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A Vegetable That Can Clean Drinking Water. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Headlines: A sinkhole discovered under the Arctic Ocean is a climate wildcard for the planet. Warming oceans are causing noise to travel faster and last longer. Microplastics have been found in human blood for the first time. If you want clean water, then will you come to love okra.

Rivers and Lakes Are Still Polluted 50 Years After the Clean Water Act. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Headlines: Former EPA officials reveal that a failure of enforcement of the Clean Water Act has left many waterways contaminated. There is growing concern that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could cause a “hurricane of hunger and a meltdown of the global food sys...

Kite Energy Might Start to Soar. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Headlines: The Amazon may be reaching a tipping point, where it becomes a grassy savannah and forests can’t return. If you have a cat, you might be unwittingly feeding it endangered shark meat. The invasion of Ukraine has underscored the urgency of getting off fossil fuels. One renewable solution mi...

Putin’s War in Ukraine Freezes Arctic Research. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Headlines: The IPCC report out last week says we must act this decade to save ourselves from the worst impacts of climate change. “It looks like Iron Curtain 2 has come down between us,” according to one oceanographer. The room erupted in cheers and applause last week after world lead...

The Environmental Consequences of the War in Ukraine. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Headlines: There will be impacts to the environment following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Wildfires are becoming more intense, frequent, and occurring in places never before affected, according to a new UN study. The International Energy Agency says governments are underreport...

Tips from the Bible on Eating Sustainably. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Headlines: A new report says sea level rise along U.S. coastlines is accelerating and will go up by about one foot by 2050. Drugs are polluting the world's rivers, posing a serious threat to human and environmental health. The worst megadrought in the U.S. West happened in the late 1500s,...

Generating Power While Saving Water. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Headlines: At a global conference to protect oceans, fishing operations were likened to organized crime. About one in three people in the U.S. have detectable levels of a toxic herbicide in their bodies. A “first-in-the-nation” solar project could also save significant amounts of water. Swamp-dw...

A Guilt-Free Shower–Even in Droughts? That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Headlines: Oceans are warming rapidly. The South Atlantic passed the point of no return 24 years ago. As the earth warms, demand for air conditioning will increase and could trigger blackouts, a new study predicts. If people can't get their butts off the ground, this crow will. Imagine taking a...

A Setback for Oil and Gas. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Headlines: A federal judge canceled oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico citing climate change. U.S. water systems are vulnerable to hackers, so the Biden administration has announced plans to deliver cybersecurity technology. A company is floating a plan to use buoys to keep idling ships from emittin...

A Winter Olympics Without Any Real Snow. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Headlines: The volcanic eruption near Tonga could cause long-lasting damage to coral reefs, coastlines, and fisheries. Scientists say we've now crossed a red line for the amount of plastics and other chemical pollutants to live safely on Earth. There's a snowball's chance of finding real sno...

Drug-Resistant Bacteria Found in Sewer Water. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Headlines: Nebraska has fired a first shot in what looks to be a water war with Colorado. A gene that causes bacteria to be resistant to one of the world’s most important antibiotics has been detected in sewer water. As birds and mammals migrate to cooler territory because of climate ch...

Swimming in the Seine, Again. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Headlines: The Boulder disaster shows the growing fire risk in the “WUI.” There were significant victories in the fight against climate change last year—people acted at the local level and won. Our online shopping habits are leading to many (unhappy) returns. This river was declared biologically dead i...

How a Kite Might Cut Carbon Emissions. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Headlines: New Colorado River 500+ Plan leaves water in Lake Mead. This critical ice shelf could break apart within the next two decades—or sooner—leading to significant sea level rise. Nurse sharks could nurse us to health from future coronaviruses. These kites will pull container ships acros...

Zapping the Ocean with Electricity to Fight Climate Change? That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Headlines: Starting in January, California residents will be required to make this New Year's resolution. A new report says the government should study geoengineering the oceans to suck up more carbon. Wildlife officials are feeding lettuce and cabbage to manatees that are...

Are Snowless Futures a Possibility in the West? That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Headlines: Disappearing snowpack could create an existential threat to the West, as the climate warms. A report to Congress shows the U.S. is the top source for ocean plastic and that a national strategy is needed. The high demand for lithium to be used in car and phone batteries coul...

Will We Lose Our History to Climate Change? That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Headlines: Sandbags and garbage cans are protecting Smithsonian treasures from climate change. An isolated tree on a street or in a park is a surprising tool in managing stormwater runoff. Beetle populations that are killing pine trees in the West are getting supercharged from global warm...

How Cryptocurrencies Harm the Planet. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Headlines: There's growing backlash around the world about the environmental effects of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. The Biden administration was criticized last week for auctioning off large tracts in the Gulf of Mexico to oil and gas companies, just after COP26. It must feel like weather wh...

Forest fires have made headlines as the climate warms, but less attention is paid to the growing number of blazes burning across sagebrush territory. Some of theses vital landscapes might never recover but for the help they’re receiving from an unexpected source—incarcerated men and women who are seeing a much brighter future thanks to the underappreciated shrubs.

How Eating Hamburgers Harms Coral Reefs. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Headlines: The UN climate conference president, Alok Sharma, broke down in tears, expressing disappointment about the final Glasgow Climate Pact. It may not seem that there could be a link between eating hamburgers and the health of coral reefs but there is. Deer are catching COVID-19 from p...

Eco-anxiety is a term that's entered the lexicon to describe persistent worries about the future of life on Earth. As the UN’s COP26 meetings end in Glasgow, Scotland, university students and teachers in Denver share their feelings on the climate crisis and what they're doing to endure.

Countries Make Bold Promises at COP26, But Will They Cop Out? That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Headlines: The infrastructure bill, passed by the House and heading to President Biden's desk, includes funding for Western water projects and programs. A new study found that the chances of limiting the worst effects of global warming are significantly more likely if CO...

A Whale of a Way to Capture Carbon. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Headlines: What to expect at the UN climate conference, COP26, in Glasgow. Maritime shipping emits tons of greenhouse gases, so all eyes are on the world’s first zero-emission, electric cargo ship that's about to set sail. What are “whale falls” and how do they help sequester carbon? Instead of “...

One Climate Fix—Getting Rid of Heat by Dancing to the Beat. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Headlines: Ahead of the UN COP26 climate conference next week, leaked documents show some countries are trying to undermine its efforts. Four U.S. government agencies released reports last week about the perilous effects of climate change on the country’s national security...

How Wildfires Can Affect Caves. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Headlines: Residents of Benton Harbor, Michigan, have been told not to drink, cook, or brush their teeth with tap water in a tragedy similar to the Flint lead crisis. She's baaaack. What does a returning La Niña mean for weather around the U.S.? Wildfires destroy trees and shrubs, but according to ne...

Last Summer’s Monsoons Awakened Prehistoric Creatures. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Headlines: The oil spill off Southern California likely won’t be the last, as the infrastructure ages. Phoenix recently tested a cool solution to help the city combat heat. While lava from volcanoes can devastate land, it can also generate life in the ocean. Just add water to s...