado River is on the brink of possible forced water cuts. One thing is certain: There will be lawyers.
Do solar panels work in cold or cloudy climates?
Colorado data center bills split environmental, labor groups
Coyote Gulch
Western water policy must adapt to changing conditions
#Colorado’s early snowmelt is a preview of a hotter future: Expect a longer wildfire season and major headaches for state water managers — The #Durango Herald
Denver 7
Rethinking lawns: Denver Botanic Gardens showcases water-smart alternatives
Denver Water's Stage 1 drought restrictions raise concerns over HOA fines for unkempt lawns in the city
Denver restaurants will now only serve water 'upon request' under new Stage 1 drought restrictions
Grist
To keep climate science alive, researchers are speaking in code
California’s fossil fuel phaseout has left it vulnerable to the Iran oil shock
Kiowa Country Press
Colorado activates Phase 2 drought response as conditions reach historic severity
Drought worsens dramatically across Colorado as warm, dry conditions persist
KDVR
Climate scientists, farmers share growing concern about water levels amid low snow
Denver water restriction violators could face hundreds of dollars in fines
KUSA
Colorado's warm streak sparks water supply concerns
Maven's Notebook
DAILY DIGEST, 3/26: Millions of hatchery salmon face ‘deadly’ low water flows in warm Sacramento River; Suisun Marsh study shows managed wetlands produce more
Nation Today
Phoenix Reaches Water Reuse Milestone as Heat Melts Supply
NBC News
Colorado residents face earliest water restrictions ever — a harbinger of worse to come
New York Times
The Iran War is Revealing the Messy Middle of Our Renewable Energy Transition
One Republican Farmer in Wisconsin Is Bitter Over Trump’s Deportations
Global Food Supply Faces a Dangerous Bottleneck as Iran War Persists
Phys.org
Trade-offs between commercial and public satellite data in water mapping accuracy revealed
The sea beneath Arctic and Antarctic ice holds many secrets. These scientists dive deep to find out
Cyclone Narelle is now larger and 'more severe' as it crosses the Western Australian coast
From simulation to strategy: Climate modeling motivates action at the top
Birds of prey act as sentinels to warn of forever chemicals
Discarded oyster shells may pull rare earth metals from polluted water
Rocky Mountain Voice
Colorado Lawmakers Debate Future Of Utilities Commission And Energy Policy
Science Daily
Ocean species are disappearing before scientists can even find them
The ice protecting Alaska is vanishing faster than expected
Scientists uncovered the nutrients bees were missing — Colonies surged 15-fold
Freshwater fish populations plunge 81% as river migrations collapse
Smart Water Magazine
USA Today
Western water woes deepen, raising drought fears
The Verge
The latest in data centers, AI, and energy
Wired
One Way or Another, Most of Our Electricity Comes From Solar Power
The Guardian
‘It helped me feed my six children’: how Africa’s first water fund supports farmers to protect Kenya’s biggest river
Iran’s black rain is latest grim example of weather in war zones
Beavers ‘breathe new life’ into Dorset as dams built and biodiversity returns
Cut the lights – and seven more ways to save Britain’s bats
Antarctic whales’ remarkable comeback is threatened by krill fishing
Brian Cox says UK physics funding cuts are ‘destruction of the future’
BBC
Released beavers settle after year of ups and downs
Federal plan to divide drought-stricken Colorado River water brings flood of pushback
Business Journals
Denver, other cities restrict water as drought concerns grow
Caspar Star Tribune
Amid ‘dire situation’ for Colorado River Basin, headwater states say they can’t cut water they don’t have
Colorado Sun
Comanche 3 repairs delayed again, raising fears of summer power shortages that demand customer cutbacks
The Colorado River is on the brink of possible forced water cuts. One thing is certain: There will be lawyers.
Do solar panels work in cold or cloudy climates?
Colorado data center bills split environmental, labor groups
Coyote Gulch
Western water policy must adapt to changing conditions
#Colorado’s early snowmelt is a preview of a hotter future: Expect a longer wildfire season and major headaches for state water managers — The #Durango Herald
Denver 7
Rethinking lawns: Denver Botanic Gardens showcases water-smart alternatives
Denver Water's Stage 1 drought restrictions raise concerns over HOA fines for unkempt lawns in the city
Denver restaurants will now only serve water 'upon request' under new Stage 1 drought restrictions
Grist
To keep climate science alive, researchers are speaking in code
California’s fossil fuel phaseout has left it vulnerable to the Iran oil shock
Kiowa Country Press
Colorado activates Phase 2 drought response as conditions reach historic severity
Drought worsens dramatically across Colorado as warm, dry conditions persist
KDVR
Climate scientists, farmers share growing concern about water levels amid low snow
Denver water restriction violators could face hundreds of dollars in fines
KUSA
Colorado's warm streak sparks water supply concerns
Maven's Notebook
DAILY DIGEST, 3/26: Millions of hatchery salmon face ‘deadly’ low water flows in warm Sacramento River; Suisun Marsh study shows managed wetlands produce more
Nation Today
Phoenix Reaches Water Reuse Milestone as Heat Melts Supply
NBC News
Colorado residents face earliest water restrictions ever — a harbinger of worse to come
New York Times
The Iran War is Revealing the Messy Middle of Our Renewable Energy Transition
One Republican Farmer in Wisconsin Is Bitter Over Trump’s Deportations
Global Food Supply Faces a Dangerous Bottleneck as Iran War Persists
Phys.org
Trade-offs between commercial and public satellite data in water mapping accuracy revealed
The sea beneath Arctic and Antarctic ice holds many secrets. These scientists dive deep to find out
Cyclone Narelle is now larger and 'more severe' as it crosses the Western Australian coast
From simulation to strategy: Climate modeling motivates action at the top
Birds of prey act as sentinels to warn of forever chemicals
Discarded oyster shells may pull rare earth metals from polluted water
Rocky Mountain Voice
Colorado Lawmakers Debate Future Of Utilities Commission And Energy Policy
Science Daily
Ocean species are disappearing before scientists can even find them
The ice protecting Alaska is vanishing faster than expected
Scientists uncovered the nutrients bees were missing — Colonies surged 15-fold
Freshwater fish populations plunge 81% as river migrations collapse
Smart Water Magazine
“Pure Water Southern
California is transformational for the region’s long-term water
reliability”
Shivaji Deshmukh
explains how the Metropolitan Water District of Southern
California is turning to potable reuse
USA Today
Western water woes deepen, raising drought fears
The Verge
The latest in data centers, AI, and energy
Wired
One Way or Another, Most of Our Electricity Comes From Solar Power
The Guardian
‘It helped me feed my six children’: how Africa’s first water fund supports farmers to protect Kenya’s biggest river
Iran’s black rain is latest grim example of weather in war zones
Beavers ‘breathe new life’ into Dorset as dams built and biodiversity returns
Cut the lights – and seven more ways to save Britain’s bats
Antarctic whales’ remarkable comeback is threatened by krill fishing
Brian Cox says UK physics funding cuts are ‘destruction of the future’
BBC
Released beavers settle after year of ups and downs
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Loretta Lohman
Mar 29, 2026, 8:01:41 PMMar 29
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ABC News
Intensifying drought could trigger water shortages and prolonged fire season in the West
Coloradoan
When should you turn on lawn sprinkler systems in Colorado this year?
Colorado Springs Gazette
‘Good news, Walsenburg!’: Water declared safe to drink; boil order lifted
Colorado Sun
How tiny Kit Carson County has grown into a green energy giant
Cortez Journal
Colorado River commissioner gives fiery speech on river negotiations at Southwest Colorado seminar
Coyote Gulch
2026 RioGrande State of the Basin Symposium recap #2026RioGrande #RioGrande
Grist
‘We’re harvesting the sun’: A huge solar project grows in California
KUNC
Colorado lawmakers step in — again — to urge federal action on stalled tribal water access
LA Times
California farmers were already struggling. Then came the Iran war
New York Times
Phys.org
Climate change is altering Saharan dust—and Europe is downwind
How internal waves transport energy thousands of miles across the ocean
Science Daily
Scientists solved the mystery of missing ocean plastic—and the answer is alarming
Sky-Hi News
Kremmling declares watering restrictions amid severe drought
The Guardian
California farmers were already struggling. Then came the Iran war
‘I’ve never seen anything like it’: Hawaii’s small farmers begin recovery after catastrophic flooding
‘Visible from space’: why Spain has the world’s biggest concentration of greenhouses
‘Lots of people still don’t have roofs’: Jamaicans living in hardship after Hurricane Melissa
Full network of clitoral nerves mapped out for first time
Intensifying drought could trigger water shortages and prolonged fire season in the West
Coloradoan
When should you turn on lawn sprinkler systems in Colorado this year?
Colorado Springs Gazette
‘Good news, Walsenburg!’: Water declared safe to drink; boil order lifted
Colorado Sun
How tiny Kit Carson County has grown into a green energy giant
Cortez Journal
Colorado River commissioner gives fiery speech on river negotiations at Southwest Colorado seminar
Coyote Gulch
2026 RioGrande State of the Basin Symposium recap #2026RioGrande #RioGrande
Grist
‘We’re harvesting the sun’: A huge solar project grows in California
KUNC
Colorado lawmakers step in — again — to urge federal action on stalled tribal water access
LA Times
California farmers were already struggling. Then came the Iran war
New York Times
Why
the Iran War May Force Countries to Rely Less on Natural Gas The
U.S. and other exporters are poised for a windfall, but
disruptions to Persian Gulf supplies are also pushing gas-buying
countries to consider alternatives like coal, solar and nuclear
energy.
He
Helped Write the Clean Air Act. He Fears for Its Future. Thomas
Jorling, adviser to Republicans who cosponsored the 1970 law,
disputes the Trump administration’s claim that it shouldn’t apply
to planet-warming greenhouse gases.
How
Clean Energy Firms Are Trying to Survive the Trump Era Offshore
wind is out. Geothermal power is in. And many climate technology
start-ups are looking for ways to carry on without federal
backing.
Wealthy
Investors Are Targeting Foes of Clean Energy, and They Want
Revenge Renewable energy leaders said their industry got
“rolled” in President Trump’s tax bill. Now they’re fighting back,
starting in Texas.Phys.org
Climate change is altering Saharan dust—and Europe is downwind
How internal waves transport energy thousands of miles across the ocean
Science Daily
Scientists solved the mystery of missing ocean plastic—and the answer is alarming
Sky-Hi News
Kremmling declares watering restrictions amid severe drought
The Guardian
California farmers were already struggling. Then came the Iran war
‘I’ve never seen anything like it’: Hawaii’s small farmers begin recovery after catastrophic flooding
‘Visible from space’: why Spain has the world’s biggest concentration of greenhouses
‘Lots of people still don’t have roofs’: Jamaicans living in hardship after Hurricane Melissa
Full network of clitoral nerves mapped out for first time
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Loretta Lohman
Mar 30, 2026, 7:25:46 PMMar 30
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ABC 15 Arizona
‘We need Yuma’: Stakes high for southwest AZ farmers as river negotiations stall
American Prospect
When ICE Blows Through Rural America
AP
Trump says he has ‘no problem’ with Russian oil tanker bringing relief to Cuba despite blockade
Trump mulls seizing Iranian island even as diplomatic talks appear to be moving ahead
Aspen Times
Aspen, Pitkin County adopt state wildfire resiliency requirements
‘It doesn’t look good’: CDOT will use $12 million in leftover snowplowing funds to up roadside wildfire mitigation amid drought
Basalt to implement Stage 1 water restrictions beginning April 1
Spring has come 4 weeks early to parts of Colorado’s mountains, as trees and flowers bud ahead of schedule
Big Pilots
What about this warm, wacky and very weird weather?
Canon City Daily Record
Colorado senators advance ag overtime bill with 56-hour threshold
CBS News
Water projects getting a boost from record breaking Colorado sports betting revenue
Denver asks restaurants to only serve water by request amid drought conditions
Circle of Blue
As the West’s Scant Snowpack Melts, Coloradans Brace for a Lean Water Year
Colorado Sun
Lawmakers reject lower overtime pay threshold for Colorado farmworkers, instead advance effort to increase it
Bennet, Neguse introduce legislation to block federal funding for road to luxury community in the Eagle River Valley
Common Dreams
Coalition Sues Trump EPA Over Illegal Repeal of Mercury and Air Toxics Standards
New Analyses: EPA Consistently Fails to Warn Public of Pesticide Cancer Risks
Over $100 Billion Lost to Oil and Gas Price Spikes in First Month of Iran War, 350.org Analysis Shows
Coyote Gulch
#Snowpack news March 30, 2026: “There is no historical analog to this” — Brad Udall (#Colorado Water Center)
Pagosa Country sees more record-breaking heat — The #PagosaSprings Sun #SanJuanRiver #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification
Fence Post
Colorado bill to increase overtime threshold to 60 hours heads to full Senate
Grist
Your ‘widely recyclable’ Starbucks cup is still trash
With its new farm bill, Florida’s climate fight just hit a tractor-sized roadblock “Florida Farm Bill,” into law. The bill passed with a 94-10 vote in the House and a unanimous vote by the Senate. Among the biggest climate rollbacks of the new legislation, which goes into effect July 1, is the provision that now preemptively bans cities and counties throughout the state from outlawing gas- and diesel-powered tools, such as tractors, lawn mowers, and leaf blowers.
KDVR
Save water with these Colorado native flowers, plants that are drought tolerant, low maintenance
Firefighters urge caution to prevent brush fires even with rain in forecast
KJZZ
Colorado River stakeholders leave thousands of comments on federal water plan
KOAA News 5
This southeast Colorado reservoir completely dried out, taking away one of the region’s best recreation spots
LA Times
Next to Joshua Tree National Park, a mining company is staking its claim for rare earth minerals
Maven's Notebook
DAILY DIGEST, 3/30: Thin snowpack raises summer water risks; Strong marine heatwave developing off SoCal coast; Almond crops use a lot of water—this grower is changing
NPR
Trump administration cuts turned rural towns into sitting ducks for disasters
New York Times
California’s Warmest, Driest March in Years Is Finally Ending
Phys.org
Global human population is pushing Earth past its breaking point
Tropical volcanic eruptions trigger atmospheric changes that drive droughts in Asia
Report provides introductory guide on green roofs and walls
Thawing permafrost becomes 25 to 100 times more permeable, experiments find
Recovery from sudden permafrost collapse ranges from 10 years to a century, study suggests
USA Today
No snow. No water. Restrictions grow across West as drought fears rise
Vail Daily
Community water panel to explore drought and the future of agriculture in the West
The Guardian
Demand for hydropower surges as Trump clamps down on clean energy in a world wide drought
Rachel Reeves to tell G7 accelerating shift to clean energy is best defence against energy price shocks
‘We need Yuma’: Stakes high for southwest AZ farmers as river negotiations stall
American Prospect
When ICE Blows Through Rural America
AP
Trump says he has ‘no problem’ with Russian oil tanker bringing relief to Cuba despite blockade
Trump mulls seizing Iranian island even as diplomatic talks appear to be moving ahead
Aspen Times
Aspen, Pitkin County adopt state wildfire resiliency requirements
‘It doesn’t look good’: CDOT will use $12 million in leftover snowplowing funds to up roadside wildfire mitigation amid drought
Basalt to implement Stage 1 water restrictions beginning April 1
Spring has come 4 weeks early to parts of Colorado’s mountains, as trees and flowers bud ahead of schedule
Big Pilots
What about this warm, wacky and very weird weather?
Canon City Daily Record
Colorado senators advance ag overtime bill with 56-hour threshold
CBS News
Water projects getting a boost from record breaking Colorado sports betting revenue
Denver asks restaurants to only serve water by request amid drought conditions
Circle of Blue
As the West’s Scant Snowpack Melts, Coloradans Brace for a Lean Water Year
Colorado Sun
Lawmakers reject lower overtime pay threshold for Colorado farmworkers, instead advance effort to increase it
Bennet, Neguse introduce legislation to block federal funding for road to luxury community in the Eagle River Valley
Common Dreams
Coalition Sues Trump EPA Over Illegal Repeal of Mercury and Air Toxics Standards
New Analyses: EPA Consistently Fails to Warn Public of Pesticide Cancer Risks
Over $100 Billion Lost to Oil and Gas Price Spikes in First Month of Iran War, 350.org Analysis Shows
Coyote Gulch
#Snowpack news March 30, 2026: “There is no historical analog to this” — Brad Udall (#Colorado Water Center)
Pagosa Country sees more record-breaking heat — The #PagosaSprings Sun #SanJuanRiver #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification
Fence Post
Colorado bill to increase overtime threshold to 60 hours heads to full Senate
Grist
Your ‘widely recyclable’ Starbucks cup is still trash
With its new farm bill, Florida’s climate fight just hit a tractor-sized roadblock “Florida Farm Bill,” into law. The bill passed with a 94-10 vote in the House and a unanimous vote by the Senate. Among the biggest climate rollbacks of the new legislation, which goes into effect July 1, is the provision that now preemptively bans cities and counties throughout the state from outlawing gas- and diesel-powered tools, such as tractors, lawn mowers, and leaf blowers.
KDVR
Save water with these Colorado native flowers, plants that are drought tolerant, low maintenance
Firefighters urge caution to prevent brush fires even with rain in forecast
KJZZ
Colorado River stakeholders leave thousands of comments on federal water plan
KOAA News 5
This southeast Colorado reservoir completely dried out, taking away one of the region’s best recreation spots
LA Times
Next to Joshua Tree National Park, a mining company is staking its claim for rare earth minerals
Maven's Notebook
DAILY DIGEST, 3/30: Thin snowpack raises summer water risks; Strong marine heatwave developing off SoCal coast; Almond crops use a lot of water—this grower is changing
NPR
Trump administration cuts turned rural towns into sitting ducks for disasters
New York Times
California’s Warmest, Driest March in Years Is Finally Ending
Phys.org
Global human population is pushing Earth past its breaking point
Tropical volcanic eruptions trigger atmospheric changes that drive droughts in Asia
Report provides introductory guide on green roofs and walls
Thawing permafrost becomes 25 to 100 times more permeable, experiments find
Recovery from sudden permafrost collapse ranges from 10 years to a century, study suggests
USA Today
No snow. No water. Restrictions grow across West as drought fears rise
Vail Daily
Community water panel to explore drought and the future of agriculture in the West
The Guardian
Demand for hydropower surges as Trump clamps down on clean energy in a world wide drought
Rachel Reeves to tell G7 accelerating shift to clean energy is best defence against energy price shocks
Trump
to revoke protections for endangered species in Gulf of
Mexico already done defactor by allowing BP to create
MORE damage
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Loretta Lohman
Apr 1, 2026, 7:42:55 PMApr 1
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12 News
What if nuclear power could fix the Colorado River's water crisis?
AgNet West
Seeds of Survival: How Irrigation Shaped Early Colorado Agriculture
Aurora Sentinel
EDITORIAL: Aurora, state water policies need to reflect reality not a green mirage
Record low snow bodes ill for water in Aurora and the drought-stricken West
Big Pivots
Why so much excitement about the SPP RTO? Many — but not all — electrical utilities in Colorado joined a new regional market called an RTO. Among the happiest CEOs is Durango’s Chris Hansen.
Colorado Hometown Weekly
More water is on the way to Erie, but drought still looms
Colorado Sun
Bustang has been a success for some Colorado travelers. So why is it riding toward a financial cliff?
Colorado’s snowpack has likely peaked, but more snow in the forecast will offer relief
Conversation
Winter’s alarmingly low snowpack offers a glimpse of the changing rhythm of water in the western US
Coyote Gulch
U.S. Cities that are facing a potential loss of municipal water
Colorado’s #snowpack takes ‘massive nosedive’ amid a ‘record-smashing’ heatwave — Summit Daily
Denver Gazette
Denver proposes yearlong moratorium on new data centers
Greeley Tribune
With Data-Driven Tools, CU Researchers Help Colorado Agriculture Navigate a Drier Future
Grist
Trump’s ‘God Squad’ blocks endangered species protections in the Gulf of Mexico
Pocket gardens: The tiny urban oases with surprisingly big benefits
As climate change threatens student athlete safety, states try to adapt
High Country News
Forest Service overhaul sows confusion, concern
KDVR
Aurora Water warns wildfires near reservoirs could threaten drinking supply amid drought
KUNC
Colorado reservoirs and lakes see extreme lows amid drought
Lake Powell Chronicle
The 100-Year Error: How Selective Science Drained the Colorado
LA Times
April 1 is supposed to be peak snow in California. Forget that this year
NPR
The oil industry is betting big on plastics. Here's what that means for the future
Neighborhood Gazetter
Drought Outlook and Water Wise Tips to Help Protect Our Supply
News
Colorado Just Experienced Its Worst Snowpack Ever
Phys.org
Chaos shapes how meandering rivers change over time, research shows
Lakes forming next to Greenland's melting ice sheet are speeding up glacier flow
What's driving Salt Lake City's downward emissions trends?1
Phosphorus spikes linked to ancient marine mass extinctions
Warming winters lead to more nitrate pollution in the drinking water near farms
Wisconsin-sized chunk of Alaskan permafrost is thawing: Geoscientists say climate may never be the same
Researchers say ecotourism is valuable but cannot decarbonize tourism industry
Two trillion gallons of water trigger historic flooding in Hawaiʻi
Pima Central
Record low Colorado mountain snow won't bode well for water in drought-stricken West
Science Daily
Scientists open 40-year-old salmon and find a surprising sign of ocean recovery
Sopris Sun
My river is gone
Summit Daily
Construction of PFAS ‘forever chemical’ treatment facility near Frisco Adventure Park to begin next month
Xcel Energy explains power shutoff plans in case of wildfire, weather emergency
Telluride Times
Record low Colorado mountain snow won't bode well for water in the drought-stricken US West
Times Independent
‘The situation is dire’: Lake Powell is heading for a record low as Colorado River states remain deadlocked
Wired
I Asked ChatGPT What WIRED’s Reviewers Recommend—Its Answers Were All Wrong
The Guardina
This is what a fossil-fuel shock looks like. The UK must adapt its energy system – and quickly
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AgNet West
Seeds of Survival: How Irrigation Shaped Early Colorado Agriculture
Aurora Sentinel
EDITORIAL: Aurora, state water policies need to reflect reality not a green mirage
Record low snow bodes ill for water in Aurora and the drought-stricken West
Big Pivots
Why so much excitement about the SPP RTO? Many — but not all — electrical utilities in Colorado joined a new regional market called an RTO. Among the happiest CEOs is Durango’s Chris Hansen.
Colorado Hometown Weekly
More water is on the way to Erie, but drought still looms
Colorado Sun
Bustang has been a success for some Colorado travelers. So why is it riding toward a financial cliff?
Colorado’s snowpack has likely peaked, but more snow in the forecast will offer relief
Conversation
Winter’s alarmingly low snowpack offers a glimpse of the changing rhythm of water in the western US
Coyote Gulch
U.S. Cities that are facing a potential loss of municipal water
Colorado’s #snowpack takes ‘massive nosedive’ amid a ‘record-smashing’ heatwave — Summit Daily
Denver Gazette
Denver proposes yearlong moratorium on new data centers
Greeley Tribune
With Data-Driven Tools, CU Researchers Help Colorado Agriculture Navigate a Drier Future
Grist
Trump’s ‘God Squad’ blocks endangered species protections in the Gulf of Mexico
Pocket gardens: The tiny urban oases with surprisingly big benefits
As climate change threatens student athlete safety, states try to adapt
High Country News
Forest Service overhaul sows confusion, concern
KDVR
Aurora Water warns wildfires near reservoirs could threaten drinking supply amid drought
KUNC
Colorado reservoirs and lakes see extreme lows amid drought
Lake Powell Chronicle
The 100-Year Error: How Selective Science Drained the Colorado
LA Times
April 1 is supposed to be peak snow in California. Forget that this year
NPR
The oil industry is betting big on plastics. Here's what that means for the future
Neighborhood Gazetter
Drought Outlook and Water Wise Tips to Help Protect Our Supply
News
Colorado Just Experienced Its Worst Snowpack Ever
Phys.org
Chaos shapes how meandering rivers change over time, research shows
Lakes forming next to Greenland's melting ice sheet are speeding up glacier flow
What's driving Salt Lake City's downward emissions trends?1
Phosphorus spikes linked to ancient marine mass extinctions
Warming winters lead to more nitrate pollution in the drinking water near farms
Wisconsin-sized chunk of Alaskan permafrost is thawing: Geoscientists say climate may never be the same
Researchers say ecotourism is valuable but cannot decarbonize tourism industry
Two trillion gallons of water trigger historic flooding in Hawaiʻi
Pima Central
Record low Colorado mountain snow won't bode well for water in drought-stricken West
Science Daily
Scientists open 40-year-old salmon and find a surprising sign of ocean recovery
Sopris Sun
My river is gone
Summit Daily
Construction of PFAS ‘forever chemical’ treatment facility near Frisco Adventure Park to begin next month
Xcel Energy explains power shutoff plans in case of wildfire, weather emergency
Telluride Times
Record low Colorado mountain snow won't bode well for water in the drought-stricken US West
Times Independent
‘The situation is dire’: Lake Powell is heading for a record low as Colorado River states remain deadlocked
Wired
I Asked ChatGPT What WIRED’s Reviewers Recommend—Its Answers Were All Wrong
The Guardina
This is what a fossil-fuel shock looks like. The UK must adapt its energy system – and quickly
Energy crisis: why ‘keep calm but cut down’ may be a better message for Labour
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Ars Technica
Renewables dominate 2025's newly installed generating capacity
Big Pivots
Can data center developers help Xcel Energy drive down emissions? Utility depicts proposed large-load tariff as a way of teaming with developers to bring on innovation
Renewables dominate 2025's newly installed generating capacity
Big Pivots
Can data center developers help Xcel Energy drive down emissions? Utility depicts proposed large-load tariff as a way of teaming with developers to bring on innovation
Why so much excitement about the SPP RTO? Many — but not all — electrical utilities in Colorado joined a new regional market called an RTO. Among the happiest CEOs is Durango’s Chris Hansen.
Colorado SEnate Democrats'\
Senate Approves Bill to Ensure Quality Drinking Water in Mobile Home Parks
Common Dreams
EPA Must Do More to Address Microplastics Crisis
Blockbuster New Documents Show EPA Employees Should Never Have Been Fired
Coyote Gulch
#Drought news April 2, 2026: Out West, widespread degradations were centered across the Intermountain West, including #Colorado, #Utah, and #Wyoming, and to a lesser extent across portions of #Arizona, #NewMexico, and #Nevada
Record Hot, Dry March Wipes Out #California #Snowpack, Leaving No Measurable Snow for April Survey — California Department of Water Resources
200- to-1,000-year Snow Anomaly Observed in #Colorado Mountains: New analysis by the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory reveals that the 2026 snow #drought is unprecedented in the recent historical record #snowpack #runoff #GunnisonRiver #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification
Freshwater News
Even if Coloradans slash water use, their bills will likely rise due to new drought fees
Grist
Solar was poised to help Puerto Ricans survive blackouts — until Trump axed nearly $1B in funding
These maps show exactly where the West might burn this summer Colorado, Utah, New Mexico
KDVR
How Denver’s golf courses are handling mandatory watering restrictions
KOAA News 5
Colorado's snowpack will see a temporary boost from winter storm
KOOL 107
Colorado's Morrow Point Dam Offers the Best Gunnison River Views
LA Times
Amid E. coli outbreak, California-based Raw Farm owner pushes back against a weakened FDA
Marketplace.org
Saving water in the West is expensive. Can big companies help pay for it?
Maven's Nortebook
EDWARD RING: Federal options for large scale seawater desalination
NPR
EPA flags microplastics, pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water
NY Times
Trump vs. the world on energy prices
Republicans seek protections for oil giants against climate lawsuits
How High Are Gas Prices Where You Live?
Are people (slowly) beginning to switch to E.V.s?
Phys.org
A global carbon credit program risks rewarding the wrong behavior
Satellite data map reveals 33 subglacial lakes beneath the Canadian Arctic
EPA moves to designate microplastics and pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water
Current connection: Scientists detail how shifts in the Atlantic Ocean impacted the Alaskan climate 13,000 years ago
AI system can predict seasonal droughts
How can science support and enable the High Seas Treaty?
Ocean Discovery League launches global strategy to double deep seafloor observations
Wildfires accelerate winter snowmelt in Oregon's western Cascades, study finds
Bigger storms, more often: New study projects likely future rainfall impacts on NZ
Fifty years of measuring the world's cleanest air
Reducing aircraft soot might not actually reduce the climate effects of contrails
Senate Approves Bill to Ensure Quality Drinking Water in Mobile Home Parks
Common Dreams
EPA Must Do More to Address Microplastics Crisis
Blockbuster New Documents Show EPA Employees Should Never Have Been Fired
Coyote Gulch
#Drought news April 2, 2026: Out West, widespread degradations were centered across the Intermountain West, including #Colorado, #Utah, and #Wyoming, and to a lesser extent across portions of #Arizona, #NewMexico, and #Nevada
Record Hot, Dry March Wipes Out #California #Snowpack, Leaving No Measurable Snow for April Survey — California Department of Water Resources
200- to-1,000-year Snow Anomaly Observed in #Colorado Mountains: New analysis by the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory reveals that the 2026 snow #drought is unprecedented in the recent historical record #snowpack #runoff #GunnisonRiver #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification
Freshwater News
Even if Coloradans slash water use, their bills will likely rise due to new drought fees
Grist
Solar was poised to help Puerto Ricans survive blackouts — until Trump axed nearly $1B in funding
These maps show exactly where the West might burn this summer Colorado, Utah, New Mexico
KDVR
How Denver’s golf courses are handling mandatory watering restrictions
KOAA News 5
Colorado's snowpack will see a temporary boost from winter storm
KOOL 107
Colorado's Morrow Point Dam Offers the Best Gunnison River Views
LA Times
Amid E. coli outbreak, California-based Raw Farm owner pushes back against a weakened FDA
Marketplace.org
Saving water in the West is expensive. Can big companies help pay for it?
Maven's Nortebook
EDWARD RING: Federal options for large scale seawater desalination
NPR
EPA flags microplastics, pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water
NY Times
Trump vs. the world on energy prices
Republicans seek protections for oil giants against climate lawsuits
How High Are Gas Prices Where You Live?
Are people (slowly) beginning to switch to E.V.s?
Phys.org
A global carbon credit program risks rewarding the wrong behavior
Satellite data map reveals 33 subglacial lakes beneath the Canadian Arctic
EPA moves to designate microplastics and pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water
Current connection: Scientists detail how shifts in the Atlantic Ocean impacted the Alaskan climate 13,000 years ago
AI system can predict seasonal droughts
How can science support and enable the High Seas Treaty?
Ocean Discovery League launches global strategy to double deep seafloor observations
Wildfires accelerate winter snowmelt in Oregon's western Cascades, study finds
Bigger storms, more often: New study projects likely future rainfall impacts on NZ
Fifty years of measuring the world's cleanest air
Reducing aircraft soot might not actually reduce the climate effects of contrails
Plaetizen
Denver Considers Data Center Moratorium as it Aims to Reduce Water use by 20%
Popular Information
Using water to combat ICE lack thereof
Queen Creek Tribune
Water crisis looming in 2026, experts say
Rocky Mouontain PBS
CPW celebrates successful walleye spawning despite warm water temperatures
Santa Fe New Mexican
Record low Colorado mountain snow won't bode well for water in the drought-stricken West
Telegraph Herald
Record-low Colorado mountain snow won't bode well for water in the drought-stricken U.S. West
Washington Post
Plan to reinforce sewer pipe was delayed for years before Potomac disaster
Wired
A New Google-Funded Data Center Will Be Powered by a Massive Gas Plant
Here's What Can Happen When the US Bombs Iran's Nuclear Sites
The Guardian
How a lush Miami park was designed to keep flooding at bay – in pictures
Festivalgoers’ urine to fertilise trees in Brecon Beacons restoration scheme
UK looks to relax planning rules for factory farms after industry lobbying
BBC
Water and wildlife return to farmland ponds
Swinney softens stance on North Sea drilling as oil prices soar
Not if, but when: how Spain’s coastal towns are preparing for tsunamis
Invisible plumes and ‘terrible pollution’: the reality of the US gas sites rated ‘grade A’
Denver Considers Data Center Moratorium as it Aims to Reduce Water use by 20%
Popular Information
Using water to combat ICE lack thereof
Queen Creek Tribune
Water crisis looming in 2026, experts say
Rocky Mouontain PBS
CPW celebrates successful walleye spawning despite warm water temperatures
Santa Fe New Mexican
Record low Colorado mountain snow won't bode well for water in the drought-stricken West
Telegraph Herald
Record-low Colorado mountain snow won't bode well for water in the drought-stricken U.S. West
Washington Post
Plan to reinforce sewer pipe was delayed for years before Potomac disaster
Wired
A New Google-Funded Data Center Will Be Powered by a Massive Gas Plant
Here's What Can Happen When the US Bombs Iran's Nuclear Sites
The Guardian
How a lush Miami park was designed to keep flooding at bay – in pictures
Festivalgoers’ urine to fertilise trees in Brecon Beacons restoration scheme
UK looks to relax planning rules for factory farms after industry lobbying
BBC
Water and wildlife return to farmland ponds
Swinney softens stance on North Sea drilling as oil prices soar
Not if, but when: how Spain’s coastal towns are preparing for tsunamis
Invisible plumes and ‘terrible pollution’: the reality of the US gas sites rated ‘grade A’
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Capital & Main
A Drying Colorado River Threatens Imperial Valley’s Future
CBS News
Secretary of the Interior visits Northern Colorado to learn about water, wildfire challenges
State approves two well permits at the site of a potential new Buc-ee's Travel Center in northern El Paso County
Colorado Sun
It’s been the worst year for Colorado’s snowpack in recorded history. A striking new map shows why.
A dose of amino acids could give developing Western Slope peaches strength to survive deadly spring freezes
Even if Coloradans slash their water use, their bills will likely rise during drought
Xcel proposes new rate scale for data centers to shield consumers from added power costs
Common Dreams
Advocacy Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Decision to Exempt All Oil and Gas Activities in Gulf from Endangered Species Act
EPA and HHS Pledge to Address Threat of Microplastics, PFAS to Health and Drinking Water Safety
Coyote Gulch
Mountain #snowpack should be peaking around now. This year, it’s almost gone — Russ Schumacher (#Colorado Climate Center) #runoff
Denver Gazette
Energy constraints loom larger than water for Colorado AI boom, experts say
Foothills Focua
Federal plan to divide Colorado River water brings pushback
Grist
High Couontry News
Border wall blasting hits a treasured New Mexico mountain
The government-funded coverup under our noses
What a bombing in Nevada reveals about the nation’s appetite for violence
Kiowa County Press
Exceptional drought blankets Colorado mountains as heat, failed snowpack drive historic degradation
KRCO 11
Drought conditions could drive up hay prices for western Colorado ranchers
LA Times
Contributor: For water and mining policy near Salton Sea, keep in mind local children's health
Trump's 2027 budget would cut billions from clean energy and climate programs while boosting military spending
Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant gets final go-ahead to run through 2030
Nation Magazine
The AI Boom Is a Climate Bust
National Today
Colorado Snowpack Hits Record Low, Threatening Denver's Water Supply
Colorado SunFest 2026 to Feature Visual Showcase of Arkansas River
New York Times
Forest Service Will Close Research Stations That Study Wildfire Risk
Phys.org
Can unpaved roads and watersheds co-exist? Researchers wade into the question
3D root model captures mangroves' capacity to protect coastal communities from storm waves
Spain rethinks how to turn tide against beach erosion
Blood clots, burning eyes: Pollution chokes north Thailand
Post Independent
Western Slope lawmakers push more mobile home park legislation targeting sale disclosures, water quality
Salt Lake Tribune
Tribune editorial: Every decision Utahns make has to be about our water supply
Semafor
South Africa’s water systems are 'failing'
China contains ‘Sea of Death’ desert with forestation
Vox
The Western US is already running out of water — and summer is still months away
Wired
A Year After DOGE Cuts, GSA Now Plans to Hire Hundreds of Employees
The Guardian
‘Amazing’: how to grow a meadow in the sea
Google to tap into gas plant for AI datacenter in sharp turn from climate goals
Why thousands of New Yorkers swap gas for induction stoves in clean energy push: ‘It makes sense’
Of course we shouldn’t drill for more oil in the North Sea – we cancelled further exploitation for a reason
As satellites fill Earth’s orbit, the space race risks becoming an environmental crisis
Contractor that cut back ancient oak in London park identified
Why reducing air pollution deaths isn’t just about reducing air pollution
BBC
UK's largest opencast mine restoration decision to be taken by Welsh government
A Drying Colorado River Threatens Imperial Valley’s Future
CBS News
Secretary of the Interior visits Northern Colorado to learn about water, wildfire challenges
State approves two well permits at the site of a potential new Buc-ee's Travel Center in northern El Paso County
Colorado Sun
It’s been the worst year for Colorado’s snowpack in recorded history. A striking new map shows why.
A dose of amino acids could give developing Western Slope peaches strength to survive deadly spring freezes
Even if Coloradans slash their water use, their bills will likely rise during drought
Xcel proposes new rate scale for data centers to shield consumers from added power costs
Common Dreams
Advocacy Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Decision to Exempt All Oil and Gas Activities in Gulf from Endangered Species Act
EPA and HHS Pledge to Address Threat of Microplastics, PFAS to Health and Drinking Water Safety
Coyote Gulch
Mountain #snowpack should be peaking around now. This year, it’s almost gone — Russ Schumacher (#Colorado Climate Center) #runoff
Denver Gazette
Energy constraints loom larger than water for Colorado AI boom, experts say
Foothills Focua
Federal plan to divide Colorado River water brings pushback
Grist
High Couontry News
Border wall blasting hits a treasured New Mexico mountain
The government-funded coverup under our noses
What a bombing in Nevada reveals about the nation’s appetite for violence
Kiowa County Press
Exceptional drought blankets Colorado mountains as heat, failed snowpack drive historic degradation
KRCO 11
Drought conditions could drive up hay prices for western Colorado ranchers
LA Times
Contributor: For water and mining policy near Salton Sea, keep in mind local children's health
Trump's 2027 budget would cut billions from clean energy and climate programs while boosting military spending
Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant gets final go-ahead to run through 2030
Nation Magazine
The AI Boom Is a Climate Bust
National Today
Colorado Snowpack Hits Record Low, Threatening Denver's Water Supply
Colorado SunFest 2026 to Feature Visual Showcase of Arkansas River
New York Times
Forest Service Will Close Research Stations That Study Wildfire Risk
Phys.org
Can unpaved roads and watersheds co-exist? Researchers wade into the question
3D root model captures mangroves' capacity to protect coastal communities from storm waves
Spain rethinks how to turn tide against beach erosion
Blood clots, burning eyes: Pollution chokes north Thailand
Post Independent
Western Slope lawmakers push more mobile home park legislation targeting sale disclosures, water quality
Salt Lake Tribune
Tribune editorial: Every decision Utahns make has to be about our water supply
Semafor
South Africa’s water systems are 'failing'
China contains ‘Sea of Death’ desert with forestation
Vox
The Western US is already running out of water — and summer is still months away
Wired
A Year After DOGE Cuts, GSA Now Plans to Hire Hundreds of Employees
The Guardian
‘Amazing’: how to grow a meadow in the sea
Google to tap into gas plant for AI datacenter in sharp turn from climate goals
Why thousands of New Yorkers swap gas for induction stoves in clean energy push: ‘It makes sense’
Of course we shouldn’t drill for more oil in the North Sea – we cancelled further exploitation for a reason
As satellites fill Earth’s orbit, the space race risks becoming an environmental crisis
Contractor that cut back ancient oak in London park identified
Why reducing air pollution deaths isn’t just about reducing air pollution
BBC
UK's largest opencast mine restoration decision to be taken by Welsh government
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Billings Gazette
Amid Colorado River Basin crisis, headwater states say they can’t cut water they don’t have
Colorado Sun
Carman: War and hostility toward renewables deliver huge profits for Trump’s big funders Trump’s co-conspirators in the fossil fuel industry are profiteering from every move he makes, from gutting renewables to hiking gas prices
Coyote Gulch
#Colorado Must Adapt Its Water Rules for a Hotter, Drier Future — David Leach #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification
“The Situation is Dire”Becky Mitchell, #Colorado’s Upper #ColoradoRiver Commissioner #COriver #aridification
Denver Gazette
Aurora City Council to vote on water restrictions as metro area faces water supply woes
Denver Post
What does drought look like? How record-low snowpack is hitting southwestern Colorado
Vail Ski Resort closing for the season this week amid warm temp
Grist
Climate experts say spring is coming earlier. How will that affect agriculture and ecosystems?
LA Times
Microplastics are everywhere — even in the labs studying them. That's a problem for research
Newsmax
Arizona Fights to Save Its Water Supply
New York Times
Hockey Rinks Turn to Plastic Ice as Planet Warms
Phys.org
Why cutting down rainforests may be driving 28,000 heat deaths a year Science Daily
Truckloads of food are being wasted because computers won’t approve them
Scientists built a quantum battery that breaks the rules of charging
A massive arctic thaw is unleashing carbon frozen for thousands of years
Summit Daily
It’s official: This is Colorado’s worst snowpack year on record, as some mountain sites start April snowless for first time ever
Will Colorado’s drought lead to higher conflicts between humans and bears this spring?
The Guardian
Beavers thriving after being reintroduced to English wild – video
Amid Colorado River Basin crisis, headwater states say they can’t cut water they don’t have
Colorado Sun
Carman: War and hostility toward renewables deliver huge profits for Trump’s big funders Trump’s co-conspirators in the fossil fuel industry are profiteering from every move he makes, from gutting renewables to hiking gas prices
Coyote Gulch
#Colorado Must Adapt Its Water Rules for a Hotter, Drier Future — David Leach #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification
“The Situation is Dire”Becky Mitchell, #Colorado’s Upper #ColoradoRiver Commissioner #COriver #aridification
Denver Gazette
Aurora City Council to vote on water restrictions as metro area faces water supply woes
Denver Post
What does drought look like? How record-low snowpack is hitting southwestern Colorado
Vail Ski Resort closing for the season this week amid warm temp
Grist
Climate experts say spring is coming earlier. How will that affect agriculture and ecosystems?
LA Times
Microplastics are everywhere — even in the labs studying them. That's a problem for research
Newsmax
Arizona Fights to Save Its Water Supply
New York Times
Hockey Rinks Turn to Plastic Ice as Planet Warms
Phys.org
Why cutting down rainforests may be driving 28,000 heat deaths a year Science Daily
Truckloads of food are being wasted because computers won’t approve them
Scientists built a quantum battery that breaks the rules of charging
A massive arctic thaw is unleashing carbon frozen for thousands of years
Summit Daily
It’s official: This is Colorado’s worst snowpack year on record, as some mountain sites start April snowless for first time ever
Will Colorado’s drought lead to higher conflicts between humans and bears this spring?
The Guardian
Beavers thriving after being reintroduced to English wild – video
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AP
Environmental groups urge appeals court panel to lift halt on closing Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Bangladesh conducts emergency measles vaccinations as outbreak kills more than 100 children
Arizona Captial Times
Arizona business and political leaders need to work together on Colorado River messaging, advocates say
Arizona Daily Star
Interior secretary says 'nobody will be happy' with Colorado River decision
Ark Valley Voice
Arkansas River Flows this Summer
Ars Technica
Trump's next budget once again calls for massive cuts to science
Aurora Sentinel
Water restrictions take effect now in Aurora as drought conditions worsen
Aurora City Council unanimously passes water restrictions
Axios
Heat wave fuels early wildfire risk in Colorado
CBS News
Aurora City Council approves Stage 1 Drought water conservation measures
Colorado Mesa University
Water Fellows Program at CMU Provides Students With Yearlong Cohort Experience
Colorado Politics
Senate-passed farmworkers overtime bill easily clears Colorado House committee
Colorado Sun
River access in Colorado has been contentious for a half century. Legislators are still stymied.
Opinion: Colorado says its air is cleaner, but the state is leaving behind those who live near Suncor refinery
Coyote Gulch
#Colorado Basin River Forecast Center: Water Supply Discussion April 1, 2026
A Drying #ColoradoRiver Threatens Imperial Valley’s Future: Declining flows and the warming climate imperil farms, green energy projects and the economy of one of #California’s poorest counties — Capitol & Main #COriver #aridification
CPR
Why scientists still use a milk scale and antique aluminum tubes to track Colorado’s record-low snowpack
Denver Gazette
Aurora lawmakers unanimously pass water shortage declaration, watering restrictions
Denver Post
As cities gobble up water rights, we can’t let Colorado fields become wastelands (Opinion)
E&E News
Key forecast predicts dire Colorado River conditions
Fence Post
Colorado faces limited water supply after record-low snowpack
Green energy shouldn’t come at the expense of agriculture
Fox 31 Denver
City of Aurora declares Stage 1 drought: Here’s what to know
Grist
Why this NASA climate scientist wants you to stay angry
How EVs could solve a problem with America’s rickety grid
Havasu News
My Take: Doing some math on the Colorado River
KJCT
High diesel price impact on agriculture in Western Colorado
KNPP
Colorado River talks, AI in therapy, and Henderson affordable housing
KSL
North Ogden officials want residents to stop using culinary water to water their lawns
KUSA
Latest headlines | Multiple Colorado cities enforcing mandatory water restrictions
Arvada issues mandatory watering restrictions
Aurora Water relies on reuse water purification to maintain clean resource access
LaPorte North Forty News
Larimer County Advances Well Cleanup Plan
Maven's Nortebook
DAILY DIGEST, 4/7: Strongest El Niño in a century forming; A biblical megaflood could hit California at any moment; Surprising effects of fire on fish and freshwater ecosystem
Morning Ag Clips
Colorado Leopold Conservation Award Finalists Selected
MSN
Colorado residents distraught after lake in beloved local park disappears
Low snowpack, heat wave forces Colorado to announce severe water restrictions, '2027 could be worse'
Phys.org
Planting trees to remove carbon can harm the environment or protect it: Study highlights trade‑offs
Online PFAS information from public sources can fall short and leave public without enough guidance, study reveals
Schrödinger's carbon: The hidden uncertainty in every net-zero plan
Hot-dry extremes could hit 28% of humanity five times more often by end of century
Study finds 70% of remediated Los Angeles yards still exceed lead limit
Improving air temperature forecasts one to five weeks in advance without new model simulations
Science Daily
This new chip survives 1300°F (700°C) and could change AI forever
This simple design could save oyster reefs worldwide
Earth’s most powerful ocean current didn’t form the way we thought
Semafor
Paris Agreement target off the table, report says
Wired
Iran-Linked Hackers Are Sabotaging US Energy and Water Infrastructure
The Guardian
World held hostage by reliance on fossil fuels, Christiana Figueres warns – and climate health impacts are ‘mother of all injustices’
Oil slick from bombed Iranian ship threatens protected wetland
BP shareholders advised to vote against chair over climate resolution exclusion
US is ‘using Mexico as a garbage sink’ leading to ‘toxic crisis’, UN expert says
A new economic superpower could spark a global retreat from fossil fuels
As Iran war exposes global dependence on fossil fuels, the biggest emitters are reaping the rewards
Environmental groups urge appeals court panel to lift halt on closing Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Bangladesh conducts emergency measles vaccinations as outbreak kills more than 100 children
Arizona Captial Times
Arizona business and political leaders need to work together on Colorado River messaging, advocates say
Arizona Daily Star
Interior secretary says 'nobody will be happy' with Colorado River decision
Ark Valley Voice
Arkansas River Flows this Summer
Ars Technica
Trump's next budget once again calls for massive cuts to science
Aurora Sentinel
Water restrictions take effect now in Aurora as drought conditions worsen
Aurora City Council unanimously passes water restrictions
Axios
Heat wave fuels early wildfire risk in Colorado
CBS News
Aurora City Council approves Stage 1 Drought water conservation measures
Colorado Mesa University
Water Fellows Program at CMU Provides Students With Yearlong Cohort Experience
Colorado Politics
Senate-passed farmworkers overtime bill easily clears Colorado House committee
Colorado Sun
River access in Colorado has been contentious for a half century. Legislators are still stymied.
Opinion: Colorado says its air is cleaner, but the state is leaving behind those who live near Suncor refinery
Coyote Gulch
#Colorado Basin River Forecast Center: Water Supply Discussion April 1, 2026
A Drying #ColoradoRiver Threatens Imperial Valley’s Future: Declining flows and the warming climate imperil farms, green energy projects and the economy of one of #California’s poorest counties — Capitol & Main #COriver #aridification
CPR
Why scientists still use a milk scale and antique aluminum tubes to track Colorado’s record-low snowpack
Denver Gazette
Aurora lawmakers unanimously pass water shortage declaration, watering restrictions
Denver Post
As cities gobble up water rights, we can’t let Colorado fields become wastelands (Opinion)
E&E News
Key forecast predicts dire Colorado River conditions
Fence Post
Colorado faces limited water supply after record-low snowpack
Green energy shouldn’t come at the expense of agriculture
Fox 31 Denver
City of Aurora declares Stage 1 drought: Here’s what to know
Grist
Why this NASA climate scientist wants you to stay angry
How EVs could solve a problem with America’s rickety grid
Havasu News
My Take: Doing some math on the Colorado River
KJCT
High diesel price impact on agriculture in Western Colorado
KNPP
Colorado River talks, AI in therapy, and Henderson affordable housing
KSL
North Ogden officials want residents to stop using culinary water to water their lawns
KUSA
Latest headlines | Multiple Colorado cities enforcing mandatory water restrictions
Arvada issues mandatory watering restrictions
Aurora Water relies on reuse water purification to maintain clean resource access
LaPorte North Forty News
Larimer County Advances Well Cleanup Plan
Maven's Nortebook
DAILY DIGEST, 4/7: Strongest El Niño in a century forming; A biblical megaflood could hit California at any moment; Surprising effects of fire on fish and freshwater ecosystem
Morning Ag Clips
Colorado Leopold Conservation Award Finalists Selected
MSN
Colorado residents distraught after lake in beloved local park disappears
Low snowpack, heat wave forces Colorado to announce severe water restrictions, '2027 could be worse'
Phys.org
Planting trees to remove carbon can harm the environment or protect it: Study highlights trade‑offs
Online PFAS information from public sources can fall short and leave public without enough guidance, study reveals
Schrödinger's carbon: The hidden uncertainty in every net-zero plan
Hot-dry extremes could hit 28% of humanity five times more often by end of century
Study finds 70% of remediated Los Angeles yards still exceed lead limit
Improving air temperature forecasts one to five weeks in advance without new model simulations
Science Daily
This new chip survives 1300°F (700°C) and could change AI forever
This simple design could save oyster reefs worldwide
Earth’s most powerful ocean current didn’t form the way we thought
Semafor
Paris Agreement target off the table, report says
Wired
Iran-Linked Hackers Are Sabotaging US Energy and Water Infrastructure
The Guardian
World held hostage by reliance on fossil fuels, Christiana Figueres warns – and climate health impacts are ‘mother of all injustices’
Oil slick from bombed Iranian ship threatens protected wetland
BP shareholders advised to vote against chair over climate resolution exclusion
US is ‘using Mexico as a garbage sink’ leading to ‘toxic crisis’, UN expert says
A new economic superpower could spark a global retreat from fossil fuels
As Iran war exposes global dependence on fossil fuels, the biggest emitters are reaping the rewards
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American Prospect
NEPA and Its Discontents
AP
March smashes record as most abnormally hot month for continental US, federal meteorologists say
Aspen Journalism
Confronting Scarcity on the Colorado River
Aspen Times
U.S. Forest Service reorganization prompts concerns of further employee loss, impacts ahead of fire season
ASU News
Colorado River basin under increasing strain; will cutting back on water use be enough to help?
Aurora Sentinel
Colorado River water supply forecast downgraded due to low snowpack
Big Pivots
A record-hot March. And now comes an El Niño? Will inflows into Lake Powell will drop below those of 2002? You remember that year? A year of heat, drought and fire. An essay about changes and what precipitates them.
Capital & Main
As Shrinking Colorado River Imperils California Agriculture, Data Centers Seek More Water
CBS News
Drought, water restrictions could keep some Denver lakes from refilling this year
Some of Colorado's reservoirs aren't full due to low snowpack, and now they'll start losing water
Denver Water considers change in price structure due to drought conditions
Denver Water's largest reservoir is only 76% full
Aurora is now officially under Stage 1 drought restrictions
Colorado Newsline
Data center water use not sustainable in increasingly dry American West
Colorado Senate Democrats
SIGNED! Bill to Prevent Out-of-State Farms from Using Pueblo Green Chile, Palisade Peach Labels
Colorado Sun
Legislature will try again to lower homeowners insurance rates by funding hail-resistant roofs
Conversation
Water conservation works, but climate change is outpacing it: Phoenix, Denver and Las Vegas offer a glimpse of the future
Coyote Gulch
The 100-Year Error: How Selective Science Drained the #ColoradoRiver — Bob Hembree (LakePowellChronicle.com) #COriver #aridification
March was…not helpful. NOAA #Colorado Basin River Forecast Centers’s April 1, 2026 (50% exceedance) forecast now has #LakePowell April-July inflows at 1400 KAF, 22% of average — Jeff Lukas (LukasClimate.com)
Winter never came to #Colorado. What does it mean for water supplies? — Lauren Lipuma and Yvaine Ye (CU #Boulder Today)
Denver Post
Golden to enact drought restrictions, joining other metro Denver cities
Low snowpack offers alarming glimpse of future water rhythms in the West (Opinion)
Evacuations lifted for wildfire near Carter Lake in northern Colorado
NEPA and Its Discontents
AP
March smashes record as most abnormally hot month for continental US, federal meteorologists say
Aspen Journalism
Confronting Scarcity on the Colorado River
Aspen Times
U.S. Forest Service reorganization prompts concerns of further employee loss, impacts ahead of fire season
ASU News
Colorado River basin under increasing strain; will cutting back on water use be enough to help?
Aurora Sentinel
Colorado River water supply forecast downgraded due to low snowpack
Big Pivots
A record-hot March. And now comes an El Niño? Will inflows into Lake Powell will drop below those of 2002? You remember that year? A year of heat, drought and fire. An essay about changes and what precipitates them.
Capital & Main
As Shrinking Colorado River Imperils California Agriculture, Data Centers Seek More Water
CBS News
Drought, water restrictions could keep some Denver lakes from refilling this year
Some of Colorado's reservoirs aren't full due to low snowpack, and now they'll start losing water
Denver Water considers change in price structure due to drought conditions
Denver Water's largest reservoir is only 76% full
Aurora is now officially under Stage 1 drought restrictions
Colorado Newsline
Data center water use not sustainable in increasingly dry American West
Colorado Senate Democrats
SIGNED! Bill to Prevent Out-of-State Farms from Using Pueblo Green Chile, Palisade Peach Labels
Colorado Sun
Legislature will try again to lower homeowners insurance rates by funding hail-resistant roofs
Conversation
Water conservation works, but climate change is outpacing it: Phoenix, Denver and Las Vegas offer a glimpse of the future
Coyote Gulch
The 100-Year Error: How Selective Science Drained the #ColoradoRiver — Bob Hembree (LakePowellChronicle.com) #COriver #aridification
March was…not helpful. NOAA #Colorado Basin River Forecast Centers’s April 1, 2026 (50% exceedance) forecast now has #LakePowell April-July inflows at 1400 KAF, 22% of average — Jeff Lukas (LukasClimate.com)
Winter never came to #Colorado. What does it mean for water supplies? — Lauren Lipuma and Yvaine Ye (CU #Boulder Today)
Denver Post
Golden to enact drought restrictions, joining other metro Denver cities
Low snowpack offers alarming glimpse of future water rhythms in the West (Opinion)
Evacuations lifted for wildfire near Carter Lake in northern Colorado
Grist
There’s hope for the offshore wind industry — yes, really
Husdon Valley Sports Report
Colorado’s sports bets are secretly funding your water supply — and it’s working
KDVR
How would a 'super' El Nino impact Colorado?
Photo comparisons show how low snowpacks are in Colorado in 2026
CDOT crews give behind scenes look into firefighting training for I-70 tunnels
Water prices increase for outdoor use in Denver due to drought conditions
Denver homeowners weigh irrigation options amid water restrictions
Will it snow again in Colorado this spring?
KGNU
Aurora & Arvada declare stage 1 drought restrictions; Sheridan schools reopen, Colorado enforces the first-ever ban on common drug test arrests
KJZZ
'Dismal,' 'depressing' and 'seriously dry': Low snow threatens Colorado River water supply
KTAR
How the AMWUA cities are saving water: Conservation in action
Could startup company bolster Arizona water supply with undersea desalination system?
KUSA
Denver Water to implement 'drought pricing' on outdoor water use
Brighton issues mandatory watering restrictions
Colorado's drought is hitting every city differently. Here's why.
Save water, shower together; Next with Kyle Clark full show (4/6/26)
Las Vegas Review Journal
Interior Sec. Burgum advocates for Colorado River water deal during Las Vegas visit
LA Times
PG&E is overcharging Californians to keep Diablo Canyon open, report alleges
Maven's Notebooks
Colorado River basin under increasing strain; will cutting back on water use be enough to help?
Mines Newsroo
Finding the balance between water and energy for a more sustainable future
National Today
Golden Enacts Drought Restrictions as Colorado Snowpack Hits Record Lows
Data Centers Threaten Colorado's Dwindling Water Supplies
Looming Colorado River Cuts Could Reshape Phoenix's Water Future
New York Times
NASA Flew by the Moon, but Behind the Scenes, Its Science Is a Chaotic Mess
Heat Wipes Out Western Snowpack, Raising Fears of Drought, Wildfire
Phys.org
Human-altered mountains drive most fatal landslides worldwide, analysis finds
High Mountain Asia's melting glaciers may threaten future water security
Summer is getting longer, and it's happening faster than we thought
Mapping urban heat from space reveals dangerous inequities in LA public parks
Penguins in remote Patagonia are carrying 'forever chemicals' signals
Scientists warn UK biodiversity report may distort evidence with security framing
Ancient tectonic processes are the key to locating rare minerals
Heat from traffic is contributing to rises in city temperatures, study finds
Why doesn't the US recycle more plastic? Study points to lack of access
Drought parches Florida
Earthrise to Earthset: How the planet's climate has changed since the photo that inspired the environmental movement
Steamboat Pilot
CAA: Drought impact to ranching families — and meat eaters
Washington Post
EPA chief praises group for opposing government action on climate change
The Guardian
UK opening new oil and gas fields would imperil global climate goals, experts say
Sea-level rise is a health crisis and we must hold polluters accountable | Christiana Figueres
Say no to pesticides, mix up your lawn – and six more ways to help bees to thrive
There’s hope for the offshore wind industry — yes, really
Husdon Valley Sports Report
Colorado’s sports bets are secretly funding your water supply — and it’s working
KDVR
How would a 'super' El Nino impact Colorado?
Photo comparisons show how low snowpacks are in Colorado in 2026
CDOT crews give behind scenes look into firefighting training for I-70 tunnels
Water prices increase for outdoor use in Denver due to drought conditions
Denver homeowners weigh irrigation options amid water restrictions
Will it snow again in Colorado this spring?
KGNU
Aurora & Arvada declare stage 1 drought restrictions; Sheridan schools reopen, Colorado enforces the first-ever ban on common drug test arrests
KJZZ
'Dismal,' 'depressing' and 'seriously dry': Low snow threatens Colorado River water supply
KTAR
How the AMWUA cities are saving water: Conservation in action
Could startup company bolster Arizona water supply with undersea desalination system?
KUSA
Denver Water to implement 'drought pricing' on outdoor water use
Brighton issues mandatory watering restrictions
Colorado's drought is hitting every city differently. Here's why.
Save water, shower together; Next with Kyle Clark full show (4/6/26)
Las Vegas Review Journal
Interior Sec. Burgum advocates for Colorado River water deal during Las Vegas visit
LA Times
PG&E is overcharging Californians to keep Diablo Canyon open, report alleges
Maven's Notebooks
Colorado River basin under increasing strain; will cutting back on water use be enough to help?
Mines Newsroo
Finding the balance between water and energy for a more sustainable future
National Today
Golden Enacts Drought Restrictions as Colorado Snowpack Hits Record Lows
Data Centers Threaten Colorado's Dwindling Water Supplies
Looming Colorado River Cuts Could Reshape Phoenix's Water Future
New York Times
NASA Flew by the Moon, but Behind the Scenes, Its Science Is a Chaotic Mess
Heat Wipes Out Western Snowpack, Raising Fears of Drought, Wildfire
Phys.org
Human-altered mountains drive most fatal landslides worldwide, analysis finds
High Mountain Asia's melting glaciers may threaten future water security
Summer is getting longer, and it's happening faster than we thought
Mapping urban heat from space reveals dangerous inequities in LA public parks
Penguins in remote Patagonia are carrying 'forever chemicals' signals
Scientists warn UK biodiversity report may distort evidence with security framing
Ancient tectonic processes are the key to locating rare minerals
Heat from traffic is contributing to rises in city temperatures, study finds
Why doesn't the US recycle more plastic? Study points to lack of access
Drought parches Florida
Earthrise to Earthset: How the planet's climate has changed since the photo that inspired the environmental movement
Steamboat Pilot
CAA: Drought impact to ranching families — and meat eaters
Washington Post
EPA chief praises group for opposing government action on climate change
The Guardian
UK opening new oil and gas fields would imperil global climate goals, experts say
Sea-level rise is a health crisis and we must hold polluters accountable | Christiana Figueres
Say no to pesticides, mix up your lawn – and six more ways to help bees to thrive
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AP
Trump promised to cut electric costs in half. Bills in energy-rich West Virginia now top mortgages
Ars Technica
Trump's emergency orders pushing coal power are "illegal" as well as dumb
Aspen Times
Pitkin County moves forward with Crystal River protection agreement
Aurora Sentitnel
Record heatwave decimates Colorado snowpack, raising concerns for water supply
CBS News
Aurora offers help replacing Colorado lawns with drought-tolerant alternatives as drought restrictions tighten
Aurora offers to help residents make landscaping more "water wise" during drought conditions
Trump promised to cut electric costs in half. Bills in energy-rich West Virginia now top mortgages
Ars Technica
Trump's emergency orders pushing coal power are "illegal" as well as dumb
Aspen Times
Pitkin County moves forward with Crystal River protection agreement
Aurora Sentitnel
Record heatwave decimates Colorado snowpack, raising concerns for water supply
CBS News
Aurora offers help replacing Colorado lawns with drought-tolerant alternatives as drought restrictions tighten
Aurora offers to help residents make landscaping more "water wise" during drought conditions
Climate change doesn’t care about
your bandwidth
Colorado Politics
Federal judge finds no constitutional violation by Huerfano County well inspectors
Colorado Sun
Denver’s lawn-watering costs are going up for the drought. Here’s how much.
This wealthy Colorado community is fighting wildfires with robo-mowers and 1,000 sensors on trees
With cuts coming to Proposition 123, Colorado’s budget crisis is about to make its housing crisis worse
Escaped ember from tool used to burn slash may have caused wildfire in northern Colorado, officials say
Opinion: Colorado lawmakers had a chance to protect homes from wildfires, but turned it down Even with a science-backed solution on the table, it was rejected in favor of logging interests
Coyote Gulch
#Drought news April 9, 2026: In #Colorado, NRCS is reporting statewide #snowpack at the lowest on record. Historically, median peak SWE in Colorado occurs on April 8, however, this year peak SWE occurred on March 8 #runoff
Drought news April 9, 2026: In #Colorado, NRCS is reporting statewide #snowpack at the lowest on record. Historically, median peak SWE in Colorado occurs on April 8, howeve
March brings spring flowers and an update from NCEI’s Monthly U.S. Temperature and Precipitation Analysis. This was the warmest March on record for the contiguous U. S.
#ColoradoRiver supply forecast melts after March heat wave — Scott Franz (KUNC.org) #COriver #aridification
Denver 7
Denver Water implements drought pricing for first time in over 20 years
Denvre Post
Brighton joins Front Range cities rolling out drought watering restrictions
Grist
In Nebraska, wildfires are turning cattle ranching into a tricky business
Georgia’s forestry industry is in crisis. One solution could be in your medicine cabinet.
Huffington Post
U.S. Smashes Heat Records; March Was The Hottest Month In 132 Years
KDVR
Experts share tips to save water amid drought conditions
KGNU
‘The American Southwest’ explores the Colorado River’s history
Goat Trail & Cougar Run fires contained; Federal funding freeze threatens Boulder’s NOAA Global Monitoring Lab scientists; New measles cases connected to Colorado
LA Times
California could get a 'super' El Niño. Here's what that means for the state In Southern California, strong El Niños increase the likelihood of wet winters that replenish water supplies and reduce wildfire risk but can also unleash flooding and coastal erosion.
Near the shrinking Salton Sea, children's lungs may pay a price
Fire survivors call for audits of Edison's wildfire prevention spending
Inside California's audacious bid to build the world's deepest floating wind farm
National Today
Denver Residents Face Higher Water Bills Due to Drought
Colorado Passes Law to Protect Local Produce Branding
Newsweek
Map Shows Where Water Bills Expected to Rise for 1.5 Million People
Colorado Snowpack Hits Record Low Amid Early Melt
New York Times
Climate Change Denial Sees a Resurgence in Trump’s Washington
Clean Energy Team Wins Salt River Project Election in Arizona
New Yorker
Can Sponge Cities Save Us from the Coming Floods?
One Green Planet
Colorado’s Record Drought Is a Wake-Up Call for How We Value Water
Phys.org
Non-producing oil and gas wells may emit microbial methane at rates 1,000 times higher than previously estimated
Hidden ocean feedback loop could accelerate climate change
Deadly heat thresholds have already being crossed in six recent heat waves, study shows
High levels of forever chemicals found in Svalbard reindeer
Researchers develop AI-driven air quality monitoring system
Traveling tropical disturbance increases rainfall across the Hawaiian Islands
Why treelines don't simply rise with the climate
New Hampshire ski industry concerned about climate change
Reversing biodiversity loss by 2030 is critical to avoid disastrous effects on human well-being, researchers warn
March smashes heat records for continental US
Water conservation works, but climate change is outpacing it: Phoenix, Denver and Las Vegas show the future
AMOC collapse could turn Southern Ocean into carbon source, adding 0.2°C to global warming
Salt Lake Tribune
Lake Powell’s water forecast was bad. A record-hot March made it worse.
Semafor
Oil prices remain high despite Iran ceasefire
Sopris Sun
Local beaver advocates discuss dead-in-the-water legislation
Tucson Sportlight
Tucson takes action as feds threaten Colorado River cuts
The Guardian
US had hottest March on record as nation faced ‘unprecedented’ heat
Argentina approves Milei’s glacier mining bill amid environmental protests
Behind this door is the huge fatberg that can’t stop depositing poo balls on Sydney’s beaches
‘The danger and value of water are in my blood’: how rain fences are making Dutch homes more climate resilient
‘A dream come true’: Brazil’s blue-and-yellow macaws return to Rio after 200 years
Bitten by snakes 200 times – on purpose: US man’s quest to help deliver new antivenom
Campaigners demand action to break UK’s ‘addiction’ to herbicides
Ed Miliband hold firm! North sea oil and gas drilling won’t help anyone other than Nigel Farage |
BBC
What are El Niño and La Niña, and how do they change the weather?
Nature reserve helping restore crane population
Surrey scientists lead new space weather mission
Colorado Politics
Federal judge finds no constitutional violation by Huerfano County well inspectors
Colorado Sun
Denver’s lawn-watering costs are going up for the drought. Here’s how much.
This wealthy Colorado community is fighting wildfires with robo-mowers and 1,000 sensors on trees
With cuts coming to Proposition 123, Colorado’s budget crisis is about to make its housing crisis worse
Escaped ember from tool used to burn slash may have caused wildfire in northern Colorado, officials say
Opinion: Colorado lawmakers had a chance to protect homes from wildfires, but turned it down Even with a science-backed solution on the table, it was rejected in favor of logging interests
Coyote Gulch
#Drought news April 9, 2026: In #Colorado, NRCS is reporting statewide #snowpack at the lowest on record. Historically, median peak SWE in Colorado occurs on April 8, however, this year peak SWE occurred on March 8 #runoff
Drought news April 9, 2026: In #Colorado, NRCS is reporting statewide #snowpack at the lowest on record. Historically, median peak SWE in Colorado occurs on April 8, howeve
March brings spring flowers and an update from NCEI’s Monthly U.S. Temperature and Precipitation Analysis. This was the warmest March on record for the contiguous U. S.
#ColoradoRiver supply forecast melts after March heat wave — Scott Franz (KUNC.org) #COriver #aridification
Denver 7
Denver Water implements drought pricing for first time in over 20 years
Denvre Post
Brighton joins Front Range cities rolling out drought watering restrictions
Grist
In Nebraska, wildfires are turning cattle ranching into a tricky business
Georgia’s forestry industry is in crisis. One solution could be in your medicine cabinet.
Huffington Post
U.S. Smashes Heat Records; March Was The Hottest Month In 132 Years
KDVR
Experts share tips to save water amid drought conditions
KGNU
‘The American Southwest’ explores the Colorado River’s history
Goat Trail & Cougar Run fires contained; Federal funding freeze threatens Boulder’s NOAA Global Monitoring Lab scientists; New measles cases connected to Colorado
LA Times
California could get a 'super' El Niño. Here's what that means for the state In Southern California, strong El Niños increase the likelihood of wet winters that replenish water supplies and reduce wildfire risk but can also unleash flooding and coastal erosion.
Near the shrinking Salton Sea, children's lungs may pay a price
Fire survivors call for audits of Edison's wildfire prevention spending
Inside California's audacious bid to build the world's deepest floating wind farm
National Today
Denver Residents Face Higher Water Bills Due to Drought
Colorado Passes Law to Protect Local Produce Branding
Newsweek
Map Shows Where Water Bills Expected to Rise for 1.5 Million People
Colorado Snowpack Hits Record Low Amid Early Melt
New York Times
Climate Change Denial Sees a Resurgence in Trump’s Washington
Clean Energy Team Wins Salt River Project Election in Arizona
New Yorker
Can Sponge Cities Save Us from the Coming Floods?
One Green Planet
Colorado’s Record Drought Is a Wake-Up Call for How We Value Water
Phys.org
Non-producing oil and gas wells may emit microbial methane at rates 1,000 times higher than previously estimated
Hidden ocean feedback loop could accelerate climate change
Deadly heat thresholds have already being crossed in six recent heat waves, study shows
High levels of forever chemicals found in Svalbard reindeer
Researchers develop AI-driven air quality monitoring system
Traveling tropical disturbance increases rainfall across the Hawaiian Islands
Why treelines don't simply rise with the climate
New Hampshire ski industry concerned about climate change
Reversing biodiversity loss by 2030 is critical to avoid disastrous effects on human well-being, researchers warn
March smashes heat records for continental US
Water conservation works, but climate change is outpacing it: Phoenix, Denver and Las Vegas show the future
AMOC collapse could turn Southern Ocean into carbon source, adding 0.2°C to global warming
Salt Lake Tribune
Lake Powell’s water forecast was bad. A record-hot March made it worse.
Semafor
Oil prices remain high despite Iran ceasefire
Sopris Sun
Local beaver advocates discuss dead-in-the-water legislation
Tucson Sportlight
Tucson takes action as feds threaten Colorado River cuts
The Guardian
US had hottest March on record as nation faced ‘unprecedented’ heat
Argentina approves Milei’s glacier mining bill amid environmental protests
Behind this door is the huge fatberg that can’t stop depositing poo balls on Sydney’s beaches
‘The danger and value of water are in my blood’: how rain fences are making Dutch homes more climate resilient
‘A dream come true’: Brazil’s blue-and-yellow macaws return to Rio after 200 years
Bitten by snakes 200 times – on purpose: US man’s quest to help deliver new antivenom
Campaigners demand action to break UK’s ‘addiction’ to herbicides
Ed Miliband hold firm! North sea oil and gas drilling won’t help anyone other than Nigel Farage |
BBC
What are El Niño and La Niña, and how do they change the weather?
Nature reserve helping restore crane population
Surrey scientists lead new space weather mission
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AZ Family
Grand Canyon hotels may suspend overnight stays amid water restrictions
Arizona Republic
Stop forcing Arizona to pay for low Colorado River | Opinion
Ark Valley Voice
Is a Draw Down of Flaming Gorge and Upper Basin Reservoirs Imminent?
AP
Gas price spike pushes up inflation by most in four years in March
Big Pivots
Too much Magic Maker? Leslie Glustrom gets support of her contention that Xcel Energy has gotten into the habit of redacting information in its filings that should really be public
Contested Craig unit to burn coal again
A record-hot March. Now comes an El Niño
CBS News
City leaders in Brighton enforcing water restrictions amid ongoing Colorado drought
City leaders in Brighton are no strangers to issuing water restrictions
Gardening through drought: What still works this spring in Colorado
Plant expert gives advice on what to plant right now in Colorado amid drought, water restrictions
Colorado Biz
Upper basin governors urge caution on Colorado River water releases
Colorado Newsline
Grand Canyon hotels may suspend overnight stays amid water restrictions
Arizona Republic
Stop forcing Arizona to pay for low Colorado River | Opinion
Ark Valley Voice
Is a Draw Down of Flaming Gorge and Upper Basin Reservoirs Imminent?
AP
Gas price spike pushes up inflation by most in four years in March
Big Pivots
Too much Magic Maker? Leslie Glustrom gets support of her contention that Xcel Energy has gotten into the habit of redacting information in its filings that should really be public
Contested Craig unit to burn coal again
A record-hot March. Now comes an El Niño
CBS News
City leaders in Brighton enforcing water restrictions amid ongoing Colorado drought
City leaders in Brighton are no strangers to issuing water restrictions
Gardening through drought: What still works this spring in Colorado
Plant expert gives advice on what to plant right now in Colorado amid drought, water restrictions
Colorado Biz
Upper basin governors urge caution on Colorado River water releases
Colorado Newsline
Colorado Sun
Power providers make moves that are reshaping Colorado’s electric utilities landscape
Does 40% of Colorado’s electricity come from renewable energy?
Coloradoan
A super El Niño is building. Can it bring relief to Colorado's drought?
How to shrink your lawn with a water-wise garden amid Colorado drought
CPR
Grand Valley water officials brace public ahead of dry summer
Coyote Gulch
Upper #ColoradoRiver Basin States’ Governors Release Statement on Proposed Draw Down of #FlamingGorge and Upper Basin Reservoirs
The April 1, 2026 #Colorado Water Supply Outlook Report is hot off the presses from the NRCS
An Early Start to #Runoff and Reduced Seasonal Volume: #Colorado #snowpack peaked in late February to mid-March across basins and declined through March. As of April 9, 2026, statewide snowpack is 22 percent of median. April-July runoff volumes are well below median — NRCS
In 2050, the planet’s 9.7 billion people can expect lab-grown meat and insect protein instead of beef
Daily Mail
Quaint Colorado town on verge of being ABANDONED because its creaking water system is teetering on edge of disaster
Denver 7
Eastern Colorado farmers face dire crop conditions as severe drought continues to worsen across the region
Duranngo Herald
Record low Colorado mountain snow won’t bode well for water in the drought-stricken U.S. West
Fence Post
CSU sets drought workshops for farmers and ranchers across Colorado
Western snowpack record-low, hopes resting on April and El Nino moisture
Fort Collins Country Radio
Are Rain Barrels Legal in Colorado?
Grist
How the Trump administration’s climate math doesn’t add up
The skylines of the future will be made of wood
KDVR
These soon-to-be-shuttered Colorado coal plants may stay open
Guanella Pass to open weeks early after low snow season
Ways to avoid drought charges in Denver
KLAS
Warmest winter’s impact on Colorado River deepens, Lake Powell concerns grow
KTAR
Gov. Katie Hobbs: Colorado River water is fueling America's most advanced chips
Las Vegas Review Journal
Snowpack peak falters; all-time low for Colorado River on the table
National Today
Gardening Through Drought: What Works This Spring in Colorado
Phys.org
Highway widening may be heating cities faster; here's what could curb it
Five warning signs that rivers are polluted—even when they look clean
Why warmer Caribbean waters could mean slower hurricanes and worse flooding
Defensive rewilding could turn wetlands and forests into border barriers
Q&A: Colorado river basin under increasing strain; will cutting back on water use be enough to help?
Exaggerated AMOC collapse headlines may cloud Ireland's real storm and rain risks, says oceanographer
Back-to-back Amazon droughts trigger record forest stress
The Cascadia Subduction Zone isn't shutting down—but it's more complicated than previously thought
Glaciers rapidly declining, with extreme losses in 2025
Seabirds reveal global mercury distribution in oceans
New research shows how forests can prevent floods of all sizes
Street green space can help cool cities, but it will not be enough on its own
Prowers Journal
Amid crisis in tiny Colorado community, bill would make it easier to declare towns abandoned
Science Daily
These cheap solar cells work better because they’re flawed
This new chip could slash data center energy waste
The Sun
Water bills set to rise as map shows 1.5 million Americans facing up to $75 increase
Washington Post
EPA scales back oversight on how toxic coal waste is stored
WyoFile
Southwestern Wyoming, other upper Colorado River Basin states, prepare for water shortages
Your Wyoming Link
AROUND WYOMING: Sagebrush Habitat, Colorado River and Irrigation Upgrade!
The Guardian
‘That’ll be the end’: actor Sam Neill joins fight to stop controversial goldmine near his New Zealand vineyard
Anger as swifts’ nesting holes in Derbyshire rail
viaduct ‘blocked up’
Argentina just ripped up its pioneering glacier law. What does this mean for millions of people’s drinking water?
UK’s warm and dry April 1976 was a taste of scorching summer to come
Power providers make moves that are reshaping Colorado’s electric utilities landscape
Does 40% of Colorado’s electricity come from renewable energy?
Coloradoan
A super El Niño is building. Can it bring relief to Colorado's drought?
How to shrink your lawn with a water-wise garden amid Colorado drought
CPR
Grand Valley water officials brace public ahead of dry summer
Coyote Gulch
Upper #ColoradoRiver Basin States’ Governors Release Statement on Proposed Draw Down of #FlamingGorge and Upper Basin Reservoirs
The April 1, 2026 #Colorado Water Supply Outlook Report is hot off the presses from the NRCS
An Early Start to #Runoff and Reduced Seasonal Volume: #Colorado #snowpack peaked in late February to mid-March across basins and declined through March. As of April 9, 2026, statewide snowpack is 22 percent of median. April-July runoff volumes are well below median — NRCS
In 2050, the planet’s 9.7 billion people can expect lab-grown meat and insect protein instead of beef
Daily Mail
Quaint Colorado town on verge of being ABANDONED because its creaking water system is teetering on edge of disaster
Denver 7
Eastern Colorado farmers face dire crop conditions as severe drought continues to worsen across the region
Duranngo Herald
Record low Colorado mountain snow won’t bode well for water in the drought-stricken U.S. West
Fence Post
CSU sets drought workshops for farmers and ranchers across Colorado
Western snowpack record-low, hopes resting on April and El Nino moisture
Fort Collins Country Radio
Are Rain Barrels Legal in Colorado?
Grist
How the Trump administration’s climate math doesn’t add up
The skylines of the future will be made of wood
KDVR
These soon-to-be-shuttered Colorado coal plants may stay open
Guanella Pass to open weeks early after low snow season
Ways to avoid drought charges in Denver
KLAS
Warmest winter’s impact on Colorado River deepens, Lake Powell concerns grow
KTAR
Gov. Katie Hobbs: Colorado River water is fueling America's most advanced chips
Las Vegas Review Journal
Snowpack peak falters; all-time low for Colorado River on the table
National Today
Gardening Through Drought: What Works This Spring in Colorado
Phys.org
Highway widening may be heating cities faster; here's what could curb it
Five warning signs that rivers are polluted—even when they look clean
Why warmer Caribbean waters could mean slower hurricanes and worse flooding
Defensive rewilding could turn wetlands and forests into border barriers
Q&A: Colorado river basin under increasing strain; will cutting back on water use be enough to help?
Exaggerated AMOC collapse headlines may cloud Ireland's real storm and rain risks, says oceanographer
Back-to-back Amazon droughts trigger record forest stress
The Cascadia Subduction Zone isn't shutting down—but it's more complicated than previously thought
Glaciers rapidly declining, with extreme losses in 2025
Seabirds reveal global mercury distribution in oceans
New research shows how forests can prevent floods of all sizes
Street green space can help cool cities, but it will not be enough on its own
Prowers Journal
Amid crisis in tiny Colorado community, bill would make it easier to declare towns abandoned
Science Daily
These cheap solar cells work better because they’re flawed
This new chip could slash data center energy waste
The Sun
Water bills set to rise as map shows 1.5 million Americans facing up to $75 increase
Washington Post
EPA scales back oversight on how toxic coal waste is stored
WyoFile
Southwestern Wyoming, other upper Colorado River Basin states, prepare for water shortages
Your Wyoming Link
AROUND WYOMING: Sagebrush Habitat, Colorado River and Irrigation Upgrade!
The Guardian
‘That’ll be the end’: actor Sam Neill joins fight to stop controversial goldmine near his New Zealand vineyard
Argentina just ripped up its pioneering glacier law. What does this mean for millions of people’s drinking water?
UK’s warm and dry April 1976 was a taste of scorching summer to come
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Loretta Lohman
Apr 11, 2026, 6:24:38 PMApr 11
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AP
The myrrh tree that’s key to luxury perfumes and African incomes is threatened by drought
CBS News
Colorado U.S. congressmen take a force-of-nature approach to problem solving; 'be like water'
The myrrh tree that’s key to luxury perfumes and African incomes is threatened by drought
CBS News
Colorado U.S. congressmen take a force-of-nature approach to problem solving; 'be like water'
Colorado Boulevard
Metropolitan Water District Wins Silver at International Water Tasting Competition
Colorado Springs Gazette
Amid record low snowpack, cities impose restrictions, farmers brace for ‘disaster’
E&E News
Interior readies emergency plans for the Colorado River
Fence Post
Bill to prevent out-of-state farms from using Pueblo green chile, Palisade peach labels
Metropolitan Water District Wins Silver at International Water Tasting Competition
Colorado Springs Gazette
Amid record low snowpack, cities impose restrictions, farmers brace for ‘disaster’
E&E News
Interior readies emergency plans for the Colorado River
Fence Post
Bill to prevent out-of-state farms from using Pueblo green chile, Palisade peach labels
Fort Collins Country Radio
What You Need to Know About Rain Barrels in Colorado
GJ Daily Sentinel
‘We’ve never seen a year like this’: Worst drought conditions on record predicted for 2026
Grist
Oil companies accused of massive accounting fraud in New Mexico “massively” undervalued the debt obligations inherent in the sale — namely, the eventual well cleanup costs
Jackson Hole News & Guidee
What You Need to Know About Rain Barrels in Colorado
GJ Daily Sentinel
‘We’ve never seen a year like this’: Worst drought conditions on record predicted for 2026
Grist
Oil companies accused of massive accounting fraud in New Mexico “massively” undervalued the debt obligations inherent in the sale — namely, the eventual well cleanup costs
Jackson Hole News & Guidee
Las Vegas Review Journal
‘Not looking good’: Colorado River snowpack peak fails to deliver
LA Times
Man speaking against data center arrested at Imperial County board meeting as tensions flare nationwide
Lead still haunts yards in Exide battery recycler cleanup zone
National Today
Colorado Town Faces Water Crisis, Potential Abandonment
NY Times
The Northeast Hoped to Lead on Climate. Now It’s Rethinking. Many blue states are rethinking ambitious strategies to cut emissions as they struggle with rising electricity costs and new hurdles for renewable energy.
Phys.org
Why the Persian Gulf has more oil and gas than anywhere else on Earth
Why the phrase 'Super El Niño' makes Australian climate scientists roll their eyes
Worsening ocean heat waves are 'supercharging' hurricane damage, study finds
With drones, geophysics and artificial intelligence, researchers prepare to do battle against land mines
Science Daily
Unusual airborne toxin detected in the U.S. for the first time Scientists searching for air pollution clues stumbled onto something unexpected: toxic MCCPs drifting through the air for the first time in the Western Hemisphere. The likely source—fertilizer made from sewage sludge—points to a hidden route for contamination.
A 67-year-old “crazy” theory about vitamin B1 has finally been proven
SnowBrain
Dismal Snowpack in Colorado River Basin Puts Glen Canyon Dam at Risk of Catastrophe
Steamboat Pilot
Colorado River projected to deliver one-fifth of normal water to Lake Powell after ‘astonishing’ March heatwave
Vail Daily
Column | Sánchez: Colorado must stop treating farmworkers as second-class workers
‘Not looking good’: Colorado River snowpack peak fails to deliver
LA Times
Man speaking against data center arrested at Imperial County board meeting as tensions flare nationwide
Lead still haunts yards in Exide battery recycler cleanup zone
National Today
Colorado Town Faces Water Crisis, Potential Abandonment
NY Times
The Northeast Hoped to Lead on Climate. Now It’s Rethinking. Many blue states are rethinking ambitious strategies to cut emissions as they struggle with rising electricity costs and new hurdles for renewable energy.
Phys.org
Why the Persian Gulf has more oil and gas than anywhere else on Earth
Why the phrase 'Super El Niño' makes Australian climate scientists roll their eyes
Worsening ocean heat waves are 'supercharging' hurricane damage, study finds
With drones, geophysics and artificial intelligence, researchers prepare to do battle against land mines
Science Daily
Unusual airborne toxin detected in the U.S. for the first time Scientists searching for air pollution clues stumbled onto something unexpected: toxic MCCPs drifting through the air for the first time in the Western Hemisphere. The likely source—fertilizer made from sewage sludge—points to a hidden route for contamination.
A 67-year-old “crazy” theory about vitamin B1 has finally been proven
SnowBrain
Dismal Snowpack in Colorado River Basin Puts Glen Canyon Dam at Risk of Catastrophe
Steamboat Pilot
Colorado River projected to deliver one-fifth of normal water to Lake Powell after ‘astonishing’ March heatwave
Vail Daily
Column | Sánchez: Colorado must stop treating farmworkers as second-class workers
WyoFiles
‘It’s incredibly bad’: No end in sight to Colorado River water crisis
The Verge
Is the ‘Holy Grail of batteries’ finally ready to bless us with its presence?
The Guardian
An environmental disaster in Moldova has Russia’s fingerprints all over it The Ukraine war on our doorstep is a constant threat. Contaminated drinking water is a dangerous new twist
BBC
'Every drop of water counts': Fear for the future of Argentina's glaciers
‘It’s incredibly bad’: No end in sight to Colorado River water crisis
The Verge
Is the ‘Holy Grail of batteries’ finally ready to bless us with its presence?
The Guardian
An environmental disaster in Moldova has Russia’s fingerprints all over it The Ukraine war on our doorstep is a constant threat. Contaminated drinking water is a dangerous new twist
BBC
'Every drop of water counts': Fear for the future of Argentina's glaciers
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Loretta Lohman
Apr 12, 2026, 6:18:11 PMApr 12
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AP
Lessons learned in ‘70s have made US, world economies less vulnerable to oil shock
ArsTechnica
Shock from Iran war has Trump's vision for US energy dominance flailing
CBS News
Palmer Divide exhibit explores past, future of growing region in Colorado
What to expect in Aurora this summer amid severe Colorado drought conditions
Cowboy State Daily
Flaming Gorge Could Be Tapped To Make Up For ‘Horrible’ Colorado River Levels
Coyote Gulch
The Ship Needs a Captain: A call for leadership in the #ColoradoRiver Basin — Page Buono and Sinjin Eberle (AmericanRivers.org) #COriver #aridification
The Salton Sea is a Paradox
Pagosa Area Water and Sanitation District implements voluntary drought restrictions — The #PagosaSprings Sun
Colorado River projected to deliver one-fifth of normal water to Lake Powell after ‘astonishing’ March heatwave: The record-hot March conditions that led to a rapid melt-off of the snowpack in Colorado were echoed across the seven-state #ColoradoRiver Basin — The #Aspen Times #COriver #aridification
CPG Click Petroleo e Gas
Supply crisis in the Colorado River Basin raises concerns about the limits of consumption reduction amid extreme drought.
Grist
Texas is giving data centers more than $1 billion in tax breaks each year
LaPorte North Forty News
Colorado State Extension Hosts Drought Workshops
Colorado Approves Plan To Protect Prairie-Chickens New five-year strategy targets habitat recovery while supporting agriculture and schools
Las Vegas Review Journal
LETTER: The feds should act now on the Colorado River | Letters | Opinion
Longmont Times Call
‘There’s no way of getting away from drought’: Farmers and ranchers prepare for difficult season
NY Times
Why Investing in Wind and Solar to Avoid Gas Shocks Hasn’t Added Up for Some
Northeast States Set Big Climate Goals. Now Those Plans Are in Trouble.
Lessons learned in ‘70s have made US, world economies less vulnerable to oil shock
ArsTechnica
Shock from Iran war has Trump's vision for US energy dominance flailing
CBS News
Palmer Divide exhibit explores past, future of growing region in Colorado
What to expect in Aurora this summer amid severe Colorado drought conditions
Cowboy State Daily
Flaming Gorge Could Be Tapped To Make Up For ‘Horrible’ Colorado River Levels
Coyote Gulch
The Ship Needs a Captain: A call for leadership in the #ColoradoRiver Basin — Page Buono and Sinjin Eberle (AmericanRivers.org) #COriver #aridification
The Salton Sea is a Paradox
Pagosa Area Water and Sanitation District implements voluntary drought restrictions — The #PagosaSprings Sun
Colorado River projected to deliver one-fifth of normal water to Lake Powell after ‘astonishing’ March heatwave: The record-hot March conditions that led to a rapid melt-off of the snowpack in Colorado were echoed across the seven-state #ColoradoRiver Basin — The #Aspen Times #COriver #aridification
CPG Click Petroleo e Gas
Supply crisis in the Colorado River Basin raises concerns about the limits of consumption reduction amid extreme drought.
Grist
Texas is giving data centers more than $1 billion in tax breaks each year
LaPorte North Forty News
Colorado State Extension Hosts Drought Workshops
Colorado Approves Plan To Protect Prairie-Chickens New five-year strategy targets habitat recovery while supporting agriculture and schools
Las Vegas Review Journal
LETTER: The feds should act now on the Colorado River | Letters | Opinion
Longmont Times Call
‘There’s no way of getting away from drought’: Farmers and ranchers prepare for difficult season
NY Times
Why Investing in Wind and Solar to Avoid Gas Shocks Hasn’t Added Up for Some
Northeast States Set Big Climate Goals. Now Those Plans Are in Trouble.
Loretta Lohman
Apr 13, 2026, 6:21:10 PMApr 13
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American Prospect
How the Iran War Threatens the AI Economy
AP
Trump family deal spree could open door for future presidents to profit from office
Coloradoan
Amid drought, Northern Water makes more water available. Here's why.
Colorado Sun
Flight data offers another look at Colorado’s snowpack. The view is grim.
Coyote Gulch
Borrego Springs: A cautionary look at the use of groundwater in the Southern California desert
Meeting #Climate Targets Requires Humanity to Reorient Its Relationship With Nature, New Study Says — Jake Bolster (InsideClimateNews.org)
#Snowpack news April 13, 2026
‘It’s incredibly bad’: No end in sight to #ColoradoRiver water crisis. Emergency drawdown of #FlamingGorge is imminent, officials say. The water situation is crashing so rapidly that authorities can’t confidently track the extent of it — Dustin Bleizeffer (WyoFile.com) #COriver #aridification
Daily Camera
How the Iran War Threatens the AI Economy
AP
Trump family deal spree could open door for future presidents to profit from office
Coloradoan
Amid drought, Northern Water makes more water available. Here's why.
Colorado Sun
Flight data offers another look at Colorado’s snowpack. The view is grim.
Coyote Gulch
Borrego Springs: A cautionary look at the use of groundwater in the Southern California desert
Meeting #Climate Targets Requires Humanity to Reorient Its Relationship With Nature, New Study Says — Jake Bolster (InsideClimateNews.org)
#Snowpack news April 13, 2026
‘It’s incredibly bad’: No end in sight to #ColoradoRiver water crisis. Emergency drawdown of #FlamingGorge is imminent, officials say. The water situation is crashing so rapidly that authorities can’t confidently track the extent of it — Dustin Bleizeffer (WyoFile.com) #COriver #aridification
Daily Camera
Denver Post
Iran war’s global energy crisis sharpens China’s advantage in clean tech
How Colorado rafting outfitters plan to operate during extreme drought
Farmonaut
Colorado Regenerative Farming: Urban, Forestry & Jobs Guide
GJ Daily Sentinel
March heat wave fueled worst end-of-winter snowpack on record
Grist
The most polluting LNG project in the US is being built in Louisiana
KJZZ
Conservation isn’t enough for the Colorado River’s drier future, ASU water expert says
KUSA
Colorado seeks public help to track river otters
Legal Planet
The Future of the Colorado
LA Times
Bacteria, chemicals and trash runoff could make SoCal beaches a hazard after rain, officials warn
MSN
'Not looking good': Colorado River snowpack peak fails to deliver
Nation Magazine
Judges Overseeing Landmark Oil Cases Have Financial Stakes in Oil Companies A dozen federal judges are hearing hugely significant cases against oil companies in Louisiana—while having direct connections to some of those same companies.
National Today'
Evacuation Order Lifted After Brush Fire East of Colorado Springs
New York Times
An Underwater Phantom Is Killing Fish and Breaking Hearts A mysterious algal bloom has haunted South Australia’s coast for more than a year, killing marine life and unsettling communities that cherish the ocean.
How Lee Zeldin Shifted the Mission — and the Message — of the E.P.A.
One Green Planet
Two Colorado Congressmen Are Putting Water and Wilderness Before Party Lines
Phys.org
Fixing Baltimore's unequal weather data coverage
Improved weather forecasts could reduce heat deaths as climate warms just not in the current USA
From curiosity to conservation: How citizen science is teaching children and adults to see, experience nature
Science Daily
The peatland 'nurseries' of Peru give new insights for conservation
Tiny particles in Arctic ponds may play role in cloud formation and climate change
Deep learning turns weather satellite thermal imagery into hourly ocean current maps
Greece's ancient sites get climate-change checkup
Semafor
The case for more energy redundancy
Vail Daily
Feds’ $140 million promised to Colorado River drought mitigation projects remains stuck for ‘bureaucratic’ reasons
The Verge
The Strait of Hormuz blockade is causing a slow-moving food crisis
Washington Post
Trump administration’s rush to roll back environmental rules hits a MAHA wall In an exception to his blitz on other regulations, EPA chief Lee Zeldin is delaying approval for forever chemicals over fears of angering Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s movement.
The Guardian
‘That crazy old man should leave Cuba alone’: farmers bear the brunt of Trump’s pressure campaign
Don’t mention the climate: Trump creates ‘beyond absurd’ situation at global finance talks
Are we heading for ‘super El Nino’ – and what could we expect?
BBC
Floating wetlands plan to boost coastal ecosystems
Iran war’s global energy crisis sharpens China’s advantage in clean tech
How Colorado rafting outfitters plan to operate during extreme drought
Farmonaut
Colorado Regenerative Farming: Urban, Forestry & Jobs Guide
GJ Daily Sentinel
March heat wave fueled worst end-of-winter snowpack on record
Grist
The most polluting LNG project in the US is being built in Louisiana
KJZZ
Conservation isn’t enough for the Colorado River’s drier future, ASU water expert says
KUSA
Colorado seeks public help to track river otters
Legal Planet
The Future of the Colorado
LA Times
Bacteria, chemicals and trash runoff could make SoCal beaches a hazard after rain, officials warn
MSN
'Not looking good': Colorado River snowpack peak fails to deliver
Nation Magazine
Judges Overseeing Landmark Oil Cases Have Financial Stakes in Oil Companies A dozen federal judges are hearing hugely significant cases against oil companies in Louisiana—while having direct connections to some of those same companies.
National Today'
Evacuation Order Lifted After Brush Fire East of Colorado Springs
New York Times
An Underwater Phantom Is Killing Fish and Breaking Hearts A mysterious algal bloom has haunted South Australia’s coast for more than a year, killing marine life and unsettling communities that cherish the ocean.
How Lee Zeldin Shifted the Mission — and the Message — of the E.P.A.
One Green Planet
Two Colorado Congressmen Are Putting Water and Wilderness Before Party Lines
Phys.org
Fixing Baltimore's unequal weather data coverage
Improved weather forecasts could reduce heat deaths as climate warms just not in the current USA
From curiosity to conservation: How citizen science is teaching children and adults to see, experience nature
Science Daily
The peatland 'nurseries' of Peru give new insights for conservation
Tiny particles in Arctic ponds may play role in cloud formation and climate change
Deep learning turns weather satellite thermal imagery into hourly ocean current maps
Greece's ancient sites get climate-change checkup
Semafor
The case for more energy redundancy
Vail Daily
Feds’ $140 million promised to Colorado River drought mitigation projects remains stuck for ‘bureaucratic’ reasons
The Verge
The Strait of Hormuz blockade is causing a slow-moving food crisis
Washington Post
Trump administration’s rush to roll back environmental rules hits a MAHA wall In an exception to his blitz on other regulations, EPA chief Lee Zeldin is delaying approval for forever chemicals over fears of angering Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s movement.
The Guardian
‘That crazy old man should leave Cuba alone’: farmers bear the brunt of Trump’s pressure campaign
Don’t mention the climate: Trump creates ‘beyond absurd’ situation at global finance talks
Are we heading for ‘super El Nino’ – and what could we expect?
Troubled
Lake Erie is being transformed into a vast water research
facility For long a dumping ground for
pollutants, the Great Lake is being seeded with sensor buoys
to make it the world’s largest digitally connected body of
freshwater
BBC
Floating wetlands plan to boost coastal ecosystems
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Loretta Lohman
Apr 14, 2026, 7:54:48 PMApr 14
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American Prospect
Aftermath: Plastics Clogged in the Persian Gulf
Big Pivots
Have the stars finally aligned for Front Range passenger rail?
Aftermath: Plastics Clogged in the Persian Gulf
Big Pivots
Have the stars finally aligned for Front Range passenger rail?
Colorado Biz
Northern Water sets 80% quota for Colorado-Big Thompson amid drought Northern Water sets an 80% quota for Colorado-Big Thompson water shares, higher than recent years, to meet demand amid drought in the Fort Collins area.
Colorado Sun
A super El Niño is in the forecast. Here’s what that means for Colorado.
Opinion: Colorado River Basin states could learn from what we developed in Australia
Lawsuit hits Colorado for late air pollution permits at JBS Greeley slaughterhouse
Colorado governor declares emergency for wildfire burning near Trinidad
Northern Water sets 80% quota for Colorado-Big Thompson amid drought Northern Water sets an 80% quota for Colorado-Big Thompson water shares, higher than recent years, to meet demand amid drought in the Fort Collins area.
Colorado Sun
A super El Niño is in the forecast. Here’s what that means for Colorado.
Opinion: Colorado River Basin states could learn from what we developed in Australia
Lawsuit hits Colorado for late air pollution permits at JBS Greeley slaughterhouse
Colorado governor declares emergency for wildfire burning near Trinidad
Cowboy State Daily
Teton Commissioner Doesn’t Want Water Diverted To Make Up For Colorado River
Coyote Gulch
San Diego: America’s 4th most expensive municipal water
How #Colorado rafting outfitters plan to operate during extreme drought: ‘It’s going to be a lower-water year, but you can still have fun with your family and friends on the river.’ — The #Denver Post
‘We’ve never seen a year like this’: Worst drought conditions on record predicted for 2026 — The #GrandJunction Daily Sentinel #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification
Local rivers likely reached peak flow in March: Forecasts show little relief from high temperatures and low precipitation as reservoir operators make plans for release of irrigation water — Heather Dutton (AlamosaCitizen.com) #RioGrande #snowpack #runoff
Assessing the U.S. Temperature and Precipitation Analysis in March 2026: Warmest March on Record for the Contiguous U.S. — NOAA
March heat wave fueled worst end-of-winter snowpack on record: #LakePowell could see just 22% of normal inflow — Heather Sackett (AspenJournalism.org) #YampaRiver #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification
The March 2026 Intermountain West briefing is hot off the presses from Western Water Assessment
CPR
What to know about water restrictions across Colorado
Denver Gazetter
Colorado Gov. Polis pushes back after Trump administration again denies federal disaster aid
Fox News 21 Colorado
Manitou Springs moving to stage 1 water restrictions
Grist
Trump wants to shutter FEMA. Will Markwayne Mullin get it done?
The spike in diesel prices is quietly costing you billions
This simple metal tube helps scientists predict drought before it happens
KKCOO
Low river levels’ impact on local power plant
KUSA
How the snow in Colorado's mountains impacts Denver's water supply
Download this app to help Colorado Parks and Wildlife track otters
LaPorte North Forty News
CSU Experts Share Water-Saving Tips As Drought Deepens
LA Times
Trump administration promised 'gold standard science.' Scientists say they got fool's gold
New York Times
Bessent Questions the Cause of Climate Change and Its Economic Toll
Global Wildlife Trade Fuels Spread of Disease from Animals to People
Trump’s Latest Oil Blockade Brings Bigger Economic Risks
Phys.org
A simpler way to count cool roofs' climate payoff could reshape local carbon planning
Mushroom slime removes up to 98.4% of microplastics from water, researchers report
Glaciers may flow into the ocean more quickly than we think
Plants growing higher across the Himalaya region as climate warms
Saltwater is closing in on coastal groundwater, putting billions and food supplies at risk
Climate warming may reduce urban vitality
Andean volcanic eruptions during the Late Miocene likely drove global cooling
Do beaver dams really make flooding worse? Research casts doubt on beavers as flood culprits
Hazy, hot and… shady? How street trees counteract air pollution and heat in American cities
Four weeks of 'safe' low-level PFAS exposure
in tap water altered embryo development in mice
Logged forests burn more severely than old growth, Tasmanian study finds
Human urine could help tackle global fertilizer and wastewater challenges, study finds
Envisioning just futures: Framework can make distributive justice explicit in global emission scenarios
How hidden soil fungi 'steal' bacterial DNA to control the rain
Rivers in the sky are driving stronger and more predictable floods, new study finds
Satellites reveal city methane emissions are rising faster than official estimates
Logged forests burn more severely than old growth, Tasmanian study finds
Human urine could help tackle global fertilizer and wastewater challenges, study finds
Envisioning just futures: Framework can make distributive justice explicit in global emission scenarios
How hidden soil fungi 'steal' bacterial DNA to control the rain
Rivers in the sky are driving stronger and more predictable floods, new study finds
Satellites reveal city methane emissions are rising faster than official estimates
Post Indepepent
Guest
column: My river is gone
Science Daily
Scientists finally know where the Colorado River’s missing water is going
Semafor
Energy experts split on gas' postwar future
Xcel Energy CEO says US must scale up power infrastructure to meet AI challenge
Iran energy crisis will ‘redraw the global energy map,’ IEA chief says
Summit Daily
Silverthorne kicks off Energy Action Plan with Xcel Energy, aiming to increase renewable electricity sources by 2029
Conservation fund supported by skier donations to support U.S. Forest Service projects in Summit and Eagle counties
Tucson Sentilel
Water conservation works, but climate change is outpacing it: Desert cities offer a glimpse of the future
Washington Post
Maine lawmakers pass nation’s first statewide ban on large data centers
The Guardian
Politicians and media can’t imagine a fossil-fuel free world - and it’s holding Australians back from huge EV savings
Inside a jubilant DC conference where ‘the climate deniers are in charge now’
Welcome to The Hotspot, our new newsletter on sport’s relationship with the climate crisis
‘Nothing but tree skeletons’: record-breaking wildfires devastate US cattle country
‘Without them there is no life’: the race to understand the mysterious world of fungi
Water conservation works, but climate change is outpacing it: Desert cities offer a glimpse of the future
Washington Post
Maine lawmakers pass nation’s first statewide ban on large data centers
The Guardian
Politicians and media can’t imagine a fossil-fuel free world - and it’s holding Australians back from huge EV savings
Inside a jubilant DC conference where ‘the climate deniers are in charge now’
Welcome to The Hotspot, our new newsletter on sport’s relationship with the climate crisis
‘Nothing but tree skeletons’: record-breaking wildfires devastate US cattle country
‘Without them there is no life’: the race to understand the mysterious world of fungi
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Apr 15, 2026, 7:11:38 PMApr 15
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12 News
Colorado River sees snow runoff drop by 80%
American Prospect
Out of the Chaos, a Green Future?
AP
Nature puts heat on blast as scorching temperatures in eastern US could smash records
Colorado Newsline
Forest Service shake-up will boost states’ role — but even supporters have concerns
Trump administration denies fire and flood disaster assistance for Colorado
Colorado’s climate decisions are health decisions — and this moment matters
Colorado Politics
Colorado marijuana regulators pledge crackdown on intoxicating hemp
Colorado Sun
Elbert County effort to block Xcel’s $1.7B Power Pathway upended by the PUC The ruling was based on a statute used just 3 times in 21 years allowing regulators to override local land use decisions on electric and gas infrastructure projects
Colorado forged American ski mountaineering. The state’s athletes continue to shape skimo’s global future.
Erratic winds, steep terrain pose challenge for fire crews fighting wildfire near Trinidad
Colorado River sees snow runoff drop by 80%
American Prospect
Out of the Chaos, a Green Future?
AP
Nature puts heat on blast as scorching temperatures in eastern US could smash records
Colorado Newsline
Forest Service shake-up will boost states’ role — but even supporters have concerns
Trump administration denies fire and flood disaster assistance for Colorado
Colorado’s climate decisions are health decisions — and this moment matters
Colorado Politics
Colorado marijuana regulators pledge crackdown on intoxicating hemp
Colorado Sun
Elbert County effort to block Xcel’s $1.7B Power Pathway upended by the PUC The ruling was based on a statute used just 3 times in 21 years allowing regulators to override local land use decisions on electric and gas infrastructure projects
Colorado forged American ski mountaineering. The state’s athletes continue to shape skimo’s global future.
Erratic winds, steep terrain pose challenge for fire crews fighting wildfire near Trinidad
Common Dreams
New Report Warns of Growing Debt and Climate Crises in Developing Countries
Congressman Joe Neguse
Colorado U.S. congressmen take a force-of-nature approach to problem solving; 'be like water', CBS Colorado
Coyote Gulch
San Diego vs. Brawley: A 33-to-1 disparity in the cost of Colorado River water
Denver Gazette
NASA, NOAA leaders stress need to study sun, improve space weather forecasts
Denver Post
Northglenn enacts water restrictions amid drought
Grist
Hurricane Helene ravaged farmers’ topsoil. They’re still fighting to build it back.
Trump and the Illinois governor keep feuding over an invasive fish
Many companies want clean energy. Georgia Power will soon let them build it.
KJZZ
A short-term fix for Lake Powell could be coming while Colorado River negotiations drag on
LA Times
Environmentalists sue Trump administration over mining in Mojave National Preserve
A gas that causes climate change is bubbling out of reservoirs
Maven's Notebook
MET COMMITTEE: 'The river is deciding for us': Shrinking flexibility and rising stakes on the Colorado River
New York Times
War Exposes Gaps in India’s Clean Energy Push
Phys.org
Ancient seabird guano reveals how climate change may shape future populations
As polar ice changes, so do the rules governing it
Ancient Maya droughts may have been fueled by Earth's own climate swings
CO₂ emissions from cultivated peat soils may be lower than assumed
Ocean eddies are amplifying climate extremes in coastal seas, study finds
EPA may ease regulation of chemical plastic recycling, and environmentalists worry
Copper's 'gatekeeper' could unlock cleaner energy future
Science Daily
A crushed fossil revealed a dinosaur that shouldn’t have existed
Semafor
Hyundai’s US EV sales up 40%
Wired
NASA Wants to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon
The US Government Will Ask Data Centers How Much Power They Use
The Guardian
How big oil is cashing in on Iran war
$30m an hour: big oil reaping huge war windfall from consumers, analysis finds
New Report Warns of Growing Debt and Climate Crises in Developing Countries
Congressman Joe Neguse
Colorado U.S. congressmen take a force-of-nature approach to problem solving; 'be like water', CBS Colorado
Coyote Gulch
San Diego vs. Brawley: A 33-to-1 disparity in the cost of Colorado River water
#Denver Board of Water Commissioners approves
temporary drought pricing as part of Stage 1 #drought
response — DenverWater.org #SouthPlatteRiver
#ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification
Conservation isn’t enough for the #ColoradoRiver’s drier future, #Arizona State University water expert says — KJZZ.org #COriver #aridification
Conservation isn’t enough for the #ColoradoRiver’s drier future, #Arizona State University water expert says — KJZZ.org #COriver #aridification
Denver Gazette
NASA, NOAA leaders stress need to study sun, improve space weather forecasts
Denver Post
Northglenn enacts water restrictions amid drought
Grist
Hurricane Helene ravaged farmers’ topsoil. They’re still fighting to build it back.
Trump and the Illinois governor keep feuding over an invasive fish
Many companies want clean energy. Georgia Power will soon let them build it.
KJZZ
A short-term fix for Lake Powell could be coming while Colorado River negotiations drag on
LA Times
Environmentalists sue Trump administration over mining in Mojave National Preserve
A gas that causes climate change is bubbling out of reservoirs
Maven's Notebook
MET COMMITTEE: 'The river is deciding for us': Shrinking flexibility and rising stakes on the Colorado River
New York Times
War Exposes Gaps in India’s Clean Energy Push
Phys.org
Ancient seabird guano reveals how climate change may shape future populations
As polar ice changes, so do the rules governing it
Ancient Maya droughts may have been fueled by Earth's own climate swings
CO₂ emissions from cultivated peat soils may be lower than assumed
Ocean eddies are amplifying climate extremes in coastal seas, study finds
EPA may ease regulation of chemical plastic recycling, and environmentalists worry
Copper's 'gatekeeper' could unlock cleaner energy future
Science Daily
A crushed fossil revealed a dinosaur that shouldn’t have existed
Semafor
Hyundai’s US EV sales up 40%
Wired
NASA Wants to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon
The US Government Will Ask Data Centers How Much Power They Use
The Guardian
How big oil is cashing in on Iran war
$30m an hour: big oil reaping huge war windfall from consumers, analysis finds
Cuba could beat US energy blockade with
$8bn investment in renewables, says thinktank
Run the dishwasher, plug in the car: how
Great Britain plans to use record wind and solar power
BBC
Move over wind farms: why some argue
cutting costs is the best way to cut carbon
Loretta Lohman
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American Prospect
Why Americans Hate Data Centers: Let Us Count the Ways
Trump: Poor People’s Power Bills Are Too Damn Low (Again)
Aftermath: How the War Might Cancel Your Flight
AOL
Scientists solve mystery of Colorado River’s ‘disappearance’ 5 million years ago
Arizona Daily Star
U.S. to drastically alter Colorado River releases, Arizona officials warn
AP
Jet fuel supplies are lagging. What does that mean for airlines and travelers?
Tijuana River sewage is making the air toxic and sickening thousands in California
CBS News
Denver City County Building removes grass to create water-saving xeriscape
Colorado Politics
Colorado cannot afford to get the Colorado River wrong | OPINION
Coyote Gulch
The latest Seasonal Outlooks through July 31, 2026 are hot off the presses from the #Climate Prediction Center
#Drought news April 16, 2026: The plains of eastern #Colorado experienced nearly a full-category degradation, with expansion of moderate, severe, and extreme drought
Abysmal math on the #ColoradoRiver: Feds look to avoid de facto deadpool at #GlenCanyon Dam — Jonathan P. Thompson (LandDesk.org) #COriver #aridification
City of Phoenix
Mayors warn against possible Colorado River cuts | Opinion
Fresh Water News
Why Americans Hate Data Centers: Let Us Count the Ways
Trump: Poor People’s Power Bills Are Too Damn Low (Again)
Aftermath: How the War Might Cancel Your Flight
AOL
Scientists solve mystery of Colorado River’s ‘disappearance’ 5 million years ago
Arizona Daily Star
U.S. to drastically alter Colorado River releases, Arizona officials warn
AP
Jet fuel supplies are lagging. What does that mean for airlines and travelers?
Tijuana River sewage is making the air toxic and sickening thousands in California
CBS News
Denver City County Building removes grass to create water-saving xeriscape
Colorado Politics
Colorado cannot afford to get the Colorado River wrong | OPINION
Coyote Gulch
The latest Seasonal Outlooks through July 31, 2026 are hot off the presses from the #Climate Prediction Center
#Drought news April 16, 2026: The plains of eastern #Colorado experienced nearly a full-category degradation, with expansion of moderate, severe, and extreme drought
Abysmal math on the #ColoradoRiver: Feds look to avoid de facto deadpool at #GlenCanyon Dam — Jonathan P. Thompson (LandDesk.org) #COriver #aridification
City of Phoenix
Mayors warn against possible Colorado River cuts | Opinion
Fresh Water News
High Gountrry News
Interior Department crafted talking points for public lands sell-off agenda
jflceck at inkstain
More on 2026 US wheat acreage
Quoting Trading Economics
KKTV
Woodland Park implements Level 2 water restrictions
KUSA
Northwest Colorado reservoir closed to motorized boats
Live Science
Colorado River may have pooled and spilled over to form the Grand Canyon, solving a long-standing mystery — but not everyone agrees
LA Times
The ocean off California keeps breaking heat records
Mayor Bass has a new plan for addressing climate change in Los Angeles
This Long Beach startup says it has a patch for California's power problems
Maven's Notebook
MET COMMITTEE: Building flexibility beyond 2026: Interstate water transfers in the Lower Basin of the Colorado River
mezha.net
Colorado cities impose earliest water restrictions, warn lawns will change forever
national today
Congresswoman Celeste Maloy Discusses Colorado River, Forest Service, and Community Funding'
Interior Department crafted talking points for public lands sell-off agenda
jflceck at inkstain
More on 2026 US wheat acreage
Quoting Trading Economics
KKTV
Woodland Park implements Level 2 water restrictions
KUSA
Northwest Colorado reservoir closed to motorized boats
Live Science
Colorado River may have pooled and spilled over to form the Grand Canyon, solving a long-standing mystery — but not everyone agrees
LA Times
The ocean off California keeps breaking heat records
Mayor Bass has a new plan for addressing climate change in Los Angeles
This Long Beach startup says it has a patch for California's power problems
Maven's Notebook
MET COMMITTEE: Building flexibility beyond 2026: Interstate water transfers in the Lower Basin of the Colorado River
mezha.net
Colorado cities impose earliest water restrictions, warn lawns will change forever
national today
Congresswoman Celeste Maloy Discusses Colorado River, Forest Service, and Community Funding'
Senate
Votes to Allow Mining Near Minnesota Wilderness The move was a victory for a Chilean company that wants
to build a copper and nickel mine, which environmentalists say
could devastate fragile lakes and forests.
Court Rejects Trump Administration Climate Lawsuit Against Hawaii
Phys.org
Extensive faults beneath Nevada nuclear lab raise unanswered earthquake risks
Industrial chemical leaks could push ozone layer recovery back by 7 years
Washington DC's 240 million‑gallon sewage spill is a symptom of nationwide trouble
Global warming causes Colombian glacier to disappear
Massive Atlantic sargassum blooms traced to West Africa
Microscopic green pigment provides insights into how successive typhoons drive cumulative water and ecosystem changes
Simulations generate thousands of cyclone scenarios to predict extreme flooding in Bay of Bengal
Warmer winters and snow drought may threaten western US water by speeding flows
Atlantic current system could be weakening faster than expected
Waikīkī faces escalating threat of sewage-contaminated flooding as sea level rises
Quiver Quantitative
Press Release: Neguse and Maloy Lead Bipartisan Call for Compliance in Flaming Gorge Drawdown Amid Colorado River Crisis
Science Daily
MIT scientists just found a hidden problem slowing the ozone comeback
Scientists discover hidden ocean methane source that could worsen global warming
Seeking Alpha
Western states look to desalination deals as Colorado River crisis deepens: WSJ (AWK:NYSE)
Semafor
The US now a ‘significant source of geopolitical risk’ and the dollar is losing some ground as a global currency
EPA chief says Congress needs to act on ‘forever chemicals’
US loses ‘regenerative capacity’ without foreign talent, biotech CEO says
Summit Daily
How is Colorado’s river otter population faring 50 years after reintroduction?
US Forest Service
Water in the West is life
Utah News Dispatch
As Colorado River crisis deepens, water could be released from Flaming Gorge to prop up Lake Powell
Wall Street Journal
San Diego Now Has So Much Water That It’s Selling It
Washington Post
Congress ends ban on mining near Minnesota’s pristine Boundary Waters no master but money
Times of India
Colorado River mystery solved: Why billions of litres of water are vanishing before reaching reservoirs
Court Rejects Trump Administration Climate Lawsuit Against Hawaii
Phys.org
Extensive faults beneath Nevada nuclear lab raise unanswered earthquake risks
Industrial chemical leaks could push ozone layer recovery back by 7 years
Washington DC's 240 million‑gallon sewage spill is a symptom of nationwide trouble
Global warming causes Colombian glacier to disappear
Massive Atlantic sargassum blooms traced to West Africa
Microscopic green pigment provides insights into how successive typhoons drive cumulative water and ecosystem changes
Simulations generate thousands of cyclone scenarios to predict extreme flooding in Bay of Bengal
Warmer winters and snow drought may threaten western US water by speeding flows
Atlantic current system could be weakening faster than expected
Waikīkī faces escalating threat of sewage-contaminated flooding as sea level rises
Press Release: Neguse and Maloy Lead Bipartisan Call for Compliance in Flaming Gorge Drawdown Amid Colorado River Crisis
Science Daily
MIT scientists just found a hidden problem slowing the ozone comeback
Scientists discover hidden ocean methane source that could worsen global warming
Seeking Alpha
Western states look to desalination deals as Colorado River crisis deepens: WSJ (AWK:NYSE)
Semafor
The US now a ‘significant source of geopolitical risk’ and the dollar is losing some ground as a global currency
EPA chief says Congress needs to act on ‘forever chemicals’
US loses ‘regenerative capacity’ without foreign talent, biotech CEO says
Summit Daily
How is Colorado’s river otter population faring 50 years after reintroduction?
US Forest Service
Water in the West is life
Utah News Dispatch
As Colorado River crisis deepens, water could be released from Flaming Gorge to prop up Lake Powell
Wall Street Journal
San Diego Now Has So Much Water That It’s Selling It
Washington Post
Congress ends ban on mining near Minnesota’s pristine Boundary Waters no master but money
Times of India
Colorado River mystery solved: Why billions of litres of water are vanishing before reaching reservoirs
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Aspecn Times
Bureau of Reclamation makes preparations to keep Lake Powell afloat amid dire drought conditions in Colorado River basin
Bulletin of Atomic Scientists
What the historically low snowpack in the American West means for water and wildfire this summer
CBS News
Colorado's Antero Reservoir closing to recreation due to drought response
How to save money and water during droughts in Colorado
Making Ends Meet: Reduce your water usage during drought conditions
Colorado Sun
Feds want to cut back water releases from Lake Powell in response to Colorado River drought
Common Dreams
California’s Regressive Rooftop Solar Policy Hit With Second Appeal to State Supreme Court
Lawsuit Targets Trump Administration Approval of BP’s Ultra-Deepwater Drilling in Gulf of Mexico, 16 Years After Deepwater Horizon
Coyote Gulch
#Snowpack news April 20, 2026
Local leaders gear up for unprecedented wildfire season — The #Aspen Daily News
U.S. Government Orders Emergency Actions to Protect #GlenCanyonDam: Extraordinary moves in the struggling #ColoradoRiver basin could prompt historic lawsuits — Brett Walton (circleofblue.org) #COriver #aridification
Critics question feds’ plans for future of #ColoradoRiver: In years of severe #drought, ‘the system is failing’, #ClimateChange is sapping river flows as #LakePowell, #LakeMead water levels continue to fall — The #Denver Post #COriver #aridification
DVIDS
News - Stretching local water supply during drought conditions
GJDaily Sentinel
River District proposes actions to address drought
Grist
The Trump administration wants to take an ax to the East’s last great forests
War, climate change, and AI: What’s at stake at this year’s UN Indigenous forum
The state of solar: Despite partisan rhetoric, the industry is still booming
The world desperately needs to decarbonize shipping. Can nations find a consensus?
Idaho Capital Sun
Increasing demand for water strains Upper Snake River system
KDVR
Mandatory evacuations issued for wildfire in Wellington east of I-25
Trump says energy secretary 'totally wrong' on gas prices not dropping to $3 until next year
KOOL 107
Running Out of Steam: Why the 'Mighty' Colorado River Rarely Reaches the Sea Anymore
KUNC
Robots are joining a fight to protect fish and crops from elusive invaders in the Colorado River
KUSA
How does weather affect water cleanliness?
LA Times
California judge rebukes Trump-backed plan that bypasses state authority in oil pipeline restart
California's newest solar project isn't powering homes. It's powering your water
Maven's Notebook
CIRCLE OF BLUE: U.S. Government orders emergency actions to protect Glen Canyon Dam
NY Times
Western States Need Water. San Diego Has Extra. Will They Make a Deal?
The Night the Government Closed the Skies Over El Paso A high-energy laser weapon and a power struggle between federal agencies brought a night of hassles to the city.
Environmental Groups Sue to Stop BP Kaskida Drilling Plan Opponents of the project, known as Kaskida, say an accident could be even worse than the Deepwater Horizon spill. The company says it’s learned from the past. There is no evidence BP learned anything except how to hide their sins better.
Energy Secretary Says Gas Prices May Stay Above $3 Until 2027
Phys.org
AI model accurately predicts the spread of wildfires in real time
Ocean eddies move far less carbon than expected, study suggests
Hot spring microbiomes could transform industrial carbon dioxide waste into valuable products
Why climate models and ocean observations diverge, and what it means for rain and drought
How new tools are helping officials, communities work toward environmental justice
Lost millennium of Galapagos deep-sea corals linked to major Pacific climate shift
Raincross Gazette
Opinion: 2026 is Shaping Up to Be a Mixed Bag in the Water World
Rocky Mountain Voice
Colorado Farmers Light 100 Fires To Defend Orchards From Sudden Freeze
Semafor
Algeria launches oil and gas licensing round amid energy crunch
Rising AI demand sees supplies dwindle and costs rise
LatAm oil boom could exacerbate inequality
China revives coal to boost energy independence
Global EV sales spike on fuel crisis
The Guardian
From a Surrey oil well to the supreme court: how an activist changed UK climate law
Electric car sales soar 51% in mainland Europe as Iran war drives up fuel prices
Weather tracker: temperatures in Spain and Brazil well above late April norm
Burning wood for power worse for climate than gas equivalent, report finds
Fuel eating microbes, chemicals and fire: the race to discover new ways to contain Arctic oil spills
Woman who won legal case over greenhouse emissions awarded top environmental prize
Europe’s last coal – a photo essay
BBC
Nigerian wins global prize for trying to save bats in a country that shuns them
Fire at protected nesting site treated as arson
Bureau of Reclamation makes preparations to keep Lake Powell afloat amid dire drought conditions in Colorado River basin
Bulletin of Atomic Scientists
What the historically low snowpack in the American West means for water and wildfire this summer
CBS News
Colorado's Antero Reservoir closing to recreation due to drought response
How to save money and water during droughts in Colorado
Making Ends Meet: Reduce your water usage during drought conditions
Colorado Sun
Feds want to cut back water releases from Lake Powell in response to Colorado River drought
Common Dreams
California’s Regressive Rooftop Solar Policy Hit With Second Appeal to State Supreme Court
Lawsuit Targets Trump Administration Approval of BP’s Ultra-Deepwater Drilling in Gulf of Mexico, 16 Years After Deepwater Horizon
Coyote Gulch
#Snowpack news April 20, 2026
Local leaders gear up for unprecedented wildfire season — The #Aspen Daily News
U.S. Government Orders Emergency Actions to Protect #GlenCanyonDam: Extraordinary moves in the struggling #ColoradoRiver basin could prompt historic lawsuits — Brett Walton (circleofblue.org) #COriver #aridification
Critics question feds’ plans for future of #ColoradoRiver: In years of severe #drought, ‘the system is failing’, #ClimateChange is sapping river flows as #LakePowell, #LakeMead water levels continue to fall — The #Denver Post #COriver #aridification
DVIDS
News - Stretching local water supply during drought conditions
GJDaily Sentinel
River District proposes actions to address drought
Grist
The Trump administration wants to take an ax to the East’s last great forests
War, climate change, and AI: What’s at stake at this year’s UN Indigenous forum
The state of solar: Despite partisan rhetoric, the industry is still booming
The world desperately needs to decarbonize shipping. Can nations find a consensus?
Idaho Capital Sun
Increasing demand for water strains Upper Snake River system
KDVR
Mandatory evacuations issued for wildfire in Wellington east of I-25
Trump says energy secretary 'totally wrong' on gas prices not dropping to $3 until next year
KOOL 107
Running Out of Steam: Why the 'Mighty' Colorado River Rarely Reaches the Sea Anymore
KUNC
Robots are joining a fight to protect fish and crops from elusive invaders in the Colorado River
KUSA
How does weather affect water cleanliness?
LA Times
California judge rebukes Trump-backed plan that bypasses state authority in oil pipeline restart
California's newest solar project isn't powering homes. It's powering your water
Maven's Notebook
CIRCLE OF BLUE: U.S. Government orders emergency actions to protect Glen Canyon Dam
NY Times
Western States Need Water. San Diego Has Extra. Will They Make a Deal?
The Night the Government Closed the Skies Over El Paso A high-energy laser weapon and a power struggle between federal agencies brought a night of hassles to the city.
Environmental Groups Sue to Stop BP Kaskida Drilling Plan Opponents of the project, known as Kaskida, say an accident could be even worse than the Deepwater Horizon spill. The company says it’s learned from the past. There is no evidence BP learned anything except how to hide their sins better.
Energy Secretary Says Gas Prices May Stay Above $3 Until 2027
Phys.org
AI model accurately predicts the spread of wildfires in real time
Ocean eddies move far less carbon than expected, study suggests
Hot spring microbiomes could transform industrial carbon dioxide waste into valuable products
Why climate models and ocean observations diverge, and what it means for rain and drought
How new tools are helping officials, communities work toward environmental justice
Lost millennium of Galapagos deep-sea corals linked to major Pacific climate shift
Raincross Gazette
Opinion: 2026 is Shaping Up to Be a Mixed Bag in the Water World
Rocky Mountain Voice
Colorado Farmers Light 100 Fires To Defend Orchards From Sudden Freeze
Semafor
Algeria launches oil and gas licensing round amid energy crunch
Rising AI demand sees supplies dwindle and costs rise
LatAm oil boom could exacerbate inequality
China revives coal to boost energy independence
Global EV sales spike on fuel crisis
The Guardian
From a Surrey oil well to the supreme court: how an activist changed UK climate law
Electric car sales soar 51% in mainland Europe as Iran war drives up fuel prices
Weather tracker: temperatures in Spain and Brazil well above late April norm
Burning wood for power worse for climate than gas equivalent, report finds
Fuel eating microbes, chemicals and fire: the race to discover new ways to contain Arctic oil spills
Woman who won legal case over greenhouse emissions awarded top environmental prize
Europe’s last coal – a photo essay
BBC
Nigerian wins global prize for trying to save bats in a country that shuns them
Fire at protected nesting site treated as arson
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ABC 15 Arizona
Experts say Scottsdale could lose majority of Colorado River water supply in near future
American Prospect
Organized Money: Big Oil and Big Plastic Are One and the Same
AP
Florida’s attorney general launches criminal probe into ChatGPT over FSU shooting
Ars Technica
Global growth in solar "the largest ever observed for any source"
Aspen Public Radio
Severe Colorado River drought leads to water releases from Upper Basin reservoirs and reduced flows from Lake Powell
Aspen Times
Roaring Fork watershed’s low snowpack runoff will change fishing, rafting this summer
Brookings
Where rising climate risks and insurance costs will hit the hardest
CBS News
Chimney Hollow Reservoir near Loveland will be filled with water
Experts say Scottsdale could lose majority of Colorado River water supply in near future
American Prospect
Organized Money: Big Oil and Big Plastic Are One and the Same
AP
Florida’s attorney general launches criminal probe into ChatGPT over FSU shooting
Ars Technica
Global growth in solar "the largest ever observed for any source"
Aspen Public Radio
Severe Colorado River drought leads to water releases from Upper Basin reservoirs and reduced flows from Lake Powell
Aspen Times
Roaring Fork watershed’s low snowpack runoff will change fishing, rafting this summer
Brookings
Where rising climate risks and insurance costs will hit the hardest
CBS News
Chimney Hollow Reservoir near Loveland will be filled with water
Colorado Politics
Death in the dust: Downburst wind, dry lakebeds and disaster at milepost 92
Regulators seek public input for massive Montana-Wyoming oil pipeline proposal | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
Colorado Springs Gazette
Monument mulls multi-year water rate increases
Colorado Sun
St. Vrain giving up right to build a big dam
Denver Water draining, closing Antero Reservoir for drought savings
Wildfire survivors who lost their homes could face another blow from taxes on settlement payouts
Common Dreams
New report: Households pay $12 trillion a year in hidden fossil fuel costs – a $23 million a minute ‘gift to Big Oil’
EWG sues EPA for 7-year inaction on glyphosate in oats, citing risks to children’s health
Conversation
Agricultural work is dangerous – but good communication can save lives in Colorado
Coyote Gulch
Hydropower at risk as #ColoradoRiver outlook grows more dire — AZCentral.com #COriver #aridification
Engineering students aim to improve household drinking water — Jennifer Dimas (#Colorado State University)
Aside from #Florida, nearly the entire contiguous U.S. has experienced earlier than average first plant blooms in 2026 — Zack Labe
The state of #solar: Despite partisan rhetoric, the industry is still booming — Rebecca Egan McCarthy & Kate Yoder (Grist.org)
Indian Peaks Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe of #Utah Files to Protect Tribal Water Rights — Native American Rights Fund
CPR
Death in the dust: Downburst wind, dry lakebeds and disaster at milepost 92
Regulators seek public input for massive Montana-Wyoming oil pipeline proposal | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
Colorado Springs Gazette
Monument mulls multi-year water rate increases
Colorado Sun
St. Vrain giving up right to build a big dam
Denver Water draining, closing Antero Reservoir for drought savings
Wildfire survivors who lost their homes could face another blow from taxes on settlement payouts
Common Dreams
New report: Households pay $12 trillion a year in hidden fossil fuel costs – a $23 million a minute ‘gift to Big Oil’
EWG sues EPA for 7-year inaction on glyphosate in oats, citing risks to children’s health
Conversation
Agricultural work is dangerous – but good communication can save lives in Colorado
Coyote Gulch
Hydropower at risk as #ColoradoRiver outlook grows more dire — AZCentral.com #COriver #aridification
Engineering students aim to improve household drinking water — Jennifer Dimas (#Colorado State University)
Aside from #Florida, nearly the entire contiguous U.S. has experienced earlier than average first plant blooms in 2026 — Zack Labe
The state of #solar: Despite partisan rhetoric, the industry is still booming — Rebecca Egan McCarthy & Kate Yoder (Grist.org)
Indian Peaks Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe of #Utah Files to Protect Tribal Water Rights — Native American Rights Fund
CPR
Denver 7
Colorado wildfires threaten to devastate the state's long-term water supply and reservoir storage
Denver Gazette
Polis administration awards $12.4 million for geothermal projects across Colorado
Durango Herald
$600,000 available for flood and drought resiliency projects in Southwest Colorado
Fort Collins Country Radio
Possible Power Outages Coming to Northern and Southern Colorado This Week
Grist
How deep-red Utah helped launch a portable plug-in solar movement
At the UN, Indigenous leaders tackle how to enforce global climate court rulings
The Green New Deal has evolved. Now it’s all about ‘affordability.’
We asked climate leaders what’s keeping them inspired. Here’s what they said.
High Country News
Wildfires transform soil, turning a nutrient into poisonous chromium-6
How New Mexico is ‘building a forest’ by solving a seedling shortage
KDVR
Denver Water draining reservoir and moving its water amid drought
Colorado farmers brace for losses as drought conditions persist
KGNU
‘We are not at the table’: A Ute elder on water, power and the Colorado River
KJZZ
Lake Powell will get a short-term boost amid Colorado River drought
How plants can impact Colorado River levels
LaPorte North Forty News
Fast-Moving Grass Fire Near Wellington Prompts Evacuations, Air Response
Newsweek
Colorado Draining Reservoir Amid Major Water Shortage
New York Times
Rainforests Can Bounce Back Much Faster Than Thought, Researchers Say
Phys.org
Deep-rooted grass stores significantly more carbon, says new study
How changing ice conditions impact Great Lakes communities
Milk's hidden carbon bill is bigger than advertised as damaged grass and soils drive emissions highe
US climate sees decline in both hot and cold extreme temperatures since 1899, researchers claim
Earth Day started as a US 'teach-in' 56 years ago. Now it's a global event
Our efforts to halt global forest loss aren't working: New research
Simple ocean-based model forecasts a powerful El Niño, over 2 °C warmer than normal
Science Daily
These California bees are beating a killer that’s wiping out colonies
AI swarms could hijack democracy without anyone noticing
This common plant could clean microplastics from your drinking water
Hundreds of millions at risk as river deltas sink faster than rising seas
Semafor
US states flex their antitrust muscles
Solar power surge leads to decline in fossil fuel generation
Climate investment shifts toward infrastructure, report finds
Climate-neutral meat may be less than 10 years off, Elanco CEO says
US top fusion CEO says Washington loosing race to China
Washington Post
The Guardian
Miliband’s ‘break the link’ plan is not a magic formula for lowering energy bills
Wildlife and humans thriving in Unesco-protected sites
Cattle breed whose ancestors lived with Celts added to priority at-risk list
Almost half of EU’s busiest flight routes are ‘hard or impossible’ to book on trains – report
Labour’s great green energy plan could be a legacy as vital as the NHS
Palantir manifesto described as ‘ramblings of a supervillain’ amid UK contract fears Alarm caused by posts of Alex Karp, tech firm’s CEO, championing US military dominance and of AI weapons
Colorado wildfires threaten to devastate the state's long-term water supply and reservoir storage
Denver Gazette
Polis administration awards $12.4 million for geothermal projects across Colorado
Durango Herald
$600,000 available for flood and drought resiliency projects in Southwest Colorado
Fort Collins Country Radio
Possible Power Outages Coming to Northern and Southern Colorado This Week
Grist
How deep-red Utah helped launch a portable plug-in solar movement
At the UN, Indigenous leaders tackle how to enforce global climate court rulings
The Green New Deal has evolved. Now it’s all about ‘affordability.’
We asked climate leaders what’s keeping them inspired. Here’s what they said.
High Country News
Wildfires transform soil, turning a nutrient into poisonous chromium-6
How New Mexico is ‘building a forest’ by solving a seedling shortage
KDVR
Denver Water draining reservoir and moving its water amid drought
Colorado farmers brace for losses as drought conditions persist
KGNU
‘We are not at the table’: A Ute elder on water, power and the Colorado River
KJZZ
Lake Powell will get a short-term boost amid Colorado River drought
How plants can impact Colorado River levels
LaPorte North Forty News
Fast-Moving Grass Fire Near Wellington Prompts Evacuations, Air Response
Newsweek
Colorado Draining Reservoir Amid Major Water Shortage
New York Times
Rainforests Can Bounce Back Much Faster Than Thought, Researchers Say
Phys.org
Deep-rooted grass stores significantly more carbon, says new study
How changing ice conditions impact Great Lakes communities
Milk's hidden carbon bill is bigger than advertised as damaged grass and soils drive emissions highe
US climate sees decline in both hot and cold extreme temperatures since 1899, researchers claim
Earth Day started as a US 'teach-in' 56 years ago. Now it's a global event
Our efforts to halt global forest loss aren't working: New research
Simple ocean-based model forecasts a powerful El Niño, over 2 °C warmer than normal
Science Daily
These California bees are beating a killer that’s wiping out colonies
AI swarms could hijack democracy without anyone noticing
This common plant could clean microplastics from your drinking water
Hundreds of millions at risk as river deltas sink faster than rising seas
Semafor
US states flex their antitrust muscles
Solar power surge leads to decline in fossil fuel generation
Climate investment shifts toward infrastructure, report finds
Climate-neutral meat may be less than 10 years off, Elanco CEO says
US top fusion CEO says Washington loosing race to China
Washington Post
The Guardian
Miliband’s ‘break the link’ plan is not a magic formula for lowering energy bills
Wildlife and humans thriving in Unesco-protected sites
Cattle breed whose ancestors lived with Celts added to priority at-risk list
Almost half of EU’s busiest flight routes are ‘hard or impossible’ to book on trains – report
Labour’s great green energy plan could be a legacy as vital as the NHS
Palantir manifesto described as ‘ramblings of a supervillain’ amid UK contract fears Alarm caused by posts of Alex Karp, tech firm’s CEO, championing US military dominance and of AI weapons
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AP
Businesses dole out up to $4 million to cross Panama Canal during Strait of Hormuz chokehold
Trading on Wall Street mixed in premarket while oil prices fall on Trump’s shipping waiver extension
CBS News
Denver Zoo's desert bighorn sheep survive despite very little water, extreme heat
Center Square
Arizona GOP pushes to protect Colorado River's limited water
Colorado Newsline
Businesses dole out up to $4 million to cross Panama Canal during Strait of Hormuz chokehold
Trading on Wall Street mixed in premarket while oil prices fall on Trump’s shipping waiver extension
CBS News
Denver Zoo's desert bighorn sheep survive despite very little water, extreme heat
Center Square
Arizona GOP pushes to protect Colorado River's limited water
Colorado Newsline
Colorado Sun
Yes, invasive worms are the latest threat to Colorado. Plus, they jump.
Cutting air pollutants a new frontier in Colorado air quality fight
Though water is scarce right now, its price in parts of Colorado has dropped
Geothermal energy bill advances at the Colorado Capitol
Evacuation order lifted for wildfire burning southeast of Colorado Springs
Coyote Gulch
Although cloud seeding couldn’t save #Colorado from a historically bad #snowpack, the dry winter sparked more interest in it — Sky-Hi News
Severe #ColoradoRiver #drought leads to water releases from Upper Basin reservoirs and reduced flows from #LakePowell — #Aspen Public Radio #COriver #aridification
April 20, 2026, water supply and water use update for Denver Water’s system — DenverWater.org #snowpack #runoff
New Mexico’s Time-Honored Irrigation Canals Face Existential Threat: As the #RioGrande dries out months early, water managers look to blessings, prayers and groundwater to save the acequias — Tina Deines (InsideClimateNews.org)
#LakePowell will get a short-term boost amid #ColoradoRiver #drought — Alex Hager (KJZZ.org) #COriver #aridification
Denver Post
Meeker’s electricity costs could increase up to 5% after Elk and Lee fires, thanks to Trump’s attacks on ‘blue states’ (Editorial)
Engineering News Record
Colorado River States Clear Emergency Water Transfer as System Nears Hydropower Floor
GJ Sentinel
Panel Discussion: Confronting Scarcity on the Colorado River
Grist
AI is a double-edged sword for Indigenous land protection, UN experts warn
High Country News
Emergency plans for the Colorado River buy time, not solutions
High Plains Journal
Range rider offers help on wolf mitigation
Hoodline
MSU Denver’s River-Reading AI Aims To Call Colorado Droughts Before They Hit
KUSA
Asian jumping worm invasion spreads in Colorado
Program in Colorado seeks to train next generation of water operators
Here are the water restrictions currently in effect in Colorado
Millions of fish could die as Colorado drought forces draining of Antero Reservoir
Live Science
'A completely new reality': Bolder measures are needed to prevent extreme water shortages in cities like Phoenix and Las Vegas that depend on the Colorado River
Maven's Notebook
WATER DESK: The driest year revisited: Five takeaways from 2002 for today’s Colorado River
HIGH COUNTRY NEWS: Emergency plans for the Colorado River buy time, not solutions
NY Times
A New Idea to Save the AMOC? Dam the Bering Strait.
Phys.org
El Niño season predicted to start as early as next month
Human-altered estuaries now drive stronger tides farther inland
Scientists call for integrating three energy demand goals into climate policy by 2035
Why delaying climate action now means higher seas by 2100
Warming El Nino set to return in mid-2026: UN
Wildfires spread towards northern Japan town
A massive, unstable ice block stalls Everest climbers at base camp
Extreme rain on snow is testing aging dams across Michigan and Wisconsin—this is the future in a warming world
Climate change means more landslides in NZ—but new tech can help reduce the risk
Post Independent
Final event in Middle Colorado Watershed Council’s Fire and Water Speaker Series, ‘Firewise Futures,’ comes to Rifle’s Ute Theater
Rocky Mountain PBS
Denver Water plans to drain Antero Reservoir. Here’s what that means for anglers
Salt Lake Tribune
Utah, other states rush to approve plan to send Flaming Gorge water to Lake Powell as crisis looms
Science Daily
Scientists warn about golden oyster mushrooms sold in Florida markets a dangerous invasice species spreading through spores
Scientists just found where airborne microplastics really come from
Scientists just uncovered a 3 million-year climate mystery in Antarctic ice
Scientists find perfect fossils in rust beneath Australian farmland
Semafor
Trump increasingly eyes critical minerals in trade policy strategy
South Africa's clean energy push
Oil, gas markets brace for more turmoil over Hormuz
China stockpiled three times as much crude as the US in 2025
The Guardian
Largest-ever ban on toxic chemicals in EU hit by
‘extremely frustrating’ delays
Fast-tracking or ploughing through? Renewable energy shaping up as defining issue for Victorian election
How frustration at Cop stalemates inspires first global talks on phasing out fossil fuels
Soundtrack of the sea: divers use underwater speakers to help dying coral reefs
Yes, invasive worms are the latest threat to Colorado. Plus, they jump.
Cutting air pollutants a new frontier in Colorado air quality fight
Though water is scarce right now, its price in parts of Colorado has dropped
Geothermal energy bill advances at the Colorado Capitol
Evacuation order lifted for wildfire burning southeast of Colorado Springs
Coyote Gulch
Although cloud seeding couldn’t save #Colorado from a historically bad #snowpack, the dry winter sparked more interest in it — Sky-Hi News
Severe #ColoradoRiver #drought leads to water releases from Upper Basin reservoirs and reduced flows from #LakePowell — #Aspen Public Radio #COriver #aridification
April 20, 2026, water supply and water use update for Denver Water’s system — DenverWater.org #snowpack #runoff
New Mexico’s Time-Honored Irrigation Canals Face Existential Threat: As the #RioGrande dries out months early, water managers look to blessings, prayers and groundwater to save the acequias — Tina Deines (InsideClimateNews.org)
#LakePowell will get a short-term boost amid #ColoradoRiver #drought — Alex Hager (KJZZ.org) #COriver #aridification
Denver Post
Meeker’s electricity costs could increase up to 5% after Elk and Lee fires, thanks to Trump’s attacks on ‘blue states’ (Editorial)
Engineering News Record
Colorado River States Clear Emergency Water Transfer as System Nears Hydropower Floor
GJ Sentinel
Panel Discussion: Confronting Scarcity on the Colorado River
Grist
AI is a double-edged sword for Indigenous land protection, UN experts warn
High Country News
Emergency plans for the Colorado River buy time, not solutions
High Plains Journal
Range rider offers help on wolf mitigation
Hoodline
MSU Denver’s River-Reading AI Aims To Call Colorado Droughts Before They Hit
KUSA
Asian jumping worm invasion spreads in Colorado
Program in Colorado seeks to train next generation of water operators
Here are the water restrictions currently in effect in Colorado
Millions of fish could die as Colorado drought forces draining of Antero Reservoir
Live Science
'A completely new reality': Bolder measures are needed to prevent extreme water shortages in cities like Phoenix and Las Vegas that depend on the Colorado River
Maven's Notebook
WATER DESK: The driest year revisited: Five takeaways from 2002 for today’s Colorado River
HIGH COUNTRY NEWS: Emergency plans for the Colorado River buy time, not solutions
NY Times
A New Idea to Save the AMOC? Dam the Bering Strait.
Phys.org
El Niño season predicted to start as early as next month
Human-altered estuaries now drive stronger tides farther inland
Scientists call for integrating three energy demand goals into climate policy by 2035
Why delaying climate action now means higher seas by 2100
Warming El Nino set to return in mid-2026: UN
Wildfires spread towards northern Japan town
A massive, unstable ice block stalls Everest climbers at base camp
Extreme rain on snow is testing aging dams across Michigan and Wisconsin—this is the future in a warming world
Climate change means more landslides in NZ—but new tech can help reduce the risk
Post Independent
Final event in Middle Colorado Watershed Council’s Fire and Water Speaker Series, ‘Firewise Futures,’ comes to Rifle’s Ute Theater
Rocky Mountain PBS
Denver Water plans to drain Antero Reservoir. Here’s what that means for anglers
Salt Lake Tribune
Utah, other states rush to approve plan to send Flaming Gorge water to Lake Powell as crisis looms
Science Daily
Scientists warn about golden oyster mushrooms sold in Florida markets a dangerous invasice species spreading through spores
Scientists just found where airborne microplastics really come from
Scientists just uncovered a 3 million-year climate mystery in Antarctic ice
Scientists find perfect fossils in rust beneath Australian farmland
Semafor
Trump increasingly eyes critical minerals in trade policy strategy
South Africa's clean energy push
Oil, gas markets brace for more turmoil over Hormuz
China stockpiled three times as much crude as the US in 2025
The Guardian
Fast-tracking or ploughing through? Renewable energy shaping up as defining issue for Victorian election
How frustration at Cop stalemates inspires first global talks on phasing out fossil fuels
Soundtrack of the sea: divers use underwater speakers to help dying coral reefs
Three disasters in three years: Brazil’s deadly
floods show women are ‘the first to die’ when extreme weather
hits
Wildfires in Florida after dry winter and spring lead to drought across US
BP board suffers triple climate rebellion from shareholders
What is a ‘super El Niño’ and what might it mean for the global climate?
Wildfires in Florida after dry winter and spring lead to drought across US
BP board suffers triple climate rebellion from shareholders
What is a ‘super El Niño’ and what might it mean for the global climate?
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12 News
City leaders say Phoenix is 'prepared' in face of drought, but conditions on Colorado River remain a concern
ABC 15 Arizona
Phoenix leaders plan for water shortages as Colorado River shrinks
American Prospect
Aftermath: China Is Electrifying Freight Trucking
Aspen Times
Free chipping program expands to Basalt area during ‘a critical moment for our valley’
AZ Daily
Phoenix plans tougher water cuts as Colorado River crisis grows
Big Pivots
Bill would delay coal retirement until 2032
Rising bills from Xcel? Who’s to blame?
The big, big story this chart tells “Holy moly,” said the staff at Big Pivots when this slide was shown at the River District meeting in Glenwood Springs
Berthoud Weekly Surveyor
Northern Water’s reserves provide dry winter buffer
CBS News
More Coloradans are considering installing rain barrels to conserve water
Colorado town finally has safe drinking water after 6 years of radium contamination: "Such a relief"
Plan to expand Colorado mountain reservoir could double water storage near Alma
Plan to expand Montgomery Reservoir in Colorado's mountains could double water storage
Colorado Sun
Spring snow and rain bring some relief to drought-stricken Colorado communities
Colorado’s legislature is preparing to jump start nuclear power. Green advocates want to pull the plug.
CPR
Colorado River emergency actions buy time, not solutions
Cowboy State Daily
Fontenelle Reservoir About Half-Full As Downstream States Demand More Water
Coyote Gulch
China surpasses US in research spending – the consequences extend far beyond scientific ranking and clout — Caroline Wagner (TheConversation.com)
High temperatures the biggest factor in low #snowpack, low river flows — The #Aspen Daily News #runoff
The Next El Niño Could Lock Earth Into a Hotter Climate: The Pacific heat pulse is temporary, but scientists warn that its climate impacts are not — Bob Berwyn (InsideClimateNews.org) #ENSO
Upper #ColoradoRiver states push for mediation on water cuts — Tucson.com #COriver #aridification
Fox 10 Phoenix
City of Phoenix prepares for potential water shortages from Colorado River
Phoenix introduces new roadmap as potential water shortages loom
Fox 13 News Utaha
Cox sees potential for short-term deal on Colorado River water
Grist
Indigenous peoples bear the brunt of climate change — and get almost none of the money to fight it
KJZZ
As Arizona faces Colorado River cuts, Phoenix and Tucson set up a system for cities to share water
KOOL 107
Big Changes Coming to Grand Junction Parks This Year
KTNV
Experts warn Colorado River system is heading toward ‘water bankruptcy.' Here's what that means.
KUSA
'Summit Canyon' first look: Water World building first drop-capsule water slide
Maven's Notebook
CIRCLE OF BLUE: Glen Canyon Dam faces its existential moment
NY Times
Almost All of Europe Was Abnormally Hot in 2025, Report Finds
Peter Raven Dies at 89; Botanist Warned of Perils of Climate Change
NPR
How Trump's EPA head has transformed the agency — and sided with polluters
Could this conference be a 'turning point' for the world's use of fossil fuels?
Phys.org
New research uses AI to unlock decades of hidden flood risk data
Faced with a hotter future, America needs better data and response plans
Using AI to supercharge environmental causes on social media
Image: Fires rage in Georgia
Why rainfall remains hard to predict in a warming world
Europe climate report signals rising extremes
Rare earth mining is poisoning Mekong River tributaries, threatening 'the world's kitchen'
A rush for critical minerals echoes oil extraction injustice as harms fall on world's most vulnerable, scientists warn
Decades-long study finds 'stable' soil carbon degrades
Semafor
Sanders convenes US, Chinese scientists on AI
The Guardian
Dozens of North Carolina houses have been lost to the sea. Some surviving homes are now being moved on wheels
Babies exposed to air pollution during pregnancy take longer to learn to speak, research finds
Urban areas host 80% of England’s homes at high risk of flooding, study finds
Nordic heatwave part of record year that saw temperatures scorch most of Europe, report finds
BBC
Global forest loss slows but El Niño fires could threaten progress
City leaders say Phoenix is 'prepared' in face of drought, but conditions on Colorado River remain a concern
ABC 15 Arizona
Phoenix leaders plan for water shortages as Colorado River shrinks
American Prospect
Aftermath: China Is Electrifying Freight Trucking
Aspen Times
Free chipping program expands to Basalt area during ‘a critical moment for our valley’
AZ Daily
Phoenix plans tougher water cuts as Colorado River crisis grows
Big Pivots
Bill would delay coal retirement until 2032
Rising bills from Xcel? Who’s to blame?
The big, big story this chart tells “Holy moly,” said the staff at Big Pivots when this slide was shown at the River District meeting in Glenwood Springs
Berthoud Weekly Surveyor
Northern Water’s reserves provide dry winter buffer
CBS News
More Coloradans are considering installing rain barrels to conserve water
Colorado town finally has safe drinking water after 6 years of radium contamination: "Such a relief"
Plan to expand Colorado mountain reservoir could double water storage near Alma
Plan to expand Montgomery Reservoir in Colorado's mountains could double water storage
Colorado Sun
Spring snow and rain bring some relief to drought-stricken Colorado communities
Colorado’s legislature is preparing to jump start nuclear power. Green advocates want to pull the plug.
CPR
Colorado River emergency actions buy time, not solutions
Cowboy State Daily
Fontenelle Reservoir About Half-Full As Downstream States Demand More Water
Coyote Gulch
China surpasses US in research spending – the consequences extend far beyond scientific ranking and clout — Caroline Wagner (TheConversation.com)
High temperatures the biggest factor in low #snowpack, low river flows — The #Aspen Daily News #runoff
The Next El Niño Could Lock Earth Into a Hotter Climate: The Pacific heat pulse is temporary, but scientists warn that its climate impacts are not — Bob Berwyn (InsideClimateNews.org) #ENSO
Upper #ColoradoRiver states push for mediation on water cuts — Tucson.com #COriver #aridification
Fox 10 Phoenix
City of Phoenix prepares for potential water shortages from Colorado River
Phoenix introduces new roadmap as potential water shortages loom
Fox 13 News Utaha
Cox sees potential for short-term deal on Colorado River water
Grist
Indigenous peoples bear the brunt of climate change — and get almost none of the money to fight it
KJZZ
As Arizona faces Colorado River cuts, Phoenix and Tucson set up a system for cities to share water
KOOL 107
Big Changes Coming to Grand Junction Parks This Year
KTNV
Experts warn Colorado River system is heading toward ‘water bankruptcy.' Here's what that means.
KUSA
'Summit Canyon' first look: Water World building first drop-capsule water slide
Maven's Notebook
CIRCLE OF BLUE: Glen Canyon Dam faces its existential moment
NY Times
Almost All of Europe Was Abnormally Hot in 2025, Report Finds
Peter Raven Dies at 89; Botanist Warned of Perils of Climate Change
NPR
How Trump's EPA head has transformed the agency — and sided with polluters
Could this conference be a 'turning point' for the world's use of fossil fuels?
Phys.org
New research uses AI to unlock decades of hidden flood risk data
Faced with a hotter future, America needs better data and response plans
Using AI to supercharge environmental causes on social media
Image: Fires rage in Georgia
Why rainfall remains hard to predict in a warming world
Europe climate report signals rising extremes
Rare earth mining is poisoning Mekong River tributaries, threatening 'the world's kitchen'
A rush for critical minerals echoes oil extraction injustice as harms fall on world's most vulnerable, scientists warn
Decades-long study finds 'stable' soil carbon degrades
Semafor
Sanders convenes US, Chinese scientists on AI
The Guardian
Dozens of North Carolina houses have been lost to the sea. Some surviving homes are now being moved on wheels
Babies exposed to air pollution during pregnancy take longer to learn to speak, research finds
Urban areas host 80% of England’s homes at high risk of flooding, study finds
Nordic heatwave part of record year that saw temperatures scorch most of Europe, report finds
‘Suicidal’ model of capitalism leading to war and fascism, climate summit told
BBC
Global forest loss slows but El Niño fires could threaten progress
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Apr 30, 2026, 7:17:59 PM (yesterday) Apr 30
to weather, land interest, select nemo, wq, AG, coriv, Dave Merritt, ark, slv, south
Aspen Times
Colorado forecasters expect up to 15 inches of snow in mountains, but say it ‘won’t move the needle’ on drought
Big Pivots
Natural gas plant planned by Tri-State a no-go Wholesale provider says it expects surplus capacity through 2035 despite absence of 307-megawatt plant near Craig
BizWest
Drought may trigger water curbs in Fort Collins, Boulder
CBS News
High-tech mapping reveals extent of Colorado's low snowpack
Coloradoan
Fort Collins Utilities, ELCO ask for voluntary watering cuts, for now
Common Dreams
Friends of the Earth Applauds House Stripping Harmful Pesticide Language from Farm Bill
U.S. House Strips Cancer Gag Act From Farm Bill
Coyote Gulch
#Drought news April 30, 2026: Topsoil moisture—as reported by the USDA—was rated at least 40% very short to short in all the region’s states, and led by Colorado (95%)
#GlenCanyonDam Faces Its Existential Moment — Brett Walton (circleofblue.org) #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification
CPR
Are recent rains enough to relieve Colorado’s drought?
Denver Gazette
Major fishing impacts expected amid drought-induced transfer of water in Colorado
Elkhorn Free Prenn
Hoover Dam is headed for trouble under new emergency Colorado River plan
Fox 21 News Colorado
Cañon City announces water restrictions due to dry winter
Freshweater News
$40 Million in state water grants flow to drought-stressed Colorado communities
GJ Daily Sentinel
Here's how to grow your own food with less water, even in a drought
County to cut back on watering during drought
Grist
Trump’s plan for ultra-fast meat processing would be a disaster for workers and the environment
The SEC tried to silence activist investors. Now they’re fighting back
Hatch Magazine
Drought claims a Colorado trophy trout lake
KUNC
Colorado forecasters expect up to 15 inches of snow in mountains, but say it ‘won’t move the needle’ on drought
Big Pivots
Natural gas plant planned by Tri-State a no-go Wholesale provider says it expects surplus capacity through 2035 despite absence of 307-megawatt plant near Craig
BizWest
Drought may trigger water curbs in Fort Collins, Boulder
CBS News
High-tech mapping reveals extent of Colorado's low snowpack
Coloradoan
Fort Collins Utilities, ELCO ask for voluntary watering cuts, for now
Common Dreams
Friends of the Earth Applauds House Stripping Harmful Pesticide Language from Farm Bill
U.S. House Strips Cancer Gag Act From Farm Bill
Coyote Gulch
#Drought news April 30, 2026: Topsoil moisture—as reported by the USDA—was rated at least 40% very short to short in all the region’s states, and led by Colorado (95%)
#GlenCanyonDam Faces Its Existential Moment — Brett Walton (circleofblue.org) #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification
CPR
Are recent rains enough to relieve Colorado’s drought?
Denver Gazette
Major fishing impacts expected amid drought-induced transfer of water in Colorado
Elkhorn Free Prenn
Hoover Dam is headed for trouble under new emergency Colorado River plan
Fox 21 News Colorado
Cañon City announces water restrictions due to dry winter
Freshweater News
$40 Million in state water grants flow to drought-stressed Colorado communities
GJ Daily Sentinel
Here's how to grow your own food with less water, even in a drought
County to cut back on watering during drought
Grist
Trump’s plan for ultra-fast meat processing would be a disaster for workers and the environment
The SEC tried to silence activist investors. Now they’re fighting back
Hatch Magazine
Drought claims a Colorado trophy trout lake
KUNC
LaPorte Noth Forty News
Fort Collins Issues Water Shortage Watch
LA Times
One of the World Cup's biggest sponsors is Big Oil
Nation Magazine
Santa Marta May Be a Game-Changing Moment for the Climate At a crucial climate conference, a critical mass of countries begins mapping a fossil fuel phaseout.
NY Times
Moving on from fossil fuels, without the U.S.
Smog in Phoenix and Salt Lake City? The E.P.A. Is Blaming Asia.
Crop Undercount Raises Questions About Reliability of U.S.D.A. Data
Forest Service Research Labs Are Closing
Phys.org
Standardized runoff dataset could improve forecasts of urban microplastic pollution
Wildfires leave lasting risks: Improving predictions of hazardous debris flows in burned areas
Blue carbon: Unearthing the ocean's own climate fix
See the unexpected beauty in the microbes behind cow burps
Report links biodiversity collapse to risks for financial systems and food security
Winter's end is written in the clouds over Alaska
Lithium in the Appalachians could replace imports for a century or more, estimates suggest
Western US is fending off more fires before they start—and still getting hit by its biggest blazes yet
New study finds urban parks in less privileged neighborhoods are smaller, hotter and more polluted
Air quality improving in Europe but more effort needed: report
Snow cover on Greek mountains has more than halved in four decades, study finds
One of America's oldest weather observatories shows people the science behind our climate
Mining critical materials is creating 'sacrifice zones' that harm water and health of world's poor
WestMetro Manila air still carries toxic lead decades after gasoline phaseout African coast emerges as key source of microlitter in the South Atlantic Ocean
Carbon credits have enabled vital protection of tropical forests—despite being oversold 10-fold
Science Daily
Earth is splitting open beneath the Pacific Northwest, scientists say
Semafor
Sixty nations agree to landmark climate accord
Summit Daily
Breckenridge imposes outdoor watering restrictions as town engineer declares town-wide water shortage
The Trek
Why I’m Starting the Colorado Trail One Month Early in a Low-Snow Year
Tri-State Livestock News
Barrasso Questions Secretary Burgum on Wild Horse Overpopulation, Colorado River Basin, and Permitting Reform
Truthout
Gas Prices Have Jumped 46 Percent Since Start of Iran War
Washington Post
Trump’s border wall expansion just bulldozed an ancient tribal site Construction in the Arizona desert damaged an enormous Indigenous ground etching resembling a fish that is thought to be at least 1,000 years old.
FEMA aims to rehire most of the disaster-response employees it fired months ago
Carbon pollution is making food less nutritious
Wired
The Summer the American Water Crisis Turned Real
The Guardian
The Guardian view on Trump’s war on science:
politicising a generation of researchers
‘My own contribution’: the Ottawa immigrants learning to retrofit homes and fight the climate crisis
‘Historic breakthrough’: Colombia climate talks end with hopes raised for fossil fuel phaseout
Labor will back fossil fuels in the budget but the gas tax campaign isn’t dead yet
BBC
Significant change' needed to tackle agri pollution
Fort Collins Issues Water Shortage Watch
LA Times
One of the World Cup's biggest sponsors is Big Oil
Nation Magazine
Santa Marta May Be a Game-Changing Moment for the Climate At a crucial climate conference, a critical mass of countries begins mapping a fossil fuel phaseout.
NY Times
Moving on from fossil fuels, without the U.S.
Smog in Phoenix and Salt Lake City? The E.P.A. Is Blaming Asia.
Crop Undercount Raises Questions About Reliability of U.S.D.A. Data
Forest Service Research Labs Are Closing
Phys.org
Standardized runoff dataset could improve forecasts of urban microplastic pollution
Wildfires leave lasting risks: Improving predictions of hazardous debris flows in burned areas
Blue carbon: Unearthing the ocean's own climate fix
See the unexpected beauty in the microbes behind cow burps
Report links biodiversity collapse to risks for financial systems and food security
Winter's end is written in the clouds over Alaska
Lithium in the Appalachians could replace imports for a century or more, estimates suggest
Western US is fending off more fires before they start—and still getting hit by its biggest blazes yet
New study finds urban parks in less privileged neighborhoods are smaller, hotter and more polluted
Air quality improving in Europe but more effort needed: report
Snow cover on Greek mountains has more than halved in four decades, study finds
One of America's oldest weather observatories shows people the science behind our climate
Mining critical materials is creating 'sacrifice zones' that harm water and health of world's poor
WestMetro Manila air still carries toxic lead decades after gasoline phaseout African coast emerges as key source of microlitter in the South Atlantic Ocean
Carbon credits have enabled vital protection of tropical forests—despite being oversold 10-fold
Science Daily
Earth is splitting open beneath the Pacific Northwest, scientists say
Semafor
Sixty nations agree to landmark climate accord
Summit Daily
Breckenridge imposes outdoor watering restrictions as town engineer declares town-wide water shortage
The Trek
Why I’m Starting the Colorado Trail One Month Early in a Low-Snow Year
Tri-State Livestock News
Barrasso Questions Secretary Burgum on Wild Horse Overpopulation, Colorado River Basin, and Permitting Reform
Truthout
Gas Prices Have Jumped 46 Percent Since Start of Iran War
Washington Post
Trump’s border wall expansion just bulldozed an ancient tribal site Construction in the Arizona desert damaged an enormous Indigenous ground etching resembling a fish that is thought to be at least 1,000 years old.
FEMA aims to rehire most of the disaster-response employees it fired months ago
Carbon pollution is making food less nutritious
Wired
The Summer the American Water Crisis Turned Real
The Guardian
‘Suicidal’
model of capitalism leading to war and fascism, climate
summit told Colombia president Gustavo Petro tells
57-country talks on a green energy transition that fossil fuel
interests could destroy humanity
‘My own contribution’: the Ottawa immigrants learning to retrofit homes and fight the climate crisis
‘Historic breakthrough’: Colombia climate talks end with hopes raised for fossil fuel phaseout
Labor will back fossil fuels in the budget but the gas tax campaign isn’t dead yet
BBC
Significant change' needed to tackle agri pollution
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6:27 PM (4 hours ago) 6:27 PM
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12 News
Drought concerns growing without deal about Colorado River water
Aspen Times
Colorado water managers to discuss drought and wildfire preparedness during virtual talk
BizWest
Confluence: For overburdened Colorado River, ‘you can’t make new water’
Confluence: Water, power use meld as data centers explore state
Boulder City Review
Drought concerns growing without deal about Colorado River water
Aspen Times
Colorado water managers to discuss drought and wildfire preparedness during virtual talk
BizWest
Confluence: For overburdened Colorado River, ‘you can’t make new water’
Confluence: Water, power use meld as data centers explore state
Boulder City Review
CBS News
Colorado drought forces farmers to adapt as water becomes more scarce
Northern Colorado residents encouraged to conserve water amid ongoing drought
Colorado Sun
Colorado lost more public lands jobs than any other state in 2025
What can an 8th grader do with a saw, Jell-O and glue? Solve some of the Colorado River’s toughest problems.
Colorado faces “significantly increased risk” of wildfire this summer, governor warns
Common Dreams
Keystone Light Tar Sands Pipeline: Same Problems, Different Name
Coyote Gulch
Research Article — Dust storms: Hidden drivers of extreme rainfall and global precipitation shifts — Yuzhi Liu, Weiqi Tang, Tianbin Shao, Run Luo, Ziyuan Tan, Dan Li, and Jianping Huang (Science Advances)
Colorado River District Board Approves Immediate #Drought Action #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridifcation
Denver Post
An Army veteran found stability building his family’s home in rural Colorado. Now Aurora wants the land for a reservoir.
Boating, water skiing could face major impact from low water levels in lakes, reservoirs this summer
Here’s how to plant trees for a shrinking Colorado water supply
Colorado drought forces farmers to adapt as water becomes more scarce
Northern Colorado residents encouraged to conserve water amid ongoing drought
Colorado Sun
Colorado lost more public lands jobs than any other state in 2025
What can an 8th grader do with a saw, Jell-O and glue? Solve some of the Colorado River’s toughest problems.
Colorado faces “significantly increased risk” of wildfire this summer, governor warns
Common Dreams
Keystone Light Tar Sands Pipeline: Same Problems, Different Name
Coyote Gulch
Research Article — Dust storms: Hidden drivers of extreme rainfall and global precipitation shifts — Yuzhi Liu, Weiqi Tang, Tianbin Shao, Run Luo, Ziyuan Tan, Dan Li, and Jianping Huang (Science Advances)
Colorado River District Board Approves Immediate #Drought Action #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridifcation
Denver Post
An Army veteran found stability building his family’s home in rural Colorado. Now Aurora wants the land for a reservoir.
Boating, water skiing could face major impact from low water levels in lakes, reservoirs this summer
Here’s how to plant trees for a shrinking Colorado water supply
Greeley Tribune
With Data-Driven Tools, CU Researchers Help Colorado Agriculture Navigate a Drier Future
Grist
Two months in, the Iran war has changed the global
energy system forever
Can a carbon price lower power bills? Virginia is betting yes.
While Zach Galifianakis finds peace in gardening, I’m at war with raccoons
Colorado River District Board Approves Immediate #Drought Action #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridifcation
High Country News
Nukes and AI require 1.4 million gallons of water a day at New Mexico lab
The dark legacy of the atomic age is still playing out in New Mexico
KUSA
Report highlights the vulnerability and resiliency of Northeast Colorado’s agricultural community
As Colorado's drought continues, some farmers plan to plant fewer crops
KXLY
CO: MESA COUNTY REDUCES WATER USE 80% AMID DROUGHT
LA Times
This Rivian spinoff is reinventing e-bikes in California with screens, software and swappable seats
Recycled plastics industry gets unexpected boost from Iran War
For the first time, California growers have to say how much groundwater they're taking the slowest rollout ever of a much delayed law
NPR
Trump gives the go-ahead for a major new Canada-U.S. oil pipeline
NY Times
FEMA Is Reversing Job Cuts Made Under Kristi Noem
Phys.org
Americans care more about future generations than many think—and that gap could matter for policy
Living near a gas station raises childhood cancer risk, study shows
When the Schuylkill swallowed the city: Lessons from Hurricane Ida's historic flood
After flames strip hillsides bare, the next storm can unleash something far more destructive downstream
Integrated land planning could ease food, energy and biodiversity conflicts worldwide
Sierra Club
Can the Colorado River Survive 2026?
Science Daily
This new aluminum could replace rare metals and cut costs dramatically
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Trump gives the go-ahead for a major new Canada-U.S. oil pipeline
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FEMA Is Reversing Job Cuts Made Under Kristi Noem
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Science Daily
This new aluminum could replace rare metals and cut costs dramatically
Hidden ocean heat is creeping toward Antarctica’s fragile ice shelves
Semafor
Jet fuel crunch threatens European air travel
New major global trade deals exclude US
Summit Daily
Water restriction triggers have changed in Frisco after ordinance amendment approval due to 'exceptional drought'
Colorado lawmakers in Congress introduce bill to override president's denial of disaster aid for state's fifth largest wildfire
Triple Pundit
Water Conservation Works, But Climate change Is Outpacing It: Phoenix, Denver and Las Vegas Offer a Glimpse of the Future
Utah Public Radio
An emergency water supply is on its way to Lake Powell
The Guardian
Could Santa Marta climate talks mark ground zero in push to ditch fossil fuels?
Hope
is contagious and science is king: 10 big lessons on ending
the fossil fuel era At world-first Santa Marta climate
meeting, delegates say it was ‘euphoric’ to finally be
focusing on concrete solutions
Hope is contagious and science is king: 10 big lessons on ending the fossil fuel era
Iran war may cause food shortages in Africa, world’s largest fertiliser firm says
The climate crisis is making our hay fever worse – and affecting our enjoyment of nature
How LNG interests are seeking to disrupt global talks on decarbonising shipping
Large-scale sporting events cause unexpected air pollution, study shows
Germany’s climate U-turn is the worst possible response to the oil shock
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