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Adopting electric school buses is an easy choice for many school districts around the country, offering reduced emissions and lower operating costs, especially as diesel prices soar. But there’s another unexpected benefit the vehicles can provide—helping cities to keep the lights on.

Climate Change Goes to the Supreme Court. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: Boulder, Colorado gets its (very consequential) day in court against oil giants. Last year, the ocean took in enough heat to equal the energy of about 12 Hiroshima-sized atomic bombs exploding every second for a year. How to help corals survive global warming? Throw them some shade. Scientis...

Places Where You Can Walk on Water. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: Climate change could cause 75 percent of U.S. rivers to lose their biodiversity, scientists warn. Trump issues new orders that will prioritize fishers over fish. A hidden glacier in Utah could contain 1,550,000 cubic meters of ice—enough to fill the largest pyramid in Egypt. New York City just ins...

Beaver are having a moment. Long hunted for their fur or extinguished as a nuisance, states like Colorado are promoting coexistence policies for the animals in recognition of their engineering abilities to move water where it’s needed most—especially in times of drought and increasing wildfires.

This Week in Water for September 13, 2026 by H2ORadio

Is There a “Pink Corridor” in Our Ocean’s Future? That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: A new UN report shows that we will blow past the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius in just a few years. The Trump administration is going nuclear in its trade war with China. Communities are “marrying glaciers” as climate change threatens the...

Carbon Majors Are Wringing Out the West to Dry. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: Study: emissions from fossil fuel companies drained 28 million acre-feet of water from the West—enough to fill Lake Mead. A new report exposes the biggest and least visible risks of data centers. Soiling your underwear can be an easy way to get the dirt on your garden.

Is It Finally Time for Glen Canyon Dam to Go? That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: As the Colorado River system aridifies, are the “glory years” of Glen Canyon Dam coming to an end? To reduce CO2 emissions, California will become the first state in the country to mandate rules for vehicle tires. Why the “ecology of fear” makes mussels clam up.

A “Dangerous, Chilling Effect” on Coastal States? That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: State regulators have rejected a plan by an oil company to frack off California’s coast. The federal government may permit it anyway. A “cool mix” release meant to protect native fish in the Colorado River has been canceled. A highly toxic pesticide—banned in over 70 countries—is use...

Greenland Warns a Trump-Linked Oil Company to Stop. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: Greenland issued a “strong warning” as a Trump-linked oil firm prepares to drill. Trump’s border wall construction requires a lot of water, and federal contractors are pumping groundwater with no rights to take it. People in Puerto Rico suffer going without water for 48-hour period...

Are U.S. Water Systems Being Targeted by Iran? That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: Over 30 water systems were struck by cyberattacks last week. Is Iran responsible? Arizona calls potential cuts to Colorado River water unacceptable, saying it would devastate its economy. A new report says one California aquifer may have “crossed the point of no return.” Extreme weather...

The Oceans Are Running Out of Oxygen. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: Earth’s oceans are rapidly losing oxygen. It could destabilize the planet, scientists warn. Colorado River cuts will hit Arizona the hardest, sources tell the Los Angeles Times. The Trump administration has announced it wants to put nuclear power projects in the ocean. Sperm whales change their...

Was Water a Factor in the Diarrhea Outbreak? That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: The contaminated lettuce at the heart of the “explosive diarrhea” outbreak could be linked to food safety cuts by the Trump administration. The combined water levels at Lake Powell and Lake Mead on the Colorado River fell to the lowest they’ve been in 70 years. Republicans are trying to r...

The Plan to Move Water from the Desert to Cities. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: A controversial pipeline that used to carry fossil fuels will now carry “fossil water.” A Meta data center under construction discharged a rare bacterium into a city’s wastewater treatment system. Farmers can now put wearables on crops to track their health and fitness. These snails...

How Space Weather Can Make It Rain—or Not. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: The heat wave in Europe was “virtually impossible” without climate change, scientists say. Space weather can alter Earth’s weather within hours.

Got Milk? It Might Have Less Protein and Fat. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: The Trump administration has reversed its decision to dismantle a crucial ocean monitoring network. Human-caused climate change is skimming the amount of protein and fat in milk. The Trump administration’s latest tactic to fight wind energy.

How Water Became the Next Front in the Battle over Abortion. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: The current El Niño could be brutal—not just on land but also in the oceans. A group of Republicans is trying to end access to medical abortion pills such as Mifepristone by alleging they contaminate water. The Trump administration is waiving environmental laws so they can...

The “Flamingo Revolution.” That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: Planned developments by Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump in protected wildlife areas in Albania have sparked massive protests. Could reservoirs on the Colorado River go dry? A new report says yes. A U.S. city has voted to ban data centers—permanently.

We go from the Arctic to Zombies on H2O Radio’s weekly news report, This Week in Water. Headlines: The Arctic Ocean may have crossed a climate tipping point. Water scarcity could undercut U.S. efforts to mine lithium. Climate change will create larger and more damaging hailstones. Scientists accidentally discovered an ocean “zombie.”

A Data Center Turns Water Brown. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: A new data center constructed by Meta in Georgia, is allegedly turning the drinking water of nearby residents brown. Sea level rise is accelerating every year—rising double what it was just two decades ago. How fish can help us avoid sunburn.

Plug-in solar systems have mushroomed across Germany, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as residents scrambled to reduce electricity bills. The DIY panels are illegal in the U.S., but four states have allowed them, as energy prices soar and climate concerns push lawmakers to act.

Another Strait Is Closing. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: The AMOC is running amok and is now more likely to collapse, researchers say. The Southeast has become “ground zero” for some of the worst drought conditions in the country. Goldfish may look harmless and sweet in a fishbowl, but they can take down an entire lake ecosystem should they get loose in the wild...

The War with Iran Is Endangering Marine Life. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: Oil spills caused by airstrikes in the war with Iran could have severe consequences for the rich marine biodiversity in the Persian Gulf. Nearly one in five Americans likely have nitrates in the their tap water, contaminants linked to birth defects and cancer risk. Plant seeds can “hear”...

Hungarians Are Hungry for Climate Action. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: Hungarians repudiated Viktor Orbán and his authoritarian regime. What could his successor, Péter Magyar, mean for the climate? The Bureau of Reclamation will release nearly 670,000 acre-feet of water from Flaming Gorge Reservoir to prop up Lake Powell. The Senate voted to remove a ban on min...

There have been unsettling developments around water, climate, and the environment so far this year. In March, a heat wave that was "impossible without climate change" struck much of the U.S. West. In February, major farming associations warned that without action, there will be a “widespread collapse of American agriculture.” Last week, the “God Squad” moved to open the Gulf of Mexico to oil dril...