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Hoover Dam Approaches a Hydropower Cliff
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12062026/hoover-dam-approaches-a-hydropower-cliff/
Published: June 12, 2026 16:33
Some day in the next 12 months—maybe in late August, maybe not until next spring— Lake Mead will drop below the critical threshold of 1,035 feet above sea level. That is the water-level elevation at which hydropower generating capacity at Hoover Dam, the…
Across Ecosystems, Dead Organisms Help Shape the Living World
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/10062026/dead-trees-and-coral-shape-ecosystems/
Published: June 10, 2026 18:31
Death casts a shadow over life, not only for people but also other animals, plants and entire ecosystems. In some ways, the phenomenon is well known. A fallen tree sprouts a plethora of mushrooms while also hosting ants, beetles and the creatures that…
Montana Officials Warn of Elevated Wildfire Risk From Increasing Drought, Heat and Wind
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/06062026/montana-drought-heat-elevated-wildfire-risk/
Published: June 6, 2026 09:00
Montana officials are warning that the 2026 wildfire season could bring above-normal fire risk to parts of the state, driven by a mix of drought conditions, wind events and warmer-than-average winter temperatures. At a statewide wildfire outlook briefing…
Feds Will Soon Impose New Framework on Colorado River if States Can’t Agree How to Manage It
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/05062026/colorado-river-federal-management-plan/
Published: June 5, 2026 21:44
BOULDER, Colo.—The federal government will impose a 10-year operating framework for managing water use in the Colorado River Basin by the end of this summer if the seven states that rely on the river cannot come to an agreement before then, said Scott…
A ‘Reforestation Pipeline’ in New Mexico Trains Seedlings to Survive in Burn Scars
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/05062026/new-mexico-pine-tree-reforestation/
Published: June 5, 2026 08:55
Four years after the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire burned 341,471 acres in northern New Mexico, the massive burn scar from the most destructive blaze in state history still holds vast stretches of leafless, barren and charred trees. It’s one of many…
Colorado River Faces ‘Devastating Consequences’ If Another Dry Winter Lands, Experts Warn
Published: June 2, 2026 18:08
Another warm, arid winter could leave Colorado River reservoirs nearly dry. That is one of the projections a group of Colorado River experts released Monday, building on a previous report released last September assessing the future of the waterway’s…
Why Wildfire Experts Are So Worried About This Year’s Fire Season
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/31052026/experts-warn-of-upcoming-wildfire-season/
Published: May 31, 2026 09:00
As bad as things got in Los Angeles in January 2025, when 31 people died and more than 16,000 buildings were destroyed by wildfires roaring into residential neighborhoods, many wildland firefighters look back on the rest of last year as a dodged bullet. …
As Federal Wetlands’ Protections Falter, Washington State Scientists Turn to AI as a Conservation Tool
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/29052026/washington-wetland-intrinsic-potential-tool/
Published: May 29, 2026 08:55
As the United States limits what can be considered a wetland, and qualify for federal conservation measures, many Washington state residents are trying to protect more of them for water management, carbon sequestration and buffering against climate-driven…
Corpus Christi Postpones Water Emergency to December as ‘Super El Niño’ Offers an End to Drought
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/20052026/corpus-christi-postpones-water-emergency/
Published: May 20, 2026 22:46
This story was produced in partnership by Inside Climate News and the Texas Newsroom, the state’s network of public radio stations. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas—Recent rainfall in South Texas has pushed off the projected date of emergency water restrictions in…
Corpus Christi Leaders Believe Data Center Plans May Be Behind Delays to Emergency Water Supply
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/19052026/corpus-christi-emergency-water-supply-delays/
Published: May 19, 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. Corpus Christi needs the groundwater beneath the small town of Sinton so urgently that it’s already laying pipeline, even…