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Feds Will Soon Impose New Framework on Colorado River if States Can’t Agree How to Manage It
BOULDER, Colo.—The federal government will impose a 10-year operating framework for managing water use in the Colorado River Basin by the end of this summer if the seven states that rely on the river cannot come to an agreement before then, said Scott Cameron, acting commissioner
Trump Administration Doubles Down on Coal Power in North Carolina
Duke Energy could receive $28.4 million in taxpayer money to upgrade two coal-fired power units in Person County, North Carolina, where residents are already contending with the construction of new natural gas plants, a pipeline and a proposed Microsoft data center. The Roxboro p
Mangrove Forests Fight Climate Change—But Climate Change Is Fighting Back
Mangrove forests have adapted over tens of millions of years to survive in harsh flooding from salty seas, while locking away vast stores of climate-warming carbon and protecting the world’s coastlines from storm surge. But a new modeling study suggests that even these hardy tre
Iran War Jeopardizes Global Food Security
The worldwide fallout from the U.S. war in Iran isn’t limited to gas prices. The largely blocked Strait of Hormuz has become “a critical failure point for global food security,” Máximo Torero Cullen, chief economist of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization, warned
DeBriefed 5 June 2026: UK eyes 2040 emissions cut | US ‘dismantling’ oceans research | China’s solar slump
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate... The post DeBriefed 5 June 2026: UK eyes 2040 emissions cut | US ‘dismantling’ oceans research | China’s solar slump appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Chart: Why China’s solar boom is slowing down
Solar power has been a major element of China’s renewables buildout since the mid-2010s. The... The post Chart: Why China’s solar boom is slowing down appeared first on Carbon Brief.
New BLM Grazing Rules Eliminate Tribal Buffalo From Public Lands
SEATTLE—Tribal bison were on an extraordinary roll before the second term of President Donald J. Trump. Herds were expanding across Indian Country, as was Native consumption of bison meat, which is less fatty than beef. Science has confirmed that bison are better for prairie ecos
A ‘Reforestation Pipeline’ in New Mexico Trains Seedlings to Survive in Burn Scars
Four years after the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire burned 341,471 acres in northern New Mexico, the massive burn scar from the most destructive blaze in state history still holds vast stretches of leafless, barren and charred trees. It’s one of many scorched landscapes across the
Georgia Power Rates Dip, But the Savings Aren’t Likely to Last
Georgia’s two largest utility proceedings of the year were settled last month between Georgia regulators and Georgia Power. Customers and utility advocates see mixed results in the outcome. Georgia Power sought approval to recover costs tied to their operations and maintenance.