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States Blast Federal Playbook of Potential Colorado River Options
Published: March 9, 2026 19:07
The sluggish Colorado River negotiations have entered a new phase: Long and fiery letter writing. Politicians, water negotiators and environmental groups recently submitted hundreds of pages of comments on the Interior Department’s playbook for how to…
After a Decade of Missteps, a Texas City Careens Toward a Water-Shortage Catastrophe
Published: March 8, 2026 09:30
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas—The imminent depletion of water supplies in Corpus Christi threatens to cut off the flow of jet fuel to Texas airports and other oil exports from one of the nation’s largest petroleum ports, triggering potential shockwaves through…
Colorado River Negotiators Are Nearly Out of Time and Snowpack
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/04022026/colorado-river-record-low-snow-litigation/
Published: February 4, 2026 10:00
Time and water are running low on the Colorado River. Amid one of the driest winters on record, representatives from seven Western states have less than two weeks to meet an already-delayed federal deadline to find a new way to share the dwindling Colorado…
Patagonia Is Burning
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/20012026/patagonia-wildfires-fueled-by-heat-drought-wind/
Published: January 20, 2026 22:37
More than thirty wildfires ripped through Chile this weekend, killing 19 and burning more than 135 square miles and hundreds of homes in the regions of BiobĂo and Ă‘uble. Meanwhile, fires have raged for several weeks across the border in southern Argentina,…
Iran’s Regime Has Survived War, Sanctions and Uprising. Environmental Crises May Bring It Down.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/14012026/iran-environmental-crisis-water-shortage-protests/
Published: January 14, 2026 22:20
The anti‑government protests sweeping across Iran, from major cities to rural towns, are fueled by anger over economic collapse and political repression. But beneath the headlines of currency devaluations and street clashes lies a deeper, more permanent…
Arizona Comes to Agreement With Major Dairy Farm to Cut Groundwater Pumping That Is Draining Wells
Published: January 10, 2026 09:55
PEARCE, Ariz.—Nearly two years ago, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes held a town hall in this desert community, which is widely regarded as the epicenter of the state’s groundwater crisis. She heard countless stories from residents about how their…
Arizona’s AG Is Clear-Eyed About the State’s Energy Costs and Water Scarcity—but Can It Help Her Win Reelection?
Published: January 5, 2026 10:00
Kris Mayes believes in the lost art of the town hall. That conviction recently brought the Arizona attorney general before a group of a few dozen residents of Sun City, Arizona, a far-flung suburb for retirees in the Phoenix area’s West Valley, to hear…
The Year in Climate: Attacks on Science, the Start of Trump’s Second Term and Surging Electricity Demand Foreshadow a Future Filled with Uncertainty
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/28122025/2025-year-in-climate/
Published: December 28, 2025 10:00
That was rough. The past year had a combination of policy fiascos, natural disasters and a steady march toward a future that is too hot. Many of the major events of 2025 flowed from the decision by U.S. voters to return Donald Trump to the White House with…
In the Great Lakes Region, a Push to Grow Water-Focused Startups Amid Federal Funding Uncertainty
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/24122025/great-lakes-water-focused-startups/
Published: December 24, 2025 09:55
When it comes to cleaning up dirty water, tiny bubbles can pack a big punch. When Nano Gas Environmental was called to clean up ponds and lagoons in a community in West Texas, they found thick algae and bugs walking on top of sludge islands. Digging the…
A River That Millions Rely on for Water Is on the Brink. A Deal to Save It Isn’t.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/19122025/negotiators-remain-stuck-at-colorado-river-users-summit/
Published: December 19, 2025 17:38
LAS VEGAS—The Colorado River Basin is, quite literally, 50 feet away from collapse, and an agreement to save it is nowhere in sight. Water titans clashed at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas this week, where negotiators from each of the seven Colorado River…
Ohio Farmers Say Regenerative Agriculture Methods Helped Them Survive a Drought. State and Federal Leaders Are Slashing Programs That Fund Them.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/17122025/ohio-regenerative-agriculture-drought-protection/
Published: December 17, 2025 09:55
This summer, mere months after Ohio’s eighth wettest spring came its driest August on record and with it, a critical moment for both soybeans and corn. The drought hit hardest in the state’s northwest, where the bulk of its farms are. While agronomists…