Natural Resources

Dwindling Colorado River Can’t Wait For States To Cut Water Use, Experts Say

"A group of experts says Western states urgently need to cut water use to avert a deepening crisis on the Colorado River. The river’s major reservoirs are less than one-third full, and another dry winter would push reservoirs toward critically low levels."

Source: LA Times, 09/15/2025

"Can Bipartisan Support in Congress Save NOAA From White House Cuts?"

"Both House and Senate lawmakers have advanced bills rejecting the Trump administration’s proposal to eliminate climate research at the weather agency."

Source: Inside Climate News, 09/15/2025

Network Enables Indigenous People To Show Amazon Changes For Themselves

"Deep in the Amazon, sound designer Eric Terena has been capturing the sounds of the rainforest while sitting silently beneath the dense, towering treetops with his recording equipment. He has noticed some huge changes."

Source: The Conversation, 09/12/2025

"Johnson Backs Virginia Wind Project In Break With Trump"

"House Speaker Mike Johnson is going to bat for an offshore wind project located off Virginia Beach at a time when the Trump administration has halted the construction of similar projects and the president himself has warned that support for the industry could cost politicians their careers."

Source: E&E News, 09/12/2025

US Bans on some Fish Imports Could Help Save Marine Mammals Worldwide: Experts

"The Trump administration set strict import bans on fisheries in more than 40 nations that do not meet standards for conserving marine mammals like whales and dolphins." 

Source: Inside Climate News, 09/11/2025

Warming Seas Threaten Key Phytoplankton That Fuels The Food Web: Study

"For decades, scientists believed Prochlorococcus, the smallest and most abundant phytoplankton on Earth, would thrive in a warmer world. But new research suggests the microscopic bacterium, which forms the foundation of the marine food web and helps regulate the planet’s climate, will decline sharply as seas heat up."

Source: AP, 09/11/2025

Trump DOI Wants To Cancel Biden Rule For Conservation As ‘Use’ Of Public Land

"Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Wednesday proposed canceling a public land management rule that put conservation on equal footing with development, as President Donald Trump’s administration seeks to open more taxpayer-owned tracts to drilling, logging, mining and grazing."

Source: AP, 09/11/2025

"Exxon Wants to Make More of the Materials Needed for E.V. Batteries"

"The oil giant said Tuesday that it was acquiring assets from a Chicago company as it looks to start producing graphite, a key battery ingredient, by the end of the decade."

Source: NYTimes, 09/10/2025

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