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In the struggling Colorado River basin, where water is scarce, the White House has signaled its priorities for how to use the remaining gallons. Even as scientifically-determined thresholds have been met for releasing water from Glen Canyon Dam for ecological and recreational benefits in Grand Canyon, the Trump administration has decided against those actions in […] The post At Glen Canyon Dam, Trump Administration Privileges Hydropower over Ecosystems appeared first on Circle of Blue.

Printed lists of the missing were fixed this month to the dry walls of Nepalese buildings not swept away by the boiling tower of mud and boulders so tall, and moving so fast, that it looked like an AI fake. It wasn’t of course. The Himalayas are warming and melting faster than almost anywhere else […] The post The Nepal Flood Looked Fake. It Wasn’t appeared first on Circle of Blue.

By Abigail Mihaly Great Lakes researchers warn that changing Lake Ontario’s name is a costly waste of time that complicates longstanding collaboration to manage and protect an iconic water body named by indigenous people before either the United States or Canada were founded. The August 27 executive order signed by President Trump directs the federal […] The post Trump’s ‘Lake America’ Name Change Disrupts Cross-Border Management and Overwrites Native History appeared first on Circle of Blue.

This story was originally published by Michigan Public | By Anna Barnes The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has detected invasive carp in the Illinois River only 80 miles from Lake Michigan. That’s the closest the fish are known to have gotten to the Great Lakes and hundreds were detected. Officials from the department also suspect […] The post Invasive carp get closer to Lake Michigan as project to halt their spread is ordered to stop appeared first on Circle of Blue.

Circle of Blue and True Elements Launch Situation: Colorado River from Stockholm World Water Week STOCKHOLM (August 27, 2026) — As some 2,000 experts gather for World Water Week to address global water challenges and solutions, Circle of Blue and True Elements today launch a new, live data, information and context platform for the Colorado River basin, which faces unprecedented stress as the river […] The post Situation: Colorado River Water Crisis appeared first on Circle of Blue.