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Greenland’s Most Valuable Resource Isn’t Its Minerals. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: In his first 30 days in office, Trump has upended environmental and climate policies and fired personnel at the EPA, Energy Department, and Department of the Interior. Trump wants to exploit Greenland for its minerals and fossil fuels, but global warming has made extracting thos...

Weather Forecasting Could Become an Unsafe Free-for-All. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: The Trump administration appears to be dismantling NOAA, following the blueprint outlined in Project 2025. Elon Musk moves to shutter the agency that was investigating him.

Trump responds to the L.A. wildfires with false claims and actions that dismayed state officials and experts. A deep dive into DeepSeek—could the new AI tool be better for the environment?

Why Leaving the Paris Agreement May not Be a Bad Thing. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: Without any evidence, Trump declared an energy emergency to fast track fossil fuel development. How the absence of the U.S. at the COP climate talks could keep things moving forward. Ash from the L.A. fires spread 100 miles out to sea, exposing marine life to the toxic particle...

How Trump Could Slow the L.A. Recovery. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: Some of the “second responders” who will be crucial to rebuild L.A. could be deported. The U.S. Supreme Court says climate change lawsuits can proceed against oil giants. A new study says that putting solar panels on reservoirs in the U.S. could generate enough energy to power 100 million home...

The Whiplash That Led to Disaster—A Special Edition on the California Fires

The Legacy of the First Green President. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: Jimmy Carter, the president who tried to save the Earth. Biden seeks to cement his green legacy by blocking future oil and gas drilling off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. According to a new study, enjoying a cup of tea could mean taking in billions of pieces of microplastics with every sip....

Drought Talks Dry Up. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: The Biden administration has been moving quickly to Trump-proof environmental and climate programs. Efforts to combat drought both globally and in the U.S. West went nowhere. Putting the wrong tree in the wrong place could make global warming worse. When plants cry, insects say goodbye.

Car Paint That Packs a Charge. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: David and Goliath—small island nations sue large developed countries for damages. Climate records were broken last year because a certain type of cloud has gone missing. Last week’s tsunami warning on the west coast was canceled, and although the chance of one occurring is low—it's far from impossible....

Giving AI the Side-Eye. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Russia were called the “Low Ambition Coalition” for slow-walking efforts to clean up plastics. AI is criticized for using vast quantities of water and energy, and a new study shows it will also create massive amounts of electronic waste. Songbirds are divorcing as extreme weather pushe...

Researchers have identified a previously unknown compound in drinking water, a power generation method that could unleash a tsunami of renewable energy, and an Oxford researcher has identified which creature will rule the world after we're gone.

This Week in Water for November 17, 2024 by H2ORadio

Could China Now Become a Green Superpower? That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: How China could take advantage of Trump’s win and leave the U.S. even further behind on renewable energy. Biden’s progress on water regulations will likely dry up under Trump. Why—even with more precipitation—droughts will last longer and cover wider areas. How gophers brought Mount St. Hel...

Ratting Out Traffickers. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: Climate change might have ratcheted up the gota fría that produced extreme rainfall in the region around Valencia, Spain. Plastic on beaches can now be seen from space. Poison…or panacea? How a tiny aquatic fern could feed the world. They have names like Attenborough, Teddy, and Thoreau—and like their namesa...

Could This Group of Voters Decide the Election? That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: Countries could come close to meeting the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement—unfortunately they are not following through on pledges. Earth’s water cycle is out of balance for the first time in human history. Dolphin breath contains microplastics. Could climate change change the outc...

We depend on the web for nearly every aspect of our daily lives but is this vital infrastructure secure from hackers or bad actors? That answer rests on the bottom of the ocean—or on university job boards.

Your Toothbrush Is a Laboratory. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: Despite devastating wildfires and hurricanes, people are moving to areas prone to climate disasters. A new national marine sanctuary has been designated off the California coast—and is the first nominated by a tribe. It’s been dubbed a “floating megabomb,” and some are speculating it’s a Trojan horse...

Is It Fluoride's Last Ride? That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: Climate change may have caused 50 percent more rain to fall over parts of Georgia and the Carolinas during Hurricane Helene. Californians will soon be able to recycle their clothes instead of sending them to landfills. Fluoride in drinking water may no longer be as effective as it once was, researchers sa...

A “Silver Tsunami” Is Hitting the Water Industry. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: A new report out last week diagnoses planet Earth as being in critical condition. The EPA says a “silver tsunami” is hitting water utilities as experienced workers retire at an escalating rate. If an island nation is swallowed by the sea because of global warming, is it still a count...

What Caused a 650-Foot Tsunami? That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: For one year, scientists had been perplexed by a “USO,” but now that mystery has been solved. Summer storms in cities are more intense and frequent than in rural areas—and now we know why. There’s growing concern about a chemical you’ve probably never heard of and it’s found almost everywhere. Researc...

It's nearly fall and time to reflect on the year so far, which included many positive news stories about water, climate, and the environment. Listen back to segments from our newscast that we think stood out.

New Antibiotics Could Come from the Arctic. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: The largest dam removal project in U.S. history is allowing a river to run free for the first time in more than a century. Researchers are using bacteria “spit” to recycle rare earth metals from old batteries and electronics. The crisis of antibiotic resistant bacteria could be remedied in...

Did Climate Change Sink a Superyacht? That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: Did climate change sink a yacht off Sicily? One scientist says warm ocean water is “rocket fuel” for storms that generate waterspouts. U.S. reservoirs are shrinking and becoming less reliable. How to fight coastal erosion and protect beaches? Use electric sand. Your next salsa might taste better...

The Military Defies an Order to Clean Up Groundwater. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: The U.S. Air Force is defying an order to clean up groundwater, citing the Supreme Court’s overturning of “Chevron deference.” Why isn’t Colorado’s snowpack ending up in the Colorado River? New research says it might be about what happens in the spring. Researchers are getting th...

What’s the Environmental Record of Tim Walz? That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: Environmentalists are ecstatic about the choice of Governor Tim Walz to be Kamala Harris's running mate. How a party balloon shut down a water system. A healthy ocean depends on a variety of sharks, but humans are killing many species at unsustainable rates. This bright idea could help me...