Water & Oceans

El Paso Turning Wastewater Into Drinking Water. Other Cities Will Soon Follow

"El Paso Water broke ground on the first U.S. facility that will treat wastewater for direct re-use in a city water supply, using a four-step process to transform wastewater into clean, potable drinking water."

Source: Inside Climate News, 03/05/2025

"High Court Rejects EPA Sewage Permits in San Francisco Win"

"The US Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected EPA “end result” sewage permits issued under the Clean Water Act that focus on water quality instead of outlining specific requirements to prevent pollution.

In a fractured 5-4 ruling written by Justice Samuel Alito, the court blocked the EPA from issuing permits that make a permittee responsible for surface water quality, or “end result” permits—a term the court coined in the ruling. National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permits govern pollution from sewer overflows during storms.

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 03/05/2025

UN Sets August Date For Extra Session To Finalize Plastics Treaty

"The United Nations Environment Programme on Monday said a new round of negotiations toward a global plastics treaty will take place from August 5 to 14 in Geneva, Switzerland, after countries failed to agree on the parameters of a final agreement last December in Busan, South Korea."

Source: Reuters, 03/04/2025

Attempted NOAA Mass Firing May be Illegal, Threatens Public Safety: Experts

"Forecasters with the National Weather Service were among those who lost their jobs, raising questions about the service’s ability to continue providing the free, accurate, up-to-the minute information on potential hazards like heat waves, blizzards, tornadoes and hurricanes that is critical to industries such as agriculture and aviation, as well as the weather reports the general public relies on."

Source: Inside Climate News, 03/04/2025

"Hundreds Of Weather Forecasters Fired In Latest Wave Of DOGE Cuts"

"Hundreds of weather forecasters and other federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employees on probationary status were fired Thursday, lawmakers and weather experts said. Federal workers who were not let go said the afternoon layoffs included meteorologists who do crucial local forecasts in National Weather Service offices across the country."

Source: AP, 03/03/2025

‘They’re Back’ — Veteran Journalists on Braving the Specter of Trump’s Return

How can environmental reporters best cover the upheavals of a second Trump administration? SEJournal commissioned a special analysis to draw on the experience of reporters who were there to chronicle the first. Contributing editor Jennifer Weeks spoke to more than half a dozen news veterans of Trump’s earlier environmental and energy policy initiatives, with insights and tips on how to handle what’s ahead.

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