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The Year in Climate: Attacks on Science, the Start of Trump’s Second Term and Surging Electricity Demand Foreshadow a Future Filled with Uncertainty

Global inaction on fossil fuel and plastic treaties, the dismantling of federal agencies and regulations and the rapid rise of data centers were just a few of the consequential stories that Inside Climate News tracked in 2025.

By Dan Gearino, ICN Staff

FloNergia Systems is among the water-focused startup companies in the Sustainable Water Tech Accelerator cohort, a joint project from Chicago manufacturing incubator mHUB and Current. Credit: Courtesy of FloNergia

In the Great Lakes Region, a Push to Grow Water-Focused Startups Amid Federal Funding Uncertainty

By Leigh Giangreco

A River That Millions Rely on for Water Is on the Brink. A Deal to Save It Isn’t.

By Wyatt Myskow, Blanca Begert, Jake Bolster

Ohio Farmers Say Regenerative Agriculture Methods Helped Them Survive a Drought. State and Federal Leaders Are Slashing Programs That Fund Them.

By Michael Riojas

The shore of Mill Point Park is located blocks from City Hall in Hampton, Va. The city is building a sandy marsh over the rocks that currently line the shore, and experimenting with new types of protective sills to gently buffer incoming waves. Credit: Phred Dvorak/Inside Climate News

Can a Flood-Prone Coastal City Learn to Live With Water?

By Phred Dvorak

People navigate small boats through the Lekkersluis canal in Amsterdam. Credit: Nick Gammon/AFP via Getty Images

After Hurricane Katrina, a New Orleans Architect Turned to the Dutch to Learn to Live With Water

By Phred Dvorak

Colorado River Water Is Too Cheap, Particularly for Agricultural Users

By Wyatt Myskow

The Big Bet to Fix the Rio Grande Sewage Problem

By Martha Pskowski, photos by Brenda Bazán

New Report Warns of Critical Climate Risks in Arab Region

By Bob Berwyn

Representatives from Audubon Southwest collect data along the dry Rio Grande at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in San Antonio, N.M. Credit: Paul Tashjian

What the Rio Grande’s More Frequent Dry-Outs Mean for the Region’s Animals and Ecosystems

By Tina Deines

A farmer uses a tractor to plant soybeans on land near Dwight, Ill., on April 28. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Unpredictable Spurts of Dry and Wet Weather Cause Confusion and New Challenges for Midwestern Farmers

By Katie Cerulle

Can Arizona Maintain Its Drought Response as Water and Money Dry Up?

By Wyatt Myskow

Another Dry Spell Hits New England, Raising Alarm About Flash Droughts

By Ryan Krugman

Can We Produce More Food With Less Land?

By Anika Jane Beamer

Jace Lankow and Zanna Stutz measure a beaver dam in Glen Canyon on Sept. 16. Environmental advocates say the return of beavers to the canyon is a sign that nature is thriving in areas that were once submerged by Lake Powell. Credit: Alex Hager/KUNC

As Lake Powell Recedes, Beavers are Building Back

By Alex Hager, KUNC

Boulder City, Nev., an original Hoover Dam power contractor, now receives additional electric power from the Townsite Solar Facility, located a few miles southwest of the city. Credit: Brett Walton/Circle of Blue

Solar Growth Cushions Colorado River Hydropower Declines

By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue

As Colorado River Nears Collapse, It Faces Leadership, Transparency ‘Crisis,’ Environmentalists Warn

By Wyatt Myskow

Q&A: Arizona’s AG Takes on Utilities, Big Water Users and the Trump Administration

By Wyatt Myskow

Water levels sit low in Lake Powell near Bullfrog, Utah, on Sept. 15. Negotiations to manage the shrinking reservoir and the rest of the Colorado River system may be more difficult without federal leadership. Credit: Alex Hager/KUNC

Nominee for Top Federal Water Role Withdraws Amid Pushback from Some Colorado River States

By Alex Hager, KUNC

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