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Water & Oceans

"Judge Halts Biden Administration Waters Rule in Texas, Idaho"

"A federal court judge in Texas issued a preliminary injunction against the Biden administration’s waters of the US, or WOTUS, rule late Sunday. The injunction applies only to Texas and Idaho. The 2023 WOTUS rule takes effect Monday in the rest of the country and determines which waters and wetlands receive federal protection under the Clean Water Act."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 03/21/2023

"Navajo Nation Water Rights Case Heard Before Supreme Court"

"The latest case involving Indian Country was argued Monday before the Supreme Court. Arizona v. Navajo Nation, like many cases heard before the high court, is complicated and this case in particular deals with the tribe’s water rights as it relates to the Colorado River."

Source: ICT, 03/21/2023

Big Oil Firms Touted Algae As Climate Fix. Now All Have Pulled Funding

"One by one, big oil firms have touted their investments in algae biofuels as the future of low-carbon transportation – and one by one, they have all dropped out. Now in the wake of the last remaining algae proponent, ExxonMobil, announcing its withdrawal, insiders say they are disappointed but not surprised."

Source: Guardian, 03/20/2023

Md., Va. Race to Save Dwindling Commercial Fisheries in Chesapeake Bay

"Alarmed by plummeting stocks of commercial fisheries in the Chesapeake Bay, officials in Maryland and Virginia are scrambling to control invasive fish species that are causing at least part of the problem."

Source: Inside Climate News, 03/20/2023

"Farmers Wary Of Proposal To Save Colorado River Water"

"Tom Brundy, an alfalfa grower in California's Imperial Valley, thinks farmers reliant on the shrinking Colorado River can do more to save water and use it more efficiently. That's why he's installed water sensors and monitors to prevent waste on nearly two-thirds of his 3,000 acres."

Source: AP, 03/17/2023

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