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Global Warming Unmakes Winter in the US West
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/22072026/us-west-snow-drought/
Published: July 22, 2026 09:00
For millions of people across the American West who rely on water from winter storms to sustain farms, towns and industries, last winter became an agonizing vigil for snow that seldom came. What little snow did fall melted much too quickly, leading to the…
More Snow Is Falling as Rain in Washington, Leading to Increased Drought in Key Agricultural Areas
Published: July 22, 2026 08:55
SEATTLE—In December 2025, torrential rains and catastrophic flooding hit western Washington. High precipitation levels, combined with the warmest December on record for the state, meant that many mountainous areas received rain rather than snow, leading to…
The Clock Is Ticking for New Mexico to Cut Rio Grande Water Use
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/19072026/new-mexico-rio-grande-water-use/
Published: July 19, 2026 09:00
Reporting supported by the Water Desk at the University of Colorado Boulder. HATCH, N.M.—After 13 years, Texas and New Mexico have finally reached a settlement in a Supreme Court case over Rio Grande water management. Now comes the hard part. Texas sued…
Corpus Christi Residents and Businesses Subsidized Industrial Water Bills for Years, Officials Say
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/13072026/corpus-christi-water-rates-case/
Published: July 13, 2026 09:00
This story was produced in partnership by Inside Climate News and the Texas Newsroom, the state’s network of public radio stations. For at least a decade, Corpus Christi sold water to a handful of large industrial plants at a steeply discounted rate,…
A Court Ruling Leaves Some of New York’s Most Important Wetlands Unprotected
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09072026/new-york-court-ruling-leaves-wetlands-unprotected/
Published: July 9, 2026 08:55
Four years ago, the New York State Legislature made a major move to better protect wetlands. Now some of those safeguards are delayed for potentially several more years. The 2022 amendment to the 1975 Freshwater Wetlands Act brought more than 1 million…
A New Mexico Town Is Running Dry. An Immigration Detention Center Is Its Biggest Water Customer.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/01072026/new-mexico-immigration-detention-center-water-use/
Published: July 1, 2026 21:07
Following years of drought, the wells in Estancia, N.M., are running dry. After declaring a water emergency last week, the small town in Torrance County is hauling in water to fill its pipes. Estancia has also reduced water sales to the Torrance County…
A New Book Tells the Story of Albuquerque Through the Rio Grande
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/26062026/book-examines-albuquerque-through-rio-grande/
Published: June 26, 2026 09:00
In “Ribbons of Green: The Rio Grande and the Making of Modern Albuquerque,” John Fleck and Robert P. Berrens explore Albuquerque’s relationship to the Rio Grande. The co-authors, collaborators at the University of New Mexico (UNM), chart the history of…
Texas’ Refusal to Plan for Climate Change Created a Crisis in Corpus Christi
Published: June 25, 2026 09:00
This story was produced in partnership with the Texas Newsroom, the state’s network of public radio stations. A decade ago, Corpus Christi’s regional water plan projected shortages as soon as 2050. The next plan, released five years later, shortened that…
As Colorado River States Struggle to Reach Agreement, New Mexico Brings on a Fresh Voice
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/23062026/tanya-trujillo-upper-colorado-river-commission/
Published: June 23, 2026 22:37
The Upper Colorado River Commission welcomed a new representative from New Mexico at a meeting in downtown Denver on Tuesday, where it discussed ongoing negotiations over how to share America’s most over-allocated river. Tanya Trujillo, deputy state…
How a Tiny Texas River Agency Plans to Build the Largest Desalination Plant in the Country
Published: June 22, 2026 09:05
This story was produced in partnership with the Texas Newsroom, the state’s network of public radio stations. Something moved John Byrum. He believed he could succeed where others had not. The executive director of the Nueces River Authority (NRA)—a…
Scientists Warn of Summer Heat Spikes as Global Warming Edges Toward 2C
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/17062026/summer-heat-spike-as-global-warming-surges/
Published: June 17, 2026 15:59
Former federal climate experts warn that atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations hit a record high in May and that the monthly average global temperature this summer could rise as much as 3.5 degrees Fahrenheit (1.9 degrees Celsius) above the…
Emergency Drawdown at Flaming Gorge Hits Its Recreation Economy
Published: June 16, 2026 21:43
As campers with boats flocked to Buckboard Marina at the start of Memorial Day weekend, Tony Valdez was busy issuing refunds and repairing broken boat ramps. One older Green River man, who walked with two canes, left with his money refunded for the season…