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The Colorado River flows through El Chausse, a restoration site in northwestern Mexico, on Oct. 26. Environmentalists hope policymakers will keep sending water to these sites after an existing agreement expires in 2026.

In the Dry Colorado River Delta, the Future of These Green Oases Hangs in the Balance

By Alex Hager, KUNC

Brooke Rollins, president of the America First Policy Institute, speaks during an event at the institute on Jan. 28, 2022 in Washington, D.C. Credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

As American Farms Face More Drought, Storms and Flooding, a New Agriculture Secretary Will Have to Reckon With Climate Change

By Georgina Gustin

An aerial view shows the long-depleted Colorado River as it flows between California and Arizona. An irrigation ditch (right) carries the river water toward Quechan tribal land on May 26, 2023 near Winterhaven, Calif. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Despite Biden Administration Proposals to Address Colorado River Shortages, a Solution Is Far Off

By Wyatt Myskow

Tourists visit the South Rim of the Grand Canyon on Nov. 1, 2022. The Colorado River flows through the literal giant chasm in Arizona. Credit: Alex Hager/KUNC

Colorado River States Are Separated by a ‘Giant Chasm’ in Negotiations

By Alex Hager, KUNC

A woman walks along a flooded street on Nov. 2 in Valencia, Spain, after heavy rain hit large parts of the country. Scientists attributed the unprecedented flooding event to the rise in global average temperatures. Credit: Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images

What the Earth’s Recent Heat Uptick Could Mean for the Climate Fight

Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth

Republican Kari Lake faces off against Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego in the Arizona Senate Race. Credit: Jim Watson and Rebecca Noble/AFP via Getty Images

In Arizona’s Senate Race, Both Candidates Have Plans to Address Drought. But Only One Acknowledges Climate Change’s Role

By Wyatt Myskow

The Elephant Butte Reservoir near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico stores Rio Grande water to be distributed to irrigation districts in Southern New Mexico and far West Texas. Credit: Martha Pskowski/Inside Climate News

Texas Sued New Mexico Over Rio Grande Water. Now the States are Fighting the Federal Government

By Martha Pskowski

Internally displaced Somali women receive food-aid rations at a distribution center in Mogadishu, Somalia on July 26, 2011. The 2011 drought in Somalia killed at least 258,000 people, making it the deadliest single climate event in the official global record. Credit: Abdurashid Abdulle/AFP via Getty Images

New Report Shows How Human-Caused Warming Intensified the 10 Deadliest Climate Disasters Since 2004

By Bob Berwyn

A groundwater well is used to irrigate a Cochise County nut orchard in rural Arizona. on March 1, 2022. Credit: Aydali Campa/Inside Climate News

A Rural Arizona Community May Soon Have a State Government Fix For Its Drying Wells

By Wyatt Myskow

Gary Wockner, founder of the nonprofit Save the Colorado, stands in front of Boulder Creek on Oct. 22 in Boulder, Colo. Wockner's group has been fighting an expansion of the Gross Reservoir west of Boulder. Credit: Michael Kodas/Inside Climate News

Federal Court Ruling on a Reservoir Expansion Could Have Big Implications for the Colorado River

By Wyatt Myskow

The Rio Grande winds through the Chihuahuan Desert in far west Texas. Diversions for agriculture and cities have reduced the flow by at least 70 percent compared to historical flow levels. Credit: Omar Ornelas

Holding Out Hope On the Drying Rio Grande

By Martha Pskowski

The Earth’s Colors Are Changing—and Climate Change Could Be Partially to Blame

By Kiley Price

Alizee Zimmermann applies antibiotic paste to a star coral affected by Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease in Turks and Caicos. Credit: Patricia Guardiola Slattery

Biobanking Corals: One Woman’s Mission to Save Coral Genetics in Turks and Caicos to Rebuild Reefs of the Future

By Teresa Tomassoni

An Army National Guard member assists a resident with potable water in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on Sept. 29 in Old Fort, N.C. Credit: Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images

N.C. Health Officials Issue Guidelines for Thousands of Potentially Flooded Private Wells 

By Lisa Sorg

A view of the Rawlins, Wyoming water treatment facility. Credit: Dustin Bleizeffer/WyoFile

Budget-Strapped Wyoming Towns Race for Federal Funds To Fix Aging Water, Sewer Systems

By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile

The increasing number and severity of natural disasters like wildfires and hurricanes have cast home insurance markets into turmoil, leading to an explosive rise in premiums. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images via Grist

Climate Impacts Put Insurance Commissioner Races in the Spotlight

By Jesse Nichols, Grist

An aerial view shows waves rolling along the shore of Lake Michigan in Whiting, Indiana. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Joliet, Illinois, Plans to Source Its Future Drinking Water From Lake Michigan. Will Other Cities Follow?

By Nina Elkadi

Residents watch as the Kickapoo River jumps its banks and floods the small town of Viola, Wisconsin, in August 2018. Credit: Tim Hundt/Vernon Reporter

The Fate of Thousands of US Dams Hangs in the Balance, Leaving Rural Communities With Hard Choices

By Madeline Heim, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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