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  • This Week in Water for September 8, 2019
    The Feds Plan to Rip Out Trees in a National Monument. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    Crude oil may be leaking into aquifers and coastal ecosystems, adding to the devastation caused by Hurricane Dorian.
    The BLM will remove trees in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument by using bulldozers to drag a chain that upends everything in its path.
    There's a new "blob" in the Pacific Ocean.
    The agency responsible for generating and transmitting hydropower along the Columbia River is in serious trouble.
    This plant could be the next superfood, power our cars, clean wastewater, and help treat disease.
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for September 1, 2019
    Algae Are Changing the Weather. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    Hurricane Dorian made landfall in the Bahamas as the strongest storm to hit the island region in modern records.
    This Asian capital is sinking—so the country's president decided to move it.
    Cloud seeding bacteria from the ocean have implications for the climate.
    Beavers build biodiversity.
    When you’re done wearing this shirt, you can bury it in your garden.
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for August 25, 2019
    Harvard Helps a Tree to Tweet. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    Brazil's space research agency rejected claims by president Jair Bolsonaro that dry conditions were responsible for the Amazon fires.
    Russia launched a floating nuclear power station. What could go wrong?
    Climate change could make waves go wacky.
    As sea levels rise, the question is no longer whether some communities will have to move out of harm's way, but when, and how.
    If trees could express their feelings about climate change, what would they say?
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for August 18, 2019
    Elephants Are Helping to Fight the Climate Crisis. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    The EPA ordered Newark, New Jersey, to begin distributing bottled water to residents facing high levels of lead in their tap water.
    Dogs are dying across the U.S. from these warm weather toxins.
    Tidal wetlands along the coast of Washington, Oregon, and Northern California are disappearing.
    The African forest elephant is an endangered species—and its extinction could worsen the climate crisis.
    On your next trip to Paris, don't miss the "aeroponics."
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for August 11, 2019
    Solar Panels Throw Shade...in a Good Way. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    Further degradation of the earth's land must be stopped to prevent catastrophic global warming.
    According to a new report, 17 countries face extremely high water stress such as taps running dry.
    A ubiquitous shrub in British Columbia may be declining because of the recent drought along the Pacific Coast.
    Melting glaciers in the Himalayas are releasing decades of accumulated pollutants into downstream ecosystems.
    The outlook is sunny for "agrivoltaics."
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for July 21, 2019
    Cigarette Butts Are a Bigger Problem Than Just Litter. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    There's a disturbing weather pattern playing out across the nation—and it's likely to continue.
    If you want to see the iconic Joshua trees in southern California, time is running out.
    Cigarettes are damaging more than hearts and lungs.
    Snowmaking might be helpful beyond the ski industry.
    In August, there will be a memorial marker placed with the numbers "415ppm."
    7 min
  • Lawn Be Gone. Major Cities in the West Are Paying Residents to Take Out Turf to Save Water...
    A study in 2016 showed that lawns are the largest irrigated crop in America. There are over 40 million grassy acres in the continental U.S., and they take a lot of water to thrive. But in the West, where rainfall is less plentiful, many water providers have been offering rebates to residents willing to tear out turf and replace it with drought tolerant plants. The programs are working and thousands of gallons of water are being saved. So why are two major cities punting on the idea?
    6 min
  • This Week in Water for July 14, 2019
    How Did a Mule Save a Fish? That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    The heavy rains brought by Hurricane Barry can be directly connected to manmade climate change.
    Several countries are making travel plans to go to the moon—and one reason is water.
    A new cruise ship is heading to the Arctic—and is akin to a Prius.
    Prospectors are digging up ancient woolly mammoths for their tusks as the permafrost melts in Russia.
    These mules had live fish in their saddlebags.
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for July 7, 2019
    Could Deep-Sea Mining Lead to Deep Trouble? That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    A new study says that covering an area with trees equivalent to the size of the U.S. might be a solution to global warming.
    If plans move forward for deep-sea mining, they would not only destroy habitats and pollute areas that have been undisturbed for millennia—it could also exacerbate the climate crisis.
    Scientists have measured a seaweed bloom—perhaps the largest ever—stretching almost 5,500 miles from the Gulf of Mexico to West Africa.
    There's a massive problem plaguing our oceans—and the U.S. Army will dive in to help solve it.
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for June 30, 2019
    Should We Worry About Contrails After All? That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    Contrails form when water vapor condenses around soot from an airplane’s exhaust and freezes to form cirrus clouds.
    Researchers have discovered a new form of plastic pollution—"plasticrust."
    A new study shows that atmospheric rivers have become much warmer during the past 36 years, and that could reduce water supplies.
    During drought, are trees frugal with their water?
    There's new technology that can "unprint" a piece of paper—and it saves a lot of water.
    7 min

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