Rivers, heat and energy shifts
As the Colorado River dries up and states struggle to agree on cuts, some pretty strange solutions are starting to emerge.
The Colorado River is vanishing — and the fixes are getting weird
Desalination. Pipelines. Cloud seeding. Those are just a few ideas for how the Trump administration should save the desiccated waterway.
Jake Bittle
Much of Europe and the UK are seeing record temperatures, with officials advising everyone to stay safe and keep cool.
Europe heatwave live: UK temperatures forecast to reach 38C; French PM to hold crisis meeting after heat deaths
Temperatures could smash June record in England and Wales set in 1976; red alerts in France after 19 heat deaths
Adam Fulton and Jamie Grierson and Jillian Ambrose and Jakub Krupa and Steven Morris and Damian Carrington
Seventeen states are challenging California's new plastic law in court, while wholesalers and environmentalists also weigh in.
Battle over single-use plastics erupts as 17 states move to block California law
Seems everybody is suing California over its landmark single-use plastic law. Wholesalers and distributors say it violates interstate commerce laws and the constitution. Environmentalists and anti-waste supporters aren’t happy, either.
Susanne Rust
US energy storage installations hit new records in early 2026 as developers move ahead of upcoming regulatory changes.
U.S. energy storage obliterates Q1 installation records as developers race ahead of regulatory shifts - pv magazine USA
The US energy storage market deployed 3.3 GW / 8.4 GWh, a 54% increase over a record Q1 last year.
Ryan Kennedy
The Trump administration is offering $17.5 billion in loans for ten new nuclear reactors to power data centers and utilities.
Trump administration announces $17.5 billion in loans for 10 new large nuclear reactors
Energy Secretary Chris Wright cited “tremendous interest” among developers of data centers that would buy the power, as well as utilities and energy companies.
Jennifer McDermott and Matthew Daly
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