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  • This Week in Water for February 22, 2026
    You Can’t Have ICE Without Water. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report.
    Headlines:
    A plan by ICE to warehouse people doesn’t hold water.
    Theodore Roosevelt would roll over in his grave if he knew of a new Trump administration plan.
    Lake Powell on the Colorado River could fall so low later this year it wouldn’t be able to generate hydropower.
    Three athletes were disqualified at the winter Olympics—not for doping but for using a compound harmful to the environment.
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for February 15, 2026
    The Endangered “Endangerment Finding” That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report.
    Headlines:
    The Trump administration took steps to rescind the “Endangerment Finding”—the basis for regulating tailpipe and smokestack pollution.
    There was no love lost between Upper and Lower Basin states of the Colorado River as the Valentine’s Day deadline passed.
    Forecasters say we could see a shift from current La Niña conditions to El Niño later this year, which could trigger record global warmth.
    Why global warming could change the way male frogs serenade their mates.
    6 min
  • This Week in Water for February 8, 2026
    A “Widespread Collapse of American Agriculture”? That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report.
    Headlines:
    U.S. agriculture leaders are fed up with “bellicose rhetoric and chaotic trade policies” decimating the American farm economy.
    A new study says flawed economic models are underestimating the impact of the climate crisis, which could crash global finances.
    Congress cut in half the planned funding for removing lead pipes from municipal water systems.
    You wind some and you lose some—especially when you’re full of hot air.
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for February 1, 2026
    The U.S. Government Is Being Sued…for Murder. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report.
    Headlines:
    The U.S. government is being sued under the “Death on the High Seas Act.”
    Governors of the Colorado River Basin met in Washington, DC, and were urged to find some love for each other by Valentine’s Day.
    Like flying safely? Thank NCAR—while you can.
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for January 25, 2026
    What Trump May Want from Greenland Beyond Minerals. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report.
    Headlines:
    Trump might be coveting Greenland for something in addition to its mineral wealth.
    The Trump administration is speeding up permits for seabed mining.
    Another reason to be cautious about mining the sea floor? It might contain “dark oxygen.”
    How “Making America Healthy Again” may make the planet sick.
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for January 18, 2026
    How Environmental Damage Fueled Iran’s Protests. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report.
    Headlines:
    Anger over the economic and political situation in Iran has fueled widespread protests, but environmental disasters also ignited the dissent.
    The governors of the seven states in the Colorado River Basin have been summoned to Washington, DC, to negotiate an agreement.
    News about Greenland might have you concerned that international cooperation is on thin ice. But thinning ice is, in fact, fostering cooperation.
    Newsflash! Most of the world just agreed about something.
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for January 11, 2026
    Fighting Fire with Sound—No Water Required. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report.
    Headlines:
    President Trump pulled the U.S. out of 66 international organizations and agreements, including ones to combat climate change and address the oceans, seabed, and renewable energy.
    A new study has found that Earth’s oceans are now the hottest they’ve ever been since measurements began in 1960.
    A California company is using acoustic waves to douse flames—no chemicals, suppressants, water, or power needed.
    Jellyfish may be brainless, but they’re more similar to us than you think.
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for January 4, 2026
    Revenge Scorn—Trump Cancels a Water Pipeline in Colorado. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report.
    Headlines:
    President Trump vetoed a clean water project in Colorado that had been approved unanimously by the House and the Senate.
    Earth’s clouds are shrinking. A bad sign for climate change?
    Sparrows in California changed their beaks during COVID lockdowns, only to change them back when life returned to normal.
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for December 14, 2025
    Some in the West Pay High Prices for Water, while Others Get It for Free. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report.
    Headlines:
    The U.S. has tanked a UN roadmap report meant to combat climate change, protect biodiversity, and end the use of plastics.
    A new study from UCLA says cities in the West pay vastly more for water than districts that supply agriculture.
    The world has come together to protect more than 70 shark and ray species being driven to extinction.
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for December 7, 2025
    A Mushrooming Industry That Serves the Dead. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report.
    Headlines:
    The Trump administration is reigniting California’s water wars between farms and fish.
    Zillow deletes climate risk data from listings after complaints it hurts sales.
    Money doesn’t grow on trees—but gold does, according to a new study.
    This coffin promises life after death.
    7 min

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