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Federal Water Tap, March 2, 2026: Reclamation Outlines Options to Prop Up Shrinking Lake Powell
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1016+ words) And lastly, Bureau of Reclamation officials outline options for propping up a shrinking Lake Powell. "I think it's safe for us to assume that unless Mother Nature is uncharacteristically generous, that Lake Powell elevations are going to fluctuate at elevations…...
Mega manure digester project in Washington state meets community resistance
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1421+ words) Originally published by The New Lede A proposal to build a mega-manure digester in a small Washington state community is sparking uproar among citizens who say the project to convert waste from dairy cows into fuel will add to the…...
Federal Water Tap, April 13, 2026: Water, Weather Data Points to Difficult Year for American West
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (985+ words) And lastly, the interior secretary says a decision will come this month about Colorado River reservoir releases upstream of Lake Powell. In context: Big Decisions Loom for Rapidly Shrinking Lake Powell 22 Percent: Projected water inflow into Lake Powell this spring…...
Federal Water Tap, April 6, 2026: EPA Proposes More Scrutiny for Microplastics in Drinking Water
1+ week, 5+ day ago (988+ words) And lastly, a warm, dry winter is increasing fire risk in the Southeast, Southwest, and High Plains. In context: In New Mexico, Partners Collaborate to End Siege from Megafires 3 Percent: Expected decrease in acres of corn planted this season, according…...
The Stream, April 7, 2026: South Africa's Leaking Water Delivery Pipes Are a National Crisis, Government Finds
1+ week, 4+ day ago (670+ words) Almost half the water that enters South Africa's delivery network is lost to leaks and theft or is not paid for by customers, a government audit finds. Amazon agrees to pay $20. 5 million to settle claims that its data centers allegedly…...
We're harvesting the sun': A huge solar project grows in California
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1572+ words) By Jeff St. John; Originally published by Canary Media "This will be not only the largest project in California, or the largest project in the United States," said Fortune, a'third-generation farmer and the district's board president since'2022. This will be…...
As the West's Scant Snowpack Melts, Coloradans Brace for a Lean Water Year
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1014+ words) By Annie Mac Keigan, The Water Desk Call it the winter that wasn't. Throughout Colorado a record-warm and dry winter has come to a close. Attention now pivots to spring and the potential for additional snow to allay increasing drought…...
Federal Water Tap, March 30, 2026: EPA Increases Biofuels Mandate, Expects Soil and Water Pollution Harm Too
2+ week, 5+ day ago (794+ words) And lastly, senators from opposite sides of the political spectrum ask for data center energy reporting requirements. In context: Data Center Energy Demand Is Putting Pressure on U. S. Water Supplies. In context: Chicago Suburbs, Running Out of Water, Will Tap Lake…...
EPA Reversal Opens the Door to More Mercury Pollution
3+ week, 3+ day ago (515+ words) The practice of reporting on the environment starts with a working knowledge of a range of scientific disciplines. One of them is chemistry." To wit: since the 1960s, when Americans and visionary lawmakers voted to hold polluters accountable for their wastes,…...
Global Collapse of Migratory Freshwater Fish Drives Calls for Transboundary Cooperation
3+ week, 4+ day ago (737+ words) Migratory freshwater fish populations have declined 81 percent globally since 1970. 97 percent of listed migratory fish species are threatened with extinction, with hundreds more newly identified as at risk. Weak international cooperation " despite hundreds of rivers and lakes crossing borders worldwide " is…...