"It’s A Terrible Year Along The Colorado River — Except For These Fish"
"Four endangered fish species could see a big boon from the Bureau of Reclamation’s emergency plans for the stressed waterway this year."
Source: E&E News, 04/23/2026
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"Trump Invokes War Powers To Juice Fossil Energy, Grid"
"President Donald Trump invoked the Cold War-era Defense Production Act on Monday to shore up federal funding for a host of energy projects — involving oil, gas, coal and the grid — as the White House moved to buffer climbing electricity and fuel costs."
Source: E&E News, 04/23/2026EPA Ignored Plea To Tighten Limits On Glyphphosate Weed Killer, Lawsuit Claims
"The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is putting public health at risk by continuing to let farmers spray glyphosate, a weed killer linked to cancer, directly on top of oats before harvest, a practice that commonly results in residues of the pesticide remaining on popular foods made with oats, according to a new lawsuit."
Source: 8, 04/23/2026"EPA Adds More Pesticide Industry Reps to Science Board"
"Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin appointed four chemical industry representatives to the agency’s Science Advisory Board last week, including employees of pesticide companies and of a leading manufacturer of the forever chemicals that now contaminate U.S. farm soils, waterways, and food."
Source: Civil Eats, 04/23/2026"Spain's Wild Horses In Peril, Despite Key Role In Wildfire Prevention"
"The wildfires that used to burn each summer in the woods above the Spanish village of Barro have diminished to almost none since Lucia Perez started grazing wild horses there."
Source: Reuters, 04/23/2026"Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Actions Targeting Wind And Solar"
"A federal judge in Massachusetts on Tuesday sided with renewable energy developers in their challenge to the Trump administration’s actions targeting wind and solar projects, blocking the administration from enforcing decisions that advocates say have slowed the development of projects across the country."
Source: E&E News, 04/22/2026"Leaked Memos Show Supreme Court Ignored Climate Dangers In Obama Regs Fight"
"When the Supreme Court blocked President Barack Obama’s signature climate regulation a decade ago, conservative justices were worried about the cost to industry, according to private memos reported by The New York Times."
Source: E&E News, 04/22/2026Facing Drought, Low Snowpack, Rio Grande States Expect a ‘Challenging’ Year
'“Severe.“ “Critical.” “Dire.” “Challenging.” “Record-low.” Officials at the Rio Grande Compact Commission annual meeting Friday worked through the thesaurus to describe the conditions on the river that flows out of southwestern Colorado.'
Source: Inside Climate News, 04/22/2026"Interview: Christopher Borgert on an Infamous Glyphosate Paper"
"The pharmacologist gathered more than 60 researchers to push back on the retraction of a Monsanto-linked research paper."
Source: Undark, 04/22/2026Tests of Tesla’s Lithium Refinery Wastewater Discharges Find Toxic Metals
"After Texas regulators said Tesla’s lithium refinery near Corpus Christi wasn’t violating its permits by discharging what local officials reported as black wastewater into a drainage ditch, independent water testing there this month found two toxic metals and other contaminants."
Source: Inside Climate News, 04/22/2026As Wildfires Worsen, Exposure To Smoke May Increase Risk Of Several Cancers
"With cigarette smoking declining and fire frequency on the rise, wildfire smoke may emerge as a key driver of cancers in the United States, new research finds."
Source: Washington Post, 04/22/2026"Moderna Launches mRNA Bird Flu Vaccine Trial After HHS Cancels Funding"
"The Department of Health and Human Services had canceled hundreds of millions of dollars in funding previously committed to help develop mRNA vaccines."
"Moderna is launching a large-scale clinical trial of a shot to combat bird flu in humans after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s department had canceled hundreds of millions of dollars in funding previously committed to aid in vaccine development.
Source: Washington Post, 04/22/2026Md. Bill Gives Relief on Power Bills, Locks Ratepayers into Nuclear Subsidy
"Maryland lawmakers’ new solution for rising utility bills reduces a surcharge funding an effective energy-efficiency program, offers rebates by raiding the state’s clean energy fund and includes subsidies for nuclear power that advocates say may prove costly over time."
Source: Inside Climate News, 04/22/2026"New Mexico’s Time-Honored Irrigation Canals Face Existential Threat"
"As the Rio Grande dries out months early, water managers look to blessings, prayers and groundwater to save the acequias that have spread water, history and culture to farmers and families since the 16th century."
Source: Inside Climate News, 04/22/2026"As Cuba’s Grid Fails, Solar Power Becomes A Lifeline"
"The Trump administration’s fuel blockade against Cuba has resulted in widespread power outages, gas shortages, garbage in the streets, and a humanitarian crisis – but also a surge in solar installations."
Source: Yale Climate Connections, 04/22/2026
