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Oil Giants May Have to Pay for Climate Damage. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: Vermont is about to become the first state to enact a law forcing fossil fuel companies to pay for damages caused by climate change. A pesticide banned in 1972 continues to plague the Southern California coast. Why were there so many tornadoes this spring? A new tool can predict how weather will affect pollen concentrations—and how pollen could influence the weather.

Sacking Sackett? Biden Moves to Protect Wetlands. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: The outlook for the Colorado River could be better than previously thought. In response to the Supreme Court's Sackett decision, the Biden administration moves to protect wetlands. A new study proves that conservation works—and that we’re getting better at it. An orangutan reaches for a natural first aid kit after a brawl.

Good news is sometimes hard to come by, so this week we have assembled a few recent positive stories from H2O Radio that you might have missed. Coral reefs that have been degraded by human activity and climate change can be restored fast—in just four years. How swimming pools could be heated with your data. If extraterrestrials do try to make contact, whales could help us speak their language. Flower power! Scientists find a novel way to clean rivers.

Fool’s Gold May Turn Out to Be Golden. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: The Biden administration made 13 million acres of wilderness in Alaska off limits to oil drilling and mineral mining. Manufacturers of toxic “forever chemicals” may now be on the hook to clean them up. A lab accident has revealed an amazing superpower of queen bees. The next “gold” rush? Head to oil and gas waste sites.

How Taking a Walk Can Clean Water. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: The EPA has taken its first step to regulate “forever chemicals” in drinking water. “Archaic plumbing” inside the Glen Canyon Dam is aggravating Colorado River Basin woes. An environmental crisis has been averted following the Baltimore bridge collapse...so far. A ten-minute walk could deliver clean water—and faster if you pick up the pace.

Women make up half the population, so the cars they choose to drive matters—especially if they’re electric vehicles that can wean us off fossil fuels. Moms could help save the planet from climate change. Is anybody listening? Story: https://h2oradio.org/this-week-in-water/women-could-drive-the-electric-vehicle-revolutionwhats-stopping-them

Cyberattacks Are Striking Water Systems. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: Cyberhackers have targeted and disabled water and wastewater systems throughout the country. For Mexico City, “day zero” is a possibility. In Johannesburg and Barcelona, things aren't much better. We are choking on “e-waste” from discarded electronics like computers, cell phones, microwaves, and photovoltaic panels, with no end in sight. Zoning out—some plants that used to grow in a region will no longer thrive there.

The Benefits of Noisy Neighborhoods. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Headlines: Two men are going to prison for tampering with rain gauges to get crop insurance payments. Drought causes the release of greenhouse gases, new study shows. Sounds that to us might resemble sizzling bacon or the grunts of pigs are pitch perfect for restoring these degraded habitats. Snakes—the new, high-protein superfood.

A Man Was Indicted for Smuggling Greenhouse Gases. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report. Headlines: The seven states negotiating water use on the Colorado River hope the impasse will pass. Coral reefs that have been degraded by human activity and climate change can be restored fast—in just four years. A man was arrested at the U.S.-Mexico border last week on suspicion of smuggling, not drugs or weapons, but greenhouse gases. Springing forward to Daylight Saving Time bug you? Blame a guy who was looking for bugs.

The European Union Moves to Criminalize Ecocide. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water. Headlines: Record-setting heat fueled the largest wildfire in Texas history. The EU passed a law requiring member states to restore degraded ecosystems—and to criminalize ecocide. Want a way to have fewer microplastics in your tap water? Boil it, a new study says. Expectant mothers know to supplement their diets for the health of their babies—musk oxen moms are no different.