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Agua Caliente tribe and California desert #water agencies settle lawsuits, seek major federal funds. Tribe would also take control of portions of Santa Rosa and San Jacinto national monument. desertsun.com/story/news/env… via @mydesert

UPDATE: David Huerta had been released from custody.

Study: Salton Sea is emitting putrid hydrogen sulfide at levels worse than official monitors show desertsun.com/story/news/env… via @mydesert

DOJ to Trump: Scrap Chuckwalla and other national monuments if you want. Experts react to the claim. desertsun.com/story/news/env… via @mydesert

Senator Alex Padilla is forcibly removed from Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem's press conference in LA. "Hands off!," Padilla can be heard yelling.

ICYMI DOJ to Trump: Scrap Chuckwalla and other monuments if you want desertsun.com/story/news/env… via The Desert Sun

California police are illegally sharing license plate data with ICE and Border Patrol desertsun.com/story/news/nat…

This is the best quick rundown I’ve seen of the tragic events in Minnesota today. Be safe everyone.

Sunrise above a dried out datura plant (Photo: Sicco Rood).

for the past year my (former) colleagues Business Insider and i looked into the true costs of data center buildout across the country. bit by painstaking bit, we pieced together a database of permitted data centers & docs of water use + tax incentives. the series is rolling out🧵

Today, against the backdrop of potential public land selloffs and Trump’s “energy emergency,” the USGS released its first map of potential oil and gas reserves under public land in almost 30 years. I covered what it could mean for the West. insideclimatenews.org/news/18062025/…

Not all sunscreens work as advertised or are safe. Which ones protect you best? desertsun.com/story/news/env…

I was surprised when working on this story about global warming's role in this heat wave to find scientists concerned that our models are underestimating future extreme heat severity, frequency and duration. (1/2)

Trump administration opens new logging, roads on 59 million acres of protected forest, including in Sequoia, SoCal and Lake Tahoe areas desertsun.com/story/news/env… via @mydesert

Senate's move to sell millions of acres of public lands halted for now. But CA desert lands are still at risk. desertsun.com/story/news/env… via The Desert Sun

Water crisis update: Lakes Mead, Powell hit 'alarmingly low levels' reports USA Today usatoday.com/story/news/nat…

STAGGERING: This new study of 133 countries is the first to estimate the impact of all USAID’s work. In 2 decades, it saved *92M* lives. Current cuts, if not reversed, are forecast to cost *14M* lives thru 2030. thelancet.com/journals/lance…

Killer heat and cold and no more help: Loss of federal LIHEAP aid for utility bills could prove deadly desertsun.com/story/news/env… via The Desert Sun