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The Great Lakes are entering a new energy era — and water is on the line. Our new Shockwave series explores what this energy boom means for the future of the lakes. buff.ly/3GJ34qk
#GreatLakes #WaterAndEnergy #DataCenters #EnergyTransition #Freshwater #ClimatePolicy #WaterProtection #PowerDemand
#GreatLakes #WaterAndEnergy #DataCenters #EnergyTransition #Freshwater #ClimatePolicy #WaterProtection #PowerDemand
February 16, 2026 at 5:58 PM
The Great Lakes are entering a new energy era — and water is on the line. Our new Shockwave series explores what this energy boom means for the future of the lakes. buff.ly/3GJ34qk
#GreatLakes #WaterAndEnergy #DataCenters #EnergyTransition #Freshwater #ClimatePolicy #WaterProtection #PowerDemand
#GreatLakes #WaterAndEnergy #DataCenters #EnergyTransition #Freshwater #ClimatePolicy #WaterProtection #PowerDemand
Electricity demand in the Great Lakes is climbing for the first time in a decade.
Coal plants kept open.
A nuclear restart drawing 141M gallons/day from Lake Michigan.
Data center demand surging.
Will water be collateral damage? Read the first story in “Shockwave” at www.circleofblue.org
Coal plants kept open.
A nuclear restart drawing 141M gallons/day from Lake Michigan.
Data center demand surging.
Will water be collateral damage? Read the first story in “Shockwave” at www.circleofblue.org
February 12, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Electricity demand in the Great Lakes is climbing for the first time in a decade.
Coal plants kept open.
A nuclear restart drawing 141M gallons/day from Lake Michigan.
Data center demand surging.
Will water be collateral damage? Read the first story in “Shockwave” at www.circleofblue.org
Coal plants kept open.
A nuclear restart drawing 141M gallons/day from Lake Michigan.
Data center demand surging.
Will water be collateral damage? Read the first story in “Shockwave” at www.circleofblue.org
This week in Fresh, Circle of Blue breaks down Indiana’s nuclear push, federal moves to exempt advanced reactors from environmental review, Michigan’s push to strengthen dam safety after years of failures, and a proposed constitutional right to clean water in Wisconsin.
February 4, 2026 at 6:23 PM
This week in Fresh, Circle of Blue breaks down Indiana’s nuclear push, federal moves to exempt advanced reactors from environmental review, Michigan’s push to strengthen dam safety after years of failures, and a proposed constitutional right to clean water in Wisconsin.
It's World Wetlands Day. Wetlands protect drinking water, reduce flood risk, store carbon, and sustain biodiversity—yet they’re disappearing fast.
We’ve reported on wetlands from the Great Lakes to global river basins. Explore our wetlands coverage today: circleofblue.org
We’ve reported on wetlands from the Great Lakes to global river basins. Explore our wetlands coverage today: circleofblue.org
February 2, 2026 at 10:03 PM
It's World Wetlands Day. Wetlands protect drinking water, reduce flood risk, store carbon, and sustain biodiversity—yet they’re disappearing fast.
We’ve reported on wetlands from the Great Lakes to global river basins. Explore our wetlands coverage today: circleofblue.org
We’ve reported on wetlands from the Great Lakes to global river basins. Explore our wetlands coverage today: circleofblue.org
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
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December 31, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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December 30, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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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
#EnergyStorage #Hydropower #WaterPolicy #ColoradoRiver
#EnergyStorage #Hydropower #WaterPolicy #ColoradoRiver
December 29, 2025 at 8:02 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
#EnergyStorage #Hydropower #WaterPolicy #ColoradoRiver
#EnergyStorage #Hydropower #WaterPolicy #ColoradoRiver
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December 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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NewsMatch is still matching every donation to Circle of Blue, helping power trusted, independent water journalism when it’s needed most.
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December 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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If you’ve been thinking about giving, now’s the time.
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NewsMatch is still matching every donation to Circle of Blue, helping power trusted, independent water journalism when it’s needed most.
If you’ve been thinking about giving, now’s the time.
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Water is at a turning point. The window to double your impact is closing. NewsMatch ends soon and every donation to Circle of Blue is still matched.
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December 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Water is at a turning point. The window to double your impact is closing. NewsMatch ends soon and every donation to Circle of Blue is still matched.
Support trusted water journalism today! www.circleofblue.org/donate/
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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.
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
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.
From Wisconsin’s Driftless Region, @circleofblue reporter Christian Thorsberg explains how outdated federal floodplain rules are blocking conservation—and what Congress may do next.
NewsMatch is almost over. Through Dec 31, every donation to Circle of Blue is doubled.
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If you’ve been thinking about giving, now’s the moment. www.circleofblue.org/donate/
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December 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
NewsMatch is almost over. Through Dec 31, every donation to Circle of Blue is doubled.
If you’ve been thinking about giving, now’s the moment. www.circleofblue.org/donate/
#CircleOfBlue #NewsMatch2025 #WaterJournalism
If you’ve been thinking about giving, now’s the moment. www.circleofblue.org/donate/
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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.
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.
Reporting from Las Vegas at the Colorado River Water Users Association conference. Follow @circleofblue for updates.
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.
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.
Reporting from Las Vegas at the Colorado River Water Users Association conference. Follow @circleofblue for updates.
2025 was a turning point for water.
AI’s energy hunger reshaped the water–climate equation.
Health risks grew amid PFAS rollbacks and conflict-driven outbreaks.
The Colorado River hit a dangerous stalemate.
Glaciers and ecosystems showed mounting strain.
AI’s energy hunger reshaped the water–climate equation.
Health risks grew amid PFAS rollbacks and conflict-driven outbreaks.
The Colorado River hit a dangerous stalemate.
Glaciers and ecosystems showed mounting strain.
December 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
2025 was a turning point for water.
AI’s energy hunger reshaped the water–climate equation.
Health risks grew amid PFAS rollbacks and conflict-driven outbreaks.
The Colorado River hit a dangerous stalemate.
Glaciers and ecosystems showed mounting strain.
AI’s energy hunger reshaped the water–climate equation.
Health risks grew amid PFAS rollbacks and conflict-driven outbreaks.
The Colorado River hit a dangerous stalemate.
Glaciers and ecosystems showed mounting strain.
The Year in Water 2025 is here. This report chronicles the critical stories of how people, policy, and climate intersect with this most essential resource.
Dive in to understand the water challenges and solutions that will define the years ahead.
Visit www.circleofblue.org
Dive in to understand the water challenges and solutions that will define the years ahead.
Visit www.circleofblue.org
December 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The Year in Water 2025 is here. This report chronicles the critical stories of how people, policy, and climate intersect with this most essential resource.
Dive in to understand the water challenges and solutions that will define the years ahead.
Visit www.circleofblue.org
Dive in to understand the water challenges and solutions that will define the years ahead.
Visit www.circleofblue.org
Transmission lines for new data centers are cutting through one of Wisconsin’s most pristine waterways — and the people living there say they’re being sacrificed. Read the story at www.circleofblue.org
#GreatLakes #Wisconsin #EnergyTransition #DataCenters #WaterNews #Journalism
#GreatLakes #Wisconsin #EnergyTransition #DataCenters #WaterNews #Journalism
December 8, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Transmission lines for new data centers are cutting through one of Wisconsin’s most pristine waterways — and the people living there say they’re being sacrificed. Read the story at www.circleofblue.org
#GreatLakes #Wisconsin #EnergyTransition #DataCenters #WaterNews #Journalism
#GreatLakes #Wisconsin #EnergyTransition #DataCenters #WaterNews #Journalism
Tomorrow: Circle of Blue releases The Year in Water 2025 – Power Shift.
AI’s explosive growth, surging energy demand, rising water use, climate extremes, Great Lakes pressures, global conflicts, and policy rollbacks — 2025 changed the water world in ways we can’t ignore.
AI’s explosive growth, surging energy demand, rising water use, climate extremes, Great Lakes pressures, global conflicts, and policy rollbacks — 2025 changed the water world in ways we can’t ignore.
December 8, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Tomorrow: Circle of Blue releases The Year in Water 2025 – Power Shift.
AI’s explosive growth, surging energy demand, rising water use, climate extremes, Great Lakes pressures, global conflicts, and policy rollbacks — 2025 changed the water world in ways we can’t ignore.
AI’s explosive growth, surging energy demand, rising water use, climate extremes, Great Lakes pressures, global conflicts, and policy rollbacks — 2025 changed the water world in ways we can’t ignore.
Who has the power to protect the Great Lakes—states or the federal government? As courts weigh landmark decisions on Line 5, the future of one of the world’s largest freshwater systems hangs in the balance.
December 4, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Who has the power to protect the Great Lakes—states or the federal government? As courts weigh landmark decisions on Line 5, the future of one of the world’s largest freshwater systems hangs in the balance.
Circle of Blue’s Great Lakes: Unprotected shows how weakened rules, staff cuts, and shifting budgets are dismantling decades of safeguards — leaving the region more vulnerable to pollution, ecological loss, and health risks. A new story drops tomorrow.
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December 2, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Circle of Blue’s Great Lakes: Unprotected shows how weakened rules, staff cuts, and shifting budgets are dismantling decades of safeguards — leaving the region more vulnerable to pollution, ecological loss, and health risks. A new story drops tomorrow.
www.circleofblue.org/the-great-la...
www.circleofblue.org/the-great-la...
Wetlands — “nature’s kidneys” — may soon lose federal safeguards. MI, MN & WI could see more flooding, wildfire risk, and pollution under the EPA’s proposed rule.
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#Wetlands #ClimateRisk #Flooding #EPA #EnvironmentalJustice #WaterNews #GreatLakes
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#Wetlands #ClimateRisk #Flooding #EPA #EnvironmentalJustice #WaterNews #GreatLakes
November 27, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Wetlands — “nature’s kidneys” — may soon lose federal safeguards. MI, MN & WI could see more flooding, wildfire risk, and pollution under the EPA’s proposed rule.
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#Wetlands #ClimateRisk #Flooding #EPA #EnvironmentalJustice #WaterNews #GreatLakes
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#Wetlands #ClimateRisk #Flooding #EPA #EnvironmentalJustice #WaterNews #GreatLakes
The Great Lakes are unprotected. Decades of safeguards for rivers, lakes, wetlands & drinking water are being dismantled — leaving the region vulnerable to pollution, economic disruption, and threats that ripple nationwide. Read the series here: buff.ly/HSyh63X
#GreatLakes #WaterCrisis #CleanWater
#GreatLakes #WaterCrisis #CleanWater
November 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The Great Lakes are unprotected. Decades of safeguards for rivers, lakes, wetlands & drinking water are being dismantled — leaving the region vulnerable to pollution, economic disruption, and threats that ripple nationwide. Read the series here: buff.ly/HSyh63X
#GreatLakes #WaterCrisis #CleanWater
#GreatLakes #WaterCrisis #CleanWater
Spain’s hog industry is polluting Catalonia’s waters with dangerous nitrate levels — and citizens are pushing back. A landmark ruling in Galicia says governments can’t put industrial farming above public health. A model for communities everywhere. buff.ly/N4RRsRN
#WaterCrisis #Pollution #Spain
#WaterCrisis #Pollution #Spain
November 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Spain’s hog industry is polluting Catalonia’s waters with dangerous nitrate levels — and citizens are pushing back. A landmark ruling in Galicia says governments can’t put industrial farming above public health. A model for communities everywhere. buff.ly/N4RRsRN
#WaterCrisis #Pollution #Spain
#WaterCrisis #Pollution #Spain
Thousand-year floods. Rising rain. Vanishing protections. As the EPA moves to cut safeguards for 85% of U.S. wetlands, Great Lakes states like Wisconsin face a dangerous future.
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#WaterNews #GreatLakes #Wetlands #EPA #Climate #WaterPolicy
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#WaterNews #GreatLakes #Wetlands #EPA #Climate #WaterPolicy
November 26, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Thousand-year floods. Rising rain. Vanishing protections. As the EPA moves to cut safeguards for 85% of U.S. wetlands, Great Lakes states like Wisconsin face a dangerous future.
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#WaterNews #GreatLakes #Wetlands #EPA #Climate #WaterPolicy
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#WaterNews #GreatLakes #Wetlands #EPA #Climate #WaterPolicy