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A 50-year-old FEMA rule was meant to prevent floods.
Instead, it’s stopping projects that could reduce flood damage and clean up polluted rivers.
Now, Congress is considering a fix.
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Instead, it’s stopping projects that could reduce flood damage and clean up polluted rivers.
Now, Congress is considering a fix.
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An Obscure Provision In FEMA’s Program To Prevent Disaster Is Making Serious Flooding Worse
Discover the effects of the FEMA no-rise rule floodplain restoration on flooding issues and how it affects disaster preparedness in the U.S.
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January 27, 2026 at 8:02 PM
A 50-year-old FEMA rule was meant to prevent floods.
Instead, it’s stopping projects that could reduce flood damage and clean up polluted rivers.
Now, Congress is considering a fix.
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#WaterPolicy #FloodResilience #ClimateAdaptation #PFAS #WatershedRestoration #RiverRestoration
Instead, it’s stopping projects that could reduce flood damage and clean up polluted rivers.
Now, Congress is considering a fix.
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#WaterPolicy #FloodResilience #ClimateAdaptation #PFAS #WatershedRestoration #RiverRestoration
Chris Jones Campaigns to Clean Up Iowa’s Water
Three years ago Chris Jones was a decorated research engineer at the University of Iowa, where he directed Iowa’s network of stream pollution monitors and published details about state water quality in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Secure in his…
Three years ago Chris Jones was a decorated research engineer at the University of Iowa, where he directed Iowa’s network of stream pollution monitors and published details about state water quality in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Secure in his…
Chris Jones Campaigns to Clean Up Iowa’s Water
Three years ago Chris Jones was a decorated research engineer at the University of Iowa, where he directed Iowa’s network of stream pollution monitors and published details about state water quality in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Secure in his academic perch in 110-year-0ld Trowbridge Hall, Jones also contributed to his university-sponsored blog, where he prepared aggressive, masterfully written, and widely read reports that identified agriculture as the primary source of the state’s calamitous water pollution.
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January 27, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Chris Jones Campaigns to Clean Up Iowa’s Water
Three years ago Chris Jones was a decorated research engineer at the University of Iowa, where he directed Iowa’s network of stream pollution monitors and published details about state water quality in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Secure in his…
Three years ago Chris Jones was a decorated research engineer at the University of Iowa, where he directed Iowa’s network of stream pollution monitors and published details about state water quality in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Secure in his…
A little-known FEMA “no-rise” rule meant to prevent flood damage is now blocking floodplain and stream restoration nationwide. From Wisconsin to Washington, projects are stalled—until bipartisan lawmakers step in to fix it.no
An Obscure Provision In FEMA’s Program To Prevent Disaster Is Making Serious Flooding Worse
LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN — Since its creation in 1979, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been charged with protecting communities from natural disasters. Central to that mission is curtailing serious flooding, the most prevalent and severe weather threat to people and property across all 50 states. That objective, though, is impeded by an old and obscure federal regulation — overseen and enforced by FEMA itself — that is actually making flooding worse.
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January 26, 2026 at 11:05 AM
A little-known FEMA “no-rise” rule meant to prevent flood damage is now blocking floodplain and stream restoration nationwide. From Wisconsin to Washington, projects are stalled—until bipartisan lawmakers step in to fix it.no
Rivers of Death
By Julian Cribb; Jan 11, 2026 Published on Substack The rivers that are the lifeblood of the planet and of human civilisation are dying. Worldwide, the evidence is unequivocal, massive, unchallengeable. Humans are hastening to destroy their main source of food, drink, nature and…
By Julian Cribb; Jan 11, 2026 Published on Substack The rivers that are the lifeblood of the planet and of human civilisation are dying. Worldwide, the evidence is unequivocal, massive, unchallengeable. Humans are hastening to destroy their main source of food, drink, nature and…
Rivers of Death
By Julian Cribb; Jan 11, 2026 Published on Substack The rivers that are the lifeblood of the planet and of human civilisation are dying. Worldwide, the evidence is unequivocal, massive, unchallengeable. Humans are hastening to destroy their main source of food, drink, nature and community, as fast as we can go. The scientists who have observed and measured the plight of the world’s rivers, great and small, for almost a century are appalled.
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January 25, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Rivers of Death
By Julian Cribb; Jan 11, 2026 Published on Substack The rivers that are the lifeblood of the planet and of human civilisation are dying. Worldwide, the evidence is unequivocal, massive, unchallengeable. Humans are hastening to destroy their main source of food, drink, nature and…
By Julian Cribb; Jan 11, 2026 Published on Substack The rivers that are the lifeblood of the planet and of human civilisation are dying. Worldwide, the evidence is unequivocal, massive, unchallengeable. Humans are hastening to destroy their main source of food, drink, nature and…
The Uru Chipaya, indigenous to the Bolivian highlands, are migrating from their homelands amid long-standing drought and the disappearance of a major lake.
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January 20, 2026 at 6:23 PM
The Uru Chipaya, indigenous to the Bolivian highlands, are migrating from their homelands amid long-standing drought and the disappearance of a major lake.
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Planet Enters Era of ‘Global Water Bankruptcy,’ UN Report Says
The planet’s water reserves are overstretched and polluted, pushing the warming world into a dangerous condition of “water bankruptcy,” argues a new UN University report. This is not an alarm bell for the future, the report states.…
The planet’s water reserves are overstretched and polluted, pushing the warming world into a dangerous condition of “water bankruptcy,” argues a new UN University report. This is not an alarm bell for the future, the report states.…
Planet Enters Era of ‘Global Water Bankruptcy,’ UN Report Says
The planet’s water reserves are overstretched and polluted, pushing the warming world into a dangerous condition of “water bankruptcy,” argues a new UN University report. This is not an alarm bell for the future, the report states. Bankruptcy is present today. For water, the world is living beyond its means, draining its underground savings accounts, degrading its ecological foundations, and watching its rain and snow become less reliable and evaporate as the planet warms.
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January 20, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Planet Enters Era of ‘Global Water Bankruptcy,’ UN Report Says
The planet’s water reserves are overstretched and polluted, pushing the warming world into a dangerous condition of “water bankruptcy,” argues a new UN University report. This is not an alarm bell for the future, the report states.…
The planet’s water reserves are overstretched and polluted, pushing the warming world into a dangerous condition of “water bankruptcy,” argues a new UN University report. This is not an alarm bell for the future, the report states.…
Speaking of Water | Global Water Bankruptcy, a Conversation with Kaveh Madani
A new UN University report makes the case that water managers have failed at their job, allowing water sources to be depleted and polluted to such a degree that the warming planet requires a declaration of “water…
A new UN University report makes the case that water managers have failed at their job, allowing water sources to be depleted and polluted to such a degree that the warming planet requires a declaration of “water…
Speaking of Water | Global Water Bankruptcy, a Conversation with Kaveh Madani
A new UN University report makes the case that water managers have failed at their job, allowing water sources to be depleted and polluted to such a degree that the warming planet requires a declaration of “water bankruptcy” in order to facilitate new economic and political relationships with water. “It's a bitter and honest confession, an admission of a failure,” says Kaveh Madani, the report’s lead author.
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January 20, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Speaking of Water | Global Water Bankruptcy, a Conversation with Kaveh Madani
A new UN University report makes the case that water managers have failed at their job, allowing water sources to be depleted and polluted to such a degree that the warming planet requires a declaration of “water…
A new UN University report makes the case that water managers have failed at their job, allowing water sources to be depleted and polluted to such a degree that the warming planet requires a declaration of “water…
The filling of wetlands and mangroves in northern Sri Lanka to make way for a new cricket stadium would result in catastrophic flooding, its critics say.
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January 20, 2026 at 5:45 PM
The filling of wetlands and mangroves in northern Sri Lanka to make way for a new cricket stadium would result in catastrophic flooding, its critics say.
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Warming alpine temperatures and precipitation falling as rain instead of snow are rapidly changing the landscape of global winter sports competition.
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January 20, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Warming alpine temperatures and precipitation falling as rain instead of snow are rapidly changing the landscape of global winter sports competition.
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Above-average winter rains ended a seven-year drought in Morocco, as plans to improve future water security center on desalination and new dams.
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January 20, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Above-average winter rains ended a seven-year drought in Morocco, as plans to improve future water security center on desalination and new dams.
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A new report released this week by the University of Virginia’s Cooper Center for Public Service analyzes the economic and energy impacts of data centers in the eight Great Lakes states.
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January 14, 2026 at 6:02 PM
A new report released this week by the University of Virginia’s Cooper Center for Public Service analyzes the economic and energy impacts of data centers in the eight Great Lakes states.
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Senate Bill 729, introduced in the Wisconsin Senate in December, marks Wisconsin’s first proposed legislation to require greater transparency from data centers regarding their water and energy use.
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January 14, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Senate Bill 729, introduced in the Wisconsin Senate in December, marks Wisconsin’s first proposed legislation to require greater transparency from data centers regarding their water and energy use.
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A new report on data centers’ economic and energy impacts in the Great Lakes region forecasts they will account for 20 percent of the basin’s total electricity demands by 2040.
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January 14, 2026 at 5:31 PM
A new report on data centers’ economic and energy impacts in the Great Lakes region forecasts they will account for 20 percent of the basin’s total electricity demands by 2040.
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Legislation proposed in Wisconsin would require data centers to source 70% of their energy from renewable sources in order to qualify for tax breaks.
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January 14, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Legislation proposed in Wisconsin would require data centers to source 70% of their energy from renewable sources in order to qualify for tax breaks.
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A bill seeking to overhaul the scope of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management passed out of committee this week on a 5-3 party-line vote.
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January 14, 2026 at 5:04 PM
A bill seeking to overhaul the scope of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management passed out of committee this week on a 5-3 party-line vote.
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High levels of PFAS—“forever chemicals”—have been found in private wells across Michigan, leaving millions of residents responsible for testing and filtering their own drinking water. One family’s story reveals the gaps in protection. Read more.
Michigan’s Other Water Crisis: PFAS’s Prevalence in Private Wells
By K.R. Callaway; Inside Climate News December 30, 2025 This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. Seeking peace and quiet amid hectic careers, Sandy Wynn-Stelt and her husband Joel moved to Kent County, Michigan, in 1992. They picked out a home surrounded by woods and across from a Christmas tree farm, which Wynn-Stelt said was “about as Michigan as you can get.”
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January 8, 2026 at 6:31 PM
High levels of PFAS—“forever chemicals”—have been found in private wells across Michigan, leaving millions of residents responsible for testing and filtering their own drinking water. One family’s story reveals the gaps in protection. Read more.
Michigan is cracking down on one of the nation’s biggest sources of water pollution. New rules now limit when and how industrial farms spread manure—putting the state at the forefront of regulating farm runoff. Read more at www.circleofblue.org
January 7, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Michigan is cracking down on one of the nation’s biggest sources of water pollution. New rules now limit when and how industrial farms spread manure—putting the state at the forefront of regulating farm runoff. Read more at www.circleofblue.org
The Minnesota DNR has greenlit exploratory drilling in up to 19 locations just south of the Boundary Waters Wilderness Area.
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January 7, 2026 at 8:31 PM
The Minnesota DNR has greenlit exploratory drilling in up to 19 locations just south of the Boundary Waters Wilderness Area.
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Three Democratic Michigan state senators have introduced new bills aiming to regulate and monitor the amount of water and energy that data centers in the state can use.
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January 7, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Three Democratic Michigan state senators have introduced new bills aiming to regulate and monitor the amount of water and energy that data centers in the state can use.
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Op-ed: Agriculture is the source of the worst and most dangerous water contamination in the US.
That is why Michigan’s new rules on manure management are so encouraging.
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That is why Michigan’s new rules on manure management are so encouraging.
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Combatting agricultural pollution: Michigan’s new manure management rules
Michigan issued new requirements to the state’s big livestock and poultry producers to more safely manage the brown tide of manure they spread each year on farm fields. The state's Farm Bureau and lar...
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January 7, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Op-ed: Agriculture is the source of the worst and most dangerous water contamination in the US.
That is why Michigan’s new rules on manure management are so encouraging.
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That is why Michigan’s new rules on manure management are so encouraging.
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Chicago Prepares Development Plan For Industrial Zone With Priority for Water and Wetland
Explore the Calumet River redevelopment in Chicago: cleaning up industrial damage and discovering new opportunities.
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January 7, 2026 at 5:52 PM
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State senators in Indiana have similarly proposed legislation that would require data center energy and water use estimates before granting construction permits.
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January 7, 2026 at 6:15 PM
State senators in Indiana have similarly proposed legislation that would require data center energy and water use estimates before granting construction permits.
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Lawmakers in Michigan have introduced three new bills to limit and track the amount of electricity and water that data centers in the state consume.
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January 7, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Lawmakers in Michigan have introduced three new bills to limit and track the amount of electricity and water that data centers in the state consume.
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A massive industrial campus under construction outside of Indianapolis will require 25 million gallons of water per day, with discharges planned to flow into a public reservoir.
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January 7, 2026 at 5:39 PM
A massive industrial campus under construction outside of Indianapolis will require 25 million gallons of water per day, with discharges planned to flow into a public reservoir.
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Combatting Agricultural Pollution: Michigan’s New Manure Management Rules
LANSING. Mich. – Because lawmakers and regulators embrace the principle that agriculture’s primary objective is to feed people, farming is a sacrosanct industrial sector in the United States. Understand that every industry…
LANSING. Mich. – Because lawmakers and regulators embrace the principle that agriculture’s primary objective is to feed people, farming is a sacrosanct industrial sector in the United States. Understand that every industry…
Combatting Agricultural Pollution: Michigan’s New Manure Management Rules
LANSING. Mich. – Because lawmakers and regulators embrace the principle that agriculture’s primary objective is to feed people, farming is a sacrosanct industrial sector in the United States. Understand that every industry in the U.S. except for agriculture is required to limit water pollution. But ever since 1972, when Congress exempted farming from most of the water-cleansing requirements of the Clean Water Act, farms have been perfectly free to discharge into the environment some of the most dangerous chemical compounds known to man.
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January 6, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Combatting Agricultural Pollution: Michigan’s New Manure Management Rules
LANSING. Mich. – Because lawmakers and regulators embrace the principle that agriculture’s primary objective is to feed people, farming is a sacrosanct industrial sector in the United States. Understand that every industry…
LANSING. Mich. – Because lawmakers and regulators embrace the principle that agriculture’s primary objective is to feed people, farming is a sacrosanct industrial sector in the United States. Understand that every industry…