By Shannon Mullane, The Colorado Sun March 17, 2026  It looked for a moment that a gushing water line in east Walsenburg was to blame for taps running dry, a disaster declaration, boil water advisory and a hectic weekend of water challenges.  But the water issues didn’t stop there.  Walsenburg, a city of about 3,000… >> Read More

By Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune March 17, 2026 As drought tightens its grip on South Texas, city leaders in Corpus Christi are expected to deliver what could be the most sobering update yet on the region’s water supply outlook. At Tuesday’s city council meeting, officials are expected to present new modeling that outlines a… >> Read More

By Owen James Burke, Surfer.com March 12, 2026 In 2013, when 18-year-old Dutch aerospace engineering student Boyan Slat dreamt up a solution to ocean plastics—and presented it in a TEDx Talk—could he have envisioned that, within hardly a decade’s time, his imaginations would come to fruition at such a scale? Probably. And despite much early… >> Read More

By Michael Phillis and M.K. Wildman, Associated Press March 10, 2026 WASHINGTON (AP) — The January collapse of a pipe as wide as a car dumped so much sewage into the Potomac River that officials tracked a spike of gut-wrenching bacteria drifting slowly past Washington for weeks, prompting an emergency declaration and federal assistance. It was a… >> Read More

By Dylan Baddour, Inside Climate News March 8, 2026 CORPUS CHRISTI — The imminent depletion of water supplies in Corpus Christi threatens to cut off the flow of jet fuel to Texas airports and other oil exports from one of the nation’s largest petroleum ports, triggering potential shockwaves through energy markets in Texas and beyond…. >> Read More

By Virginie Soffer, University of Montreal March 4, 2026 Under the supervision of Université de Montréal archaeology professor Christina Halperin, Ph.D. student Jean Tremblay spent six years, from 2018 to 2024, studying how the Mayan city of Ucanal managed its drinking water. Combining geochemistry and paleolimnology, his interdisciplinary study explored the archaeological and social issues… >> Read More

By Susan Elizabeth Turek, TCD February 28, 2026 After heavy rains pounded Central Texas over the summer, many believed the state’s drought was over. However, officials are on the verge of making an unprecedented announcement.  What’s happening? The Daily Texan reported that the Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District could declare a Stage 4 Emergency Response Period by… >> Read More

By Gordy Megroz, Republic February 22, 2026 On July 4, 2025, around 5 o’clock in the afternoon, just as Americans were gearing up for a night of hot dogs and fireworks, a lightning strike on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park caused a spark that would soon grow into flames. For three months, hotshots… >> Read More