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Congress’s refusal to continue pandemic-era subsidies for Affordable Care Act beneficiaries is taking a big bite out of consumers’ pocketbooks. Republicans, who hold majorities in the House and the Senate, refused to extend the subsidies for 2026 despite months of wrangling and a 43-day government shutdown.

Average deductibles for policyholders are now the highest ever, a result of people switching to the exchange’s cheapest “bronze plans” in response to premium hikes, according to the report released by KFF, a health policy research organization. With greater migration to bronze plans, the average deductible for ACA recipients rose more than $1,000 a year, to $3,786, the analysis found.

Enrollment is expected to drop significantly, impacting health systems and local economies, according to experts. There are two ways that people are losing coverage. First, premium increases prevented some from signing up during last year’s open enrollment period. Now, millions who did sign up can no longer afford the premiums and will lose coverage for failing to pay.

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A rapidly growing brush fire that sparked Monday morning outside Los Angeles County has grown to more than 830 acres, forcing about 28,000 residents to evacuate as Southern California firefighters battle the first major blaze of the year.

The Sandy Fire started near the suburbs in Simi Valley, located in the area of Ventura County that borders Los Angeles. Strong offshore winds drove flames across the brush-covered hillsides, threatening neighborhoods sprawled above them. A Simi Valley Police Chief told NBC LA that about 30 minutes before the fire began, a resident called and reported accidentally hitting a rock with their tractor, which authorities believe started the blaze.

Ventura County Fire Department says the cause is still under investigation.

More than 550 firefighters are responding, according to the Ventura County Fire Department, with aircraft “making aggressive water and retardant drops” while crews on the ground work to build protective containment lines and defend homes.

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A rapidly growing brush fire that sparked Monday morning outside Los Angeles County has grown to more than 830 acres, forcing about 28,000 residents to evacuate as Southern California firefighters battle the first major blaze of the year.

The Sandy Fire started near the suburbs in Simi Valley, located in the area of Ventura County that borders Los Angeles. Strong offshore winds drove flames across the brush-covered hillsides, threatening neighborhoods sprawled above them. A Simi Valley Police Chief told NBC LA that about 30 minutes before the fire began, a resident called and reported accidentally hitting a rock with their tractor, which authorities believe started the blaze.

Ventura County Fire Department says the cause is still under investigation.

More than 550 firefighters are responding, according to the Ventura County Fire Department, with aircraft “making aggressive water and retardant drops” while crews on the ground work to build protective containment lines and defend homes.

Tap the link in @postclimate’s bio to read more.

A rapidly growing brush fire that sparked Monday morning outside Los Angeles County has grown to more than 830 acres, forcing about 28,000 residents to evacuate as Southern California firefighters battle the first major blaze of the year.

The Sandy Fire started near the suburbs in Simi Valley, located in the area of Ventura County that borders Los Angeles. Strong offshore winds drove flames across the brush-covered hillsides, threatening neighborhoods sprawled above them. A Simi Valley Police Chief told NBC LA that about 30 minutes before the fire began, a resident called and reported accidentally hitting a rock with their tractor, which authorities believe started the blaze.

Ventura County Fire Department says the cause is still under investigation.

More than 550 firefighters are responding, according to the Ventura County Fire Department, with aircraft “making aggressive water and retardant drops” while crews on the ground work to build protective containment lines and defend homes.

Tap the link in @postclimate’s bio to read more.

A rapidly growing brush fire that sparked Monday morning outside Los Angeles County has grown to more than 830 acres, forcing about 28,000 residents to evacuate as Southern California firefighters battle the first major blaze of the year.

The Sandy Fire started near the suburbs in Simi Valley, located in the area of Ventura County that borders Los Angeles. Strong offshore winds drove flames across the brush-covered hillsides, threatening neighborhoods sprawled above them. A Simi Valley Police Chief told NBC LA that about 30 minutes before the fire began, a resident called and reported accidentally hitting a rock with their tractor, which authorities believe started the blaze.

Ventura County Fire Department says the cause is still under investigation.

More than 550 firefighters are responding, according to the Ventura County Fire Department, with aircraft “making aggressive water and retardant drops” while crews on the ground work to build protective containment lines and defend homes.

Tap the link in @postclimate’s bio to read more.

A rapidly growing brush fire that sparked Monday morning outside Los Angeles County has grown to more than 830 acres, forcing about 28,000 residents to evacuate as Southern California firefighters battle the first major blaze of the year.

The Sandy Fire started near the suburbs in Simi Valley, located in the area of Ventura County that borders Los Angeles. Strong offshore winds drove flames across the brush-covered hillsides, threatening neighborhoods sprawled above them. A Simi Valley Police Chief told NBC LA that about 30 minutes before the fire began, a resident called and reported accidentally hitting a rock with their tractor, which authorities believe started the blaze.

Ventura County Fire Department says the cause is still under investigation.

More than 550 firefighters are responding, according to the Ventura County Fire Department, with aircraft “making aggressive water and retardant drops” while crews on the ground work to build protective containment lines and defend homes.

Tap the link in @postclimate’s bio to read more.

A rapidly growing brush fire that sparked Monday morning outside Los Angeles County has grown to more than 830 acres, forcing about 28,000 residents to evacuate as Southern California firefighters battle the first major blaze of the year.

The Sandy Fire started near the suburbs in Simi Valley, located in the area of Ventura County that borders Los Angeles. Strong offshore winds drove flames across the brush-covered hillsides, threatening neighborhoods sprawled above them. A Simi Valley Police Chief told NBC LA that about 30 minutes before the fire began, a resident called and reported accidentally hitting a rock with their tractor, which authorities believe started the blaze.

Ventura County Fire Department says the cause is still under investigation.

More than 550 firefighters are responding, according to the Ventura County Fire Department, with aircraft “making aggressive water and retardant drops” while crews on the ground work to build protective containment lines and defend homes.

Tap the link in @postclimate’s bio to read more.

A rapidly growing brush fire that sparked Monday morning outside Los Angeles County has grown to more than 830 acres, forcing about 28,000 residents to evacuate as Southern California firefighters battle the first major blaze of the year.

The Sandy Fire started near the suburbs in Simi Valley, located in the area of Ventura County that borders Los Angeles. Strong offshore winds drove flames across the brush-covered hillsides, threatening neighborhoods sprawled above them. A Simi Valley Police Chief told NBC LA that about 30 minutes before the fire began, a resident called and reported accidentally hitting a rock with their tractor, which authorities believe started the blaze.

Ventura County Fire Department says the cause is still under investigation.

More than 550 firefighters are responding, according to the Ventura County Fire Department, with aircraft “making aggressive water and retardant drops” while crews on the ground work to build protective containment lines and defend homes.

Tap the link in @postclimate’s bio to read more.

A rapidly growing brush fire that sparked Monday morning outside Los Angeles County has grown to more than 830 acres, forcing about 28,000 residents to evacuate as Southern California firefighters battle the first major blaze of the year.

The Sandy Fire started near the suburbs in Simi Valley, located in the area of Ventura County that borders Los Angeles. Strong offshore winds drove flames across the brush-covered hillsides, threatening neighborhoods sprawled above them. A Simi Valley Police Chief told NBC LA that about 30 minutes before the fire began, a resident called and reported accidentally hitting a rock with their tractor, which authorities believe started the blaze.

Ventura County Fire Department says the cause is still under investigation.

More than 550 firefighters are responding, according to the Ventura County Fire Department, with aircraft “making aggressive water and retardant drops” while crews on the ground work to build protective containment lines and defend homes.

Tap the link in @postclimate’s bio to read more.

A rapidly growing brush fire that sparked Monday morning outside Los Angeles County has grown to more than 830 acres, forcing about 28,000 residents to evacuate as Southern California firefighters battle the first major blaze of the year.

The Sandy Fire started near the suburbs in Simi Valley, located in the area of Ventura County that borders Los Angeles. Strong offshore winds drove flames across the brush-covered hillsides, threatening neighborhoods sprawled above them. A Simi Valley Police Chief told NBC LA that about 30 minutes before the fire began, a resident called and reported accidentally hitting a rock with their tractor, which authorities believe started the blaze.

Ventura County Fire Department says the cause is still under investigation.

More than 550 firefighters are responding, according to the Ventura County Fire Department, with aircraft “making aggressive water and retardant drops” while crews on the ground work to build protective containment lines and defend homes.

Tap the link in @postclimate’s bio to read more.

The Environmental Protection Agency proposed repealing limits on four types of “forever chemicals” in drinking water, which would end the Biden-era restrictions on four PFAS compounds and give utilities more time to comply with limits on two others.

When the Biden administration finalized the first-ever national, legally enforceable drinking water standards for PFAS in 2024, the EPA estimated the regulations would reduce exposure for about 100 million people across the U.S. It marked the first time the agency had successfully set a drinking water standard for a new contaminant since 1996. Barely two years later, the Trump administration is seeking to unravel much of that effort.

PFAS are used in a variety of products like nonstick pans and firefighting foam and have been linked to cancer, immune system problems and infertility. They are called forever chemicals as they can take years to break down in the environment. All 50 states have recorded levels of PFAS in drinking water above the EPA standards, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council.

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The season’s first widespread surge of humid air is spreading from the Midwest to the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, along with record heat.

Around 110 million people — including many easterners — can expect high temperatures in the 90s and increasingly muggy conditions through Wednesday, making it feel more like July than May.

Extra humidity will also cause record warmth at night, with around 160 such records predicted to be neared, tied or broken this week. That includes a July-like low of 74 degrees in New York and 73 degrees in D.C. forecast for Tuesday night.

See what areas will have record-breaking heat by clicking the link in our bio.

The season’s first widespread surge of humid air is spreading from the Midwest to the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, along with record heat.

Around 110 million people — including many easterners — can expect high temperatures in the 90s and increasingly muggy conditions through Wednesday, making it feel more like July than May.

Extra humidity will also cause record warmth at night, with around 160 such records predicted to be neared, tied or broken this week. That includes a July-like low of 74 degrees in New York and 73 degrees in D.C. forecast for Tuesday night.

See what areas will have record-breaking heat by clicking the link in our bio.

Much of the South remains covered by deep drought. Precipitation has been more than a foot below average in some areas over the past six months.

Particularly hard-hit have been Georgia and Florida, where there is more “extreme” and “exceptional” drought than anywhere else in the country, with more than 80 percent coverage. That means there is more potential for fires to ignite, more dried vegetation to burn and a likelihood for hotter and faster-moving blazes.

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Much of the South remains covered by deep drought. Precipitation has been more than a foot below average in some areas over the past six months.

Particularly hard-hit have been Georgia and Florida, where there is more “extreme” and “exceptional” drought than anywhere else in the country, with more than 80 percent coverage. That means there is more potential for fires to ignite, more dried vegetation to burn and a likelihood for hotter and faster-moving blazes.

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Much of the South remains covered by deep drought. Precipitation has been more than a foot below average in some areas over the past six months.

Particularly hard-hit have been Georgia and Florida, where there is more “extreme” and “exceptional” drought than anywhere else in the country, with more than 80 percent coverage. That means there is more potential for fires to ignite, more dried vegetation to burn and a likelihood for hotter and faster-moving blazes.

Read more by tapping the link in our bio.

Much of the South remains covered by deep drought. Precipitation has been more than a foot below average in some areas over the past six months.

Particularly hard-hit have been Georgia and Florida, where there is more “extreme” and “exceptional” drought than anywhere else in the country, with more than 80 percent coverage. That means there is more potential for fires to ignite, more dried vegetation to burn and a likelihood for hotter and faster-moving blazes.

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Gardens and small farms can create a food system that’s more resilient, less wasteful and better for the climate and communities while complementing the massive productivity made possible by conventional agriculture. We have a few of the top tips from expert gardeners about how to get started.

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Gardens and small farms can create a food system that’s more resilient, less wasteful and better for the climate and communities while complementing the massive productivity made possible by conventional agriculture. We have a few of the top tips from expert gardeners about how to get started.

Read more by tapping the link in our bio.

Gardens and small farms can create a food system that’s more resilient, less wasteful and better for the climate and communities while complementing the massive productivity made possible by conventional agriculture. We have a few of the top tips from expert gardeners about how to get started.

Read more by tapping the link in our bio.

Gardens and small farms can create a food system that’s more resilient, less wasteful and better for the climate and communities while complementing the massive productivity made possible by conventional agriculture. We have a few of the top tips from expert gardeners about how to get started.

Read more by tapping the link in our bio.

Gardens and small farms can create a food system that’s more resilient, less wasteful and better for the climate and communities while complementing the massive productivity made possible by conventional agriculture. We have a few of the top tips from expert gardeners about how to get started.

Read more by tapping the link in our bio.

Gardens and small farms can create a food system that’s more resilient, less wasteful and better for the climate and communities while complementing the massive productivity made possible by conventional agriculture. We have a few of the top tips from expert gardeners about how to get started.

Read more by tapping the link in our bio.

Jonathan Yacko and Natalie Gilliard are among a growing group of homeowners who are sick of lawns and made a change with their own yards.

Growing a wildflower meadow can use fewer resources, foster community relationships and help reverse the loss of insects.

Baby’s breath sprouted in 2021 and was soon followed by yellow coreopsis, orange cosmos, red poppies, purple foxgloves and blue forget-me-nots, Gilliard said. Their colorful new field also attracted songbirds and bees.

Over the next several months, they said people they’d never met started dropping by. Neighbors and strangers thanked them for planting the meadow. Many of them brought baked goods, left thank you notes and even small bouquets, Gilliard said.

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Jonathan Yacko and Natalie Gilliard are among a growing group of homeowners who are sick of lawns and made a change with their own yards.

Growing a wildflower meadow can use fewer resources, foster community relationships and help reverse the loss of insects.

Baby’s breath sprouted in 2021 and was soon followed by yellow coreopsis, orange cosmos, red poppies, purple foxgloves and blue forget-me-nots, Gilliard said. Their colorful new field also attracted songbirds and bees.

Over the next several months, they said people they’d never met started dropping by. Neighbors and strangers thanked them for planting the meadow. Many of them brought baked goods, left thank you notes and even small bouquets, Gilliard said.

Read more by tapping the link in our bio.

Jonathan Yacko and Natalie Gilliard are among a growing group of homeowners who are sick of lawns and made a change with their own yards.

Growing a wildflower meadow can use fewer resources, foster community relationships and help reverse the loss of insects.

Baby’s breath sprouted in 2021 and was soon followed by yellow coreopsis, orange cosmos, red poppies, purple foxgloves and blue forget-me-nots, Gilliard said. Their colorful new field also attracted songbirds and bees.

Over the next several months, they said people they’d never met started dropping by. Neighbors and strangers thanked them for planting the meadow. Many of them brought baked goods, left thank you notes and even small bouquets, Gilliard said.

Read more by tapping the link in our bio.

Jonathan Yacko and Natalie Gilliard are among a growing group of homeowners who are sick of lawns and made a change with their own yards.

Growing a wildflower meadow can use fewer resources, foster community relationships and help reverse the loss of insects.

Baby’s breath sprouted in 2021 and was soon followed by yellow coreopsis, orange cosmos, red poppies, purple foxgloves and blue forget-me-nots, Gilliard said. Their colorful new field also attracted songbirds and bees.

Over the next several months, they said people they’d never met started dropping by. Neighbors and strangers thanked them for planting the meadow. Many of them brought baked goods, left thank you notes and even small bouquets, Gilliard said.

Read more by tapping the link in our bio.

Jonathan Yacko and Natalie Gilliard are among a growing group of homeowners who are sick of lawns and made a change with their own yards.

Growing a wildflower meadow can use fewer resources, foster community relationships and help reverse the loss of insects.

Baby’s breath sprouted in 2021 and was soon followed by yellow coreopsis, orange cosmos, red poppies, purple foxgloves and blue forget-me-nots, Gilliard said. Their colorful new field also attracted songbirds and bees.

Over the next several months, they said people they’d never met started dropping by. Neighbors and strangers thanked them for planting the meadow. Many of them brought baked goods, left thank you notes and even small bouquets, Gilliard said.

Read more by tapping the link in our bio.

Jonathan Yacko and Natalie Gilliard are among a growing group of homeowners who are sick of lawns and made a change with their own yards.

Growing a wildflower meadow can use fewer resources, foster community relationships and help reverse the loss of insects.

Baby’s breath sprouted in 2021 and was soon followed by yellow coreopsis, orange cosmos, red poppies, purple foxgloves and blue forget-me-nots, Gilliard said. Their colorful new field also attracted songbirds and bees.

Over the next several months, they said people they’d never met started dropping by. Neighbors and strangers thanked them for planting the meadow. Many of them brought baked goods, left thank you notes and even small bouquets, Gilliard said.

Read more by tapping the link in our bio.

With the World Cup kicking off next month during the height of North American summer, scientists warn the tournament could also be one of history’s hottest.

Rising global temperatures have dramatically increased the risk of dangerous heat and humidity during this year’s games, according to a new analysis — making conditions during the event less safe for players and spectators alike.

The analysis found that roughly a quarter of the scheduled matches this year are likely to be played amid heat and humidity levels that make it harder for the body to stay cool. Using state-of-the-art climate models, the researchers evaluated the chance the weather in each host city would exceed temperature thresholds set by the global soccer player’s union, FIFPRO, at the time of a match.

The World Cup Final, scheduled for July 19 at the open-air MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, has a 1-in-37 chance of happening during heat so severe that the player’s union guidelines say matches should be postponed.

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Public opposition to data centers is hardening as overwhelming majorities of Americans now oppose construction of the facilities in their communities, according to a new Gallup survey.

The poll found that seven out of 10 Americans said they would oppose a data center being built near them, including nearly half who say they strongly oppose the projects. Opposition is so intense, the poll found, that more Americans would rather live near a nuclear power plant than a data center, which are designed to fuel demand for artificial intelligence.

The poll found that both Republicans and Democrats are uncomfortable living near a data center, but opposition is especially intense among Democrats. Fifty-six percent of Democrats strongly oppose a data center in their community compared with 39 percent of Republicans. Nearly half of independents also said they were strongly opposed to the projects.

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Most of the plastic waste in California is about to lose the recycling symbol.

The “chasing arrows” symbol, created in 1970 by a college student inspired by the burgeoning environmental movement, has been stamped indiscriminately on plastic bottles, clamshell takeout containers, chip bags and more for decades.

California lawmakers say they want to end the charade: A new law will ban companies from using the symbol if their products aren’t commonly recycled. Advocates of the law counter that corporations deliberately misled the public by turning the recycling symbol into a marketing device that masks the fact that only a small fraction of plastic packaging is ultimately recycled.

The mark was originally intended to inform waste processors what polymers a plastic item was made from. But the public reasonably assumed anything stamped with the symbol was recyclable. Millions of tons of worthless plastic trash have since poured into recycling facilities, unable to process it.

Read more by tapping the link in @postclimate’s bio.

Most of the plastic waste in California is about to lose the recycling symbol.

The “chasing arrows” symbol, created in 1970 by a college student inspired by the burgeoning environmental movement, has been stamped indiscriminately on plastic bottles, clamshell takeout containers, chip bags and more for decades.

California lawmakers say they want to end the charade: A new law will ban companies from using the symbol if their products aren’t commonly recycled. Advocates of the law counter that corporations deliberately misled the public by turning the recycling symbol into a marketing device that masks the fact that only a small fraction of plastic packaging is ultimately recycled.

The mark was originally intended to inform waste processors what polymers a plastic item was made from. But the public reasonably assumed anything stamped with the symbol was recyclable. Millions of tons of worthless plastic trash have since poured into recycling facilities, unable to process it.

Read more by tapping the link in @postclimate’s bio.

Most of the plastic waste in California is about to lose the recycling symbol.

The “chasing arrows” symbol, created in 1970 by a college student inspired by the burgeoning environmental movement, has been stamped indiscriminately on plastic bottles, clamshell takeout containers, chip bags and more for decades.

California lawmakers say they want to end the charade: A new law will ban companies from using the symbol if their products aren’t commonly recycled. Advocates of the law counter that corporations deliberately misled the public by turning the recycling symbol into a marketing device that masks the fact that only a small fraction of plastic packaging is ultimately recycled.

The mark was originally intended to inform waste processors what polymers a plastic item was made from. But the public reasonably assumed anything stamped with the symbol was recyclable. Millions of tons of worthless plastic trash have since poured into recycling facilities, unable to process it.

Read more by tapping the link in @postclimate’s bio.

Most of the plastic waste in California is about to lose the recycling symbol.

The “chasing arrows” symbol, created in 1970 by a college student inspired by the burgeoning environmental movement, has been stamped indiscriminately on plastic bottles, clamshell takeout containers, chip bags and more for decades.

California lawmakers say they want to end the charade: A new law will ban companies from using the symbol if their products aren’t commonly recycled. Advocates of the law counter that corporations deliberately misled the public by turning the recycling symbol into a marketing device that masks the fact that only a small fraction of plastic packaging is ultimately recycled.

The mark was originally intended to inform waste processors what polymers a plastic item was made from. But the public reasonably assumed anything stamped with the symbol was recyclable. Millions of tons of worthless plastic trash have since poured into recycling facilities, unable to process it.

Read more by tapping the link in @postclimate’s bio.

Most of the plastic waste in California is about to lose the recycling symbol.

The “chasing arrows” symbol, created in 1970 by a college student inspired by the burgeoning environmental movement, has been stamped indiscriminately on plastic bottles, clamshell takeout containers, chip bags and more for decades.

California lawmakers say they want to end the charade: A new law will ban companies from using the symbol if their products aren’t commonly recycled. Advocates of the law counter that corporations deliberately misled the public by turning the recycling symbol into a marketing device that masks the fact that only a small fraction of plastic packaging is ultimately recycled.

The mark was originally intended to inform waste processors what polymers a plastic item was made from. But the public reasonably assumed anything stamped with the symbol was recyclable. Millions of tons of worthless plastic trash have since poured into recycling facilities, unable to process it.

Read more by tapping the link in @postclimate’s bio.

The situation on the Colorado River has rarely been more dire than in this moment. The snowpacks that feed the river are the smallest on record. The reservoirs that hold the majority of its water are nearing historic lows.

Neither a stopgap proposal from Arizona, California and Nevada aimed at stabilizing the nation’s largest reservoir, nor a late-season snowstorm are sufficient to avert a looming water crisis, experts say.

States in the Lower Basin (Arizona, California and Nevada) and Upper Basin (Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming) failed for years to agree on how to share the river’s water supply. The situation has grown increasingly dire as the regional climate shifts hotter and drier. Human consumption routinely outstrips inflows, drawing down the water stored in reservoirs.

With Western states at an impasse in negotiations over the river’s future, recent short-term wins may at least temporarily hold off cuts to people’s water supply in the lower part of the basin.

Read more by tapping the link in @postclimate’s bio.

The situation on the Colorado River has rarely been more dire than in this moment. The snowpacks that feed the river are the smallest on record. The reservoirs that hold the majority of its water are nearing historic lows.

Neither a stopgap proposal from Arizona, California and Nevada aimed at stabilizing the nation’s largest reservoir, nor a late-season snowstorm are sufficient to avert a looming water crisis, experts say.

States in the Lower Basin (Arizona, California and Nevada) and Upper Basin (Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming) failed for years to agree on how to share the river’s water supply. The situation has grown increasingly dire as the regional climate shifts hotter and drier. Human consumption routinely outstrips inflows, drawing down the water stored in reservoirs.

With Western states at an impasse in negotiations over the river’s future, recent short-term wins may at least temporarily hold off cuts to people’s water supply in the lower part of the basin.

Read more by tapping the link in @postclimate’s bio.

The situation on the Colorado River has rarely been more dire than in this moment. The snowpacks that feed the river are the smallest on record. The reservoirs that hold the majority of its water are nearing historic lows.

Neither a stopgap proposal from Arizona, California and Nevada aimed at stabilizing the nation’s largest reservoir, nor a late-season snowstorm are sufficient to avert a looming water crisis, experts say.

States in the Lower Basin (Arizona, California and Nevada) and Upper Basin (Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming) failed for years to agree on how to share the river’s water supply. The situation has grown increasingly dire as the regional climate shifts hotter and drier. Human consumption routinely outstrips inflows, drawing down the water stored in reservoirs.

With Western states at an impasse in negotiations over the river’s future, recent short-term wins may at least temporarily hold off cuts to people’s water supply in the lower part of the basin.

Read more by tapping the link in @postclimate’s bio.

The situation on the Colorado River has rarely been more dire than in this moment. The snowpacks that feed the river are the smallest on record. The reservoirs that hold the majority of its water are nearing historic lows.

Neither a stopgap proposal from Arizona, California and Nevada aimed at stabilizing the nation’s largest reservoir, nor a late-season snowstorm are sufficient to avert a looming water crisis, experts say.

States in the Lower Basin (Arizona, California and Nevada) and Upper Basin (Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming) failed for years to agree on how to share the river’s water supply. The situation has grown increasingly dire as the regional climate shifts hotter and drier. Human consumption routinely outstrips inflows, drawing down the water stored in reservoirs.

With Western states at an impasse in negotiations over the river’s future, recent short-term wins may at least temporarily hold off cuts to people’s water supply in the lower part of the basin.

Read more by tapping the link in @postclimate’s bio.

Plastic contamination feels so pervasive, inevitable and frustrating, especially since the research is limited on how to reduce your exposure.

In a new randomized controlled trial, researchers found that in just seven days, a few specific lifestyle changes — from consuming a low-plastic diet to using low-plastic personal care products — could reduce the amount of plastic-associated chemicals in urine by as much as 60 and 35 percent, respectively.

While a single week of exposure to these chemicals is unlikely to have a measurable impact on health, according to Matthew Campen, a toxicologist, the implications of the study matter.

“Sustained behavioral changes and improvements in dietary quality would lead to long-term reductions in exposure and therefore health risks,” he said. Ultimately, the study found that the biggest source of plastic chemicals comes from your diet. There are also harmful plastic chemicals in personal care products.

The study adds yet another compelling reason to cut back on ultra-processed foods and to reconsider a few specific factors in our groceries such as plastic packaging or canned items when alternatives are accessible.

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