INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Supercharged by climate change, Western megafires explode simultaneously Inside Climate News Wildfires and watersheds July 31, 2024Heat waves and “flash droughts” fuel intense fires in California, Oregon and Canada. By Kiley Price, Inside Climate News This...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Feds contradict scientific research, say the Salton Sea’s exposed lakebed is not a significant source of pollution for disadvantaged communities Inside Climate News Colorado River July 27, 2024The government’s draft environmental assessment, released in June, moves a key water agency closer to approval of a plan that...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: White House looks to safeguard groundwater supplies as aquifers decline nationwide Inside Climate News Groundwater NewsPolicy and regulation July 26, 2024The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology is working with local stakeholders to determine how the federal government...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Lithium Critical to the Energy Transition is Coming at the Expense of Water Inside Climate News Ecosystems July 19, 2024By Wyatt Myskow, Inside Climate News This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, independent news organization that...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: As climate change dries out the west, Fourth of July fireworks spark increased wildfire risk Inside Climate News Wildfires and watersheds July 2, 2024Fireworks ignite tens of thousands of wildfires across the U.S. each year. By Kiley Price, Inside Climate News This article...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Companies Are Poised to Inject Millions of Tons of Carbon Underground. Will It Stay Put? Inside Climate News Climate change March 27, 2024A new report highlights the risk 120,000 abandoned oil and gas wells pose to carbon dioxide storage in Louisiana, home...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: California isn’t ready for a megaflood. Or the loss of Daniel Swain. Inside Climate News Hydrology February 12, 2024The state’s legendary and beloved “climate scientist-communicator” finds his public outreach isn’t valued by the institutions in America that fund...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: In California, farmers test a method to sink more water into underground stores Inside Climate News Groundwater News November 29, 2023A novel program reimburses landowners for replenishing groundwater, in a bid to add regularity to the state’s boom and bust...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Pumped storage hydro could be key to the clean energy transition. But where will the water come from? Inside Climate News Water project operations November 20, 2023Dozens of proposed projects would pump water uphill to reservoirs that release it to generate electricity when wind and solar...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Feds Bet on Paying for Water Conservation to Protect the Colorado River Inside Climate News Colorado RiverPolicy and regulation November 7, 2023Arizona and other states have agreed to use considerably less water from the river through 2026, thanks in part to...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: As the Colorado River Declines, Some Upstream Look to Use it Before They Lose it Inside Climate News Colorado River September 11, 2023As states negotiate future water cuts, some officials are looking to build new dams and reservoirs in the Upper Basin...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: As Companies Eye Massive Lithium Deposits in California’s Salton Sea, Locals Anticipate a Mixed Bag Inside Climate News Ecosystems August 28, 2023Frontline communities in Lithium Valley are cautiously optimistic about the economic potential, but are also concerned about the health and...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Unusual Pacific Storms Like Hurricane Hilary Could be a Warning for the Future Inside Climate News Hydrology August 19, 2023A lack of data from the Eastern Pacific Ocean makes it hard to project whether global warming will increase tropical...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: What is produced water? Inside Climate News Policy and regulation July 24, 2023Here’s what you need to know about wastewater from oil and gas drilling operations. By Liz Gross, Inside Climate News...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Rainfall Extremes Increasingly Threaten Mountain Regions and Areas Downstream From Them Inside Climate News Climate changeHydrology June 30, 2023A new study suggests the threat of flooding rains, landslides and erosion has been underestimated, especially in high-elevation and snow-dominated...
