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Can We Produce More Food With Less Land?
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/30102025/rattan-lal-agriculture-land-use/
Published: October 30, 2025 18:33
DES MOINES, Iowa—The World Food Prize Foundation gathered hundreds of scientists, farmers and innovators in the agrifood industry last week to address a pressing question: How can we better feed the world’s hungry? Rattan Lal, a former World Food Prize…
As Lake Powell Recedes, Beavers are Building Back
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/27102025/colorado-river-lake-powell-drought-beavers/
Published: October 27, 2025 08:55
To hike up this narrow canyon, Eric Balken pushed through dense thickets of green. In the shadow of towering red rock walls, his route along a muddy creekbed was lined with bushes and the subtle hum of life. The canyon echoed the buzzing and chirping of…
Solar Growth Cushions Colorado River Hydropower Declines
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/21102025/colorado-river-hydropower-declines-solar-grows/
Published: October 21, 2025 08:45
In late May, as the outside temperature approached 100 degrees, Arizona’s top water policy officials gathered in an air-conditioned Phoenix conference room. Their purpose that day was to decide whether the state should extend a longstanding drought…
As Colorado River Nears Collapse, It Faces Leadership, Transparency ‘Crisis,’ Environmentalists Warn
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/06102025/colorado-river-water-supply-report/
Published: October 6, 2025 22:38
There is no more water available. That’s the assessment of a new report published Wednesday about the Colorado River by a coalition of environmental groups urging the states that rely on the river and the federal government to take immediate action to cut…
Q&A: Arizona’s AG Takes on Utilities, Big Water Users and the Trump Administration
Published: September 29, 2025 09:00
If there’s an environmental or climate fight in Arizona, Attorney General Kris Mayes is likely involved. Mayes has filed 25 lawsuits, many climate and energy related, against the Trump administration so far this year. She’s also intervened against plans to…
Nominee for Top Federal Water Role Withdraws Amid Pushback from Some Colorado River States
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/19092025/trump-federal-water-manager-nominee-withdraws/
Published: September 19, 2025 08:50
The Trump Administration’s nominee to run the Bureau of Reclamation is withdrawing from the process. Ted Cooke, a longtime water manager in Arizona, said he was asked to step back by the White House. Cooke had been nominated to serve as commissioner of the…
‘No One Comes Out of This Unscathed’: Experts Warn That Colorado River Use Needs Cutting Immediately
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/15092025/colorado-river-reservoir-consumption/
Published: September 15, 2025 23:32
Consumption of Colorado River water is outpacing nature’s ability to replenish it, with the basin’s reservoirs on the verge of being depleted to the point of exhaustion without urgent federal action to cut use, according to a new analysis from leading…
Emissions are Sparking Increases in African Heat Waves in Unexpected Ways, New Study Finds
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/06092025/emissions-increase-africa-heat-waves/
Published: September 6, 2025 09:00
When Southern Europe was hit by a catastrophic heat wave last month, it dominated global news cycles. Spain experienced its longest heat wave on record: lasting 16 days with temperatures reaching 109 degrees. By August 19, wildfires stoked by the heat had…
Corpus Christi Folds on Its Desalination Gamble
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/03092025/corpus-christi-folds-on-its-desalination-gamble/
Published: September 3, 2025 15:11
After a decade of efforts and tens of millions of dollars invested, the Corpus Christi City Council moved to cancel a contract for a seawater desalination plant in a 1 a.m. vote Wednesday at the end of a rancorous, 13-hour public meeting. The plant was…
Climate Change Worsens Half-Century of Drinking Water Problems for Maine Native Reservation
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/31082025/passamaquoddy-tribe-drinking-water-problems-maine/
Published: August 31, 2025 09:00
Second of two articles about the Passamaquoddy Tribe’s struggles with sea level rise, water quality and habitat resilience on the coast of Maine. SIPAYIK, Maine—The smell of saltwater is one of Brian Altvater’s favorite parts of living in Sipayik. Wherever…