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California Will Soon Have More Than 300 Data Centers. Where Will They Get Their Water?
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/29042026/california-data-center-boom-water-issues/
Published: April 29, 2026 09:00
IMPERIAL, Calif.—The new data center proposed for a quiet city about 115 miles east of San Diego came across people’s radars in different ways. For patrons of the deli on West Aten Road, it was the white “Not In My Backyard” signs jutting out of lawns. …
Disaster Declarations Ripple Through South Texas Amid Water Crisis
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/28042026/corpus-christi-water-disaster-declarations/
Published: April 28, 2026 09:00
At least six small cities and towns in the Coastal Bend region of Texas issued disaster declarations in the last two weeks, begging not to be forgotten amid a spiraling water crisis. All attention lies on the city of Corpus Christi as it grapples with the…
Corpus Christi Plans to Declare a ‘Water Emergency.’ What Does That Mean?
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/23042026/corpus-christi-water-emergency-explainer/
Published: April 23, 2026 17:13
This story was published in partnership with the Texas Newsroom, the state’s network of public radio stations. No modern American city has ever run out of water. But chances are rising that Corpus Christi, Texas, could be the first. Absent a biblical…
At Water Week 2026, Local Leaders See a Glimmer of Hope
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/22042026/water-week-2026-hopeful-outlook/
Published: April 22, 2026 09:00
Municipal water system leaders and nonprofits gathered in Washington, D.C., to lobby Congress as part of Water Week 2026 focused on two priorities: securing funding to update aging water infrastructure and restoring a federal program that provides grants…
Record-Low Snowpack and Historic Heat Threaten New Mexico’s Time-Honored Irrigation Canals
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/21042026/new-mexico-irrigation-canals-low-snowpack-heat/
Published: April 21, 2026 08:55
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—On a sunny spring morning at the end of March, a woman raised her little girl above an irrigation ditch that runs just west of the Rio Grande in Albuquerque’s South Valley. The toddler, with a braided head piece crowning her long, brown…
Corpus Christi Projects Emergency Water Restrictions in September for Large Industrial Users and 500,000 Customers
Published: April 20, 2026 23:36
Without a shift in weather patterns, the City of Corpus Christi expects to enact emergency restrictions on water use in September, according to draft documents slated for release at a City Council meeting on Tuesday morning. The 43-page draft…
Facing Drought and Low Snowpack, Rio Grande States Expect a “Challenging” Year
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/20042026/rio-grande-compact-meeting-low-river-flows/
Published: April 20, 2026 22:35
Reporting supported by the Water Desk at the University of Colorado Boulder. SANTA FE, N.M.—“Severe.“ “Critical.” “Dire.” “Challenging.” “Record-low.” Officials at the Rio Grande Compact Commission annual meeting Friday worked through the thesaurus to…
Pollution Persists in the Florida Everglades Despite 40-Year Restoration Effort, Report Says
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/17042026/florida-everglades-water-quality/
Published: April 17, 2026 09:00
Florida’s fragile Everglades are not on track to meet a new water quality standard set to take effect next month, even after nearly 40 years of costly restoration work aimed at addressing pollution in the river of grass, according to a new report. The…
Texas Data Center Developers Play Offense on Water, Claiming Huge Cuts in Usage
Published: April 10, 2026 23:54
As Texas confronts decades of water mismanagement and growing demands for electricity from data centers, the state’s top utility regulator, Public Utility Commission Chairman Thomas Gleeson, told a state House committee on Thursday that it’s critical to…
Behind the Scenes: How Climate Change Is Reshaping Forests
Published: April 7, 2026 11:55
The world’s forests are simultaneously climate powerhouses and victims, sucking carbon from the air while facing myriad global warming impacts—from wildfires to pest outbreaks. Recent research found that climate change is already driving widespread…