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December 31, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Trump Is Desperate to End Era of Land, Water, Wildlife Protections

No one I know, and few people outside my realm, consider their lives near the forests and clean waters of the upper Great Lakes as anything other than a blessing. Even though for two centuries residents here engaged in an ambitious…
Trump Is Desperate to End Era of Land, Water, Wildlife Protections
No one I know, and few people outside my realm, consider their lives near the forests and clean waters of the upper Great Lakes as anything other than a blessing. Even though for two centuries residents here engaged in an ambitious campaign to achieve “progress” – wielding the axe on our trees and building facilities that discharge wastes into our waters – our landscape nevertheless is now a real-life demonstration of the hard-fought and virtuous balance between human occupation and natural beauty.
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December 30, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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December 30, 2025 at 4:41 PM
A proposed $5 billion project in the Four Corners would use water and elevation to store massive amounts of energy—raising big questions about water, power, and tribal sovereignty in the Southwest. Read the story at www.circleofblue.org

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December 29, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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December 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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December 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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December 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Why are flood-prevention and watershed restoration projects being scrapped before they begin?

From Wisconsin’s Driftless Region, @circleofblue reporter Christian Thorsberg explains how outdated federal floodplain rules are blocking conservation—and what Congress may do next.
December 23, 2025 at 10:19 PM
A draft EIS for post-2026 Colorado River reservoir operations, when current rules expire, will be published in the coming weeks.

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December 22, 2025 at 8:31 PM
USGS study finds lower water levels in Colorado’s Blue Mesa reservoir the cause of increased toxic algal blooms.

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December 22, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The House passes a bill to change environmental reviews for infrastructure permitting.

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December 22, 2025 at 8:02 PM
U.S., Mexican governments sign Tijuana River sewage cleanup agreement.
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December 22, 2025 at 7:46 PM
A federal judge proclaims federal authority over the contentious Line 5 oil pipeline that crosses the Great Lakes.
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December 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Homeland Security waives environmental laws to speed the construction of a border wall in parts of New Mexico.
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December 22, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Colorado River states have been given less than two months to agree on how to share water cuts from the shrinking river.
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December 22, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Satellite Imagery Shows Tehran’s Accelerating Water Crisis

Commentary by David Michel, Will Todman, and Jennifer Jun; Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) Published November 25, 2025 Introduction Tehran is experiencing an unprecedented water crisis. Satellite imagery analysis shows…
Satellite Imagery Shows Tehran’s Accelerating Water Crisis
Commentary by David Michel, Will Todman, and Jennifer Jun; Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) Published November 25, 2025 Introduction Tehran is experiencing an unprecedented water crisis. Satellite imagery analysis shows that key reservoirs that feed the capital are far below their typical seasonal variation. The Iranian president has warned that Iran has “no choice” but to move the location of the capital due to the water crisis.
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December 22, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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December 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Massive Energy Storage Project Eyed for Four Corners Region

BECLABITO, N.M. – Standing in a breezy parking lot on Navajo land in the state’s far northwest corner, Tom Taylor looked toward the western horizon and then upwards at the furrowed mass of the Carrizo Mountains less than 10 miles away. If…
Massive Energy Storage Project Eyed for Four Corners Region
BECLABITO, N.M. – Standing in a breezy parking lot on Navajo land in the state’s far northwest corner, Tom Taylor looked toward the western horizon and then upwards at the furrowed mass of the Carrizo Mountains less than 10 miles away. If all goes to plan, the infrastructure that could one day spill from the mountain’s flanks and through its core will become an essential piece of the region’s electric grid, able to store surplus electricity from renewable energy and other power sources for when it is needed later.
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December 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Federal judge: Michigan has no authority to shut down Line 5

December 17, 2025; Originally published by Bridge Michigan Five years after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ordered the Line 5 pipeline shut down, a federal judge ruled Wednesday she had no authority to do so Whitmer had ordered the shutdown…
Federal judge: Michigan has no authority to shut down Line 5
December 17, 2025; Originally published by Bridge Michigan Five years after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ordered the Line 5 pipeline shut down, a federal judge ruled Wednesday she had no authority to do so Whitmer had ordered the shutdown citing the risk of a catastrophic oil spill in the Great Lakes US District Judge Robert Jonker called those ‘critical interests,’ but concluded Whitmer ‘lacks the power to interfere’
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December 19, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Michigan lawmakers want to repeal tax breaks that sparked a surge of hyperscale data center proposals. As residents protest secret utility deals and regulators weigh a massive power contract, the future of Michigan’s grid, water, and farmland hangs in the balance.
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Michigan lawmakers unveil plan to repeal data center tax breaks
Published December 16, 2025; Bridge Michigan Bipartisan lawmakers have unveiled legislation to repeal sales and use tax exemptions created last year to lure the hyperscale data centers to Michigan Since then, at least 15 hyperscale proposals have cropped up, from the Grand Rapids area to metro Detroit State utility regulators face a contentious decision about whether to grant key contracts for the Stargate data center in Saline Township…
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December 19, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The Colorado River is shrinking — and states are up against a Feb. 14 deadline to agree on water cuts or face litigation.

Reporting from Las Vegas at the Colorado River Water Users Association conference. Follow @circleofblue for updates.
December 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
The Colorado River is shrinking — and states are up against a Feb. 14 deadline to agree on water cuts or face litigation.

Reporting from Las Vegas at the Colorado River Water Users Association conference. Follow @circleofblue for updates.
December 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
800 Meters: Distance that saltwater moved inland in southern Miami-Dade County between 2018 and 2022, according to U.S. Geological Survey estimates.
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December 15, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Interior Department representatives will be speaking this week at a big annual Colorado River meeting.

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December 15, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Two House Democrats from central California (Reps. Jim Costa and Adam Gray) introduced three water bills for their state.
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December 15, 2025 at 10:03 PM