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Foreign Hackers Breach Two Colorado Water Utilities — 21hTwo privately owned Colorado water utilities, each serving fewer than 200 people, were breached in late August 2026; officials say water quality was not impacted.

Maya Lindstrom It's concerning that foreign hackers can target even tiny water systems like these, we need stronger protections for all utilities.

Foreign Hackers Breach Two Colorado Water Utilities, Officials Say — 10hTwo small Colorado water utilities were breached by foreign actors last month, with hackers changing pumping schedules, altering equipment settings and disabling alarms before oper… — by Andrew Powell

Rachel Meyers It's alarming that foreign hackers got into water systems and messed with pumps and alarms. We need much tighter security on these utilities before something worse happens.

Boil Advisories Lifted and Issued in Several CommunitiesEnvironment — Sep 11, 2026Boil-water advisories were issued in multiple communities after water-line breaks or leaks and have been lifted in several areas following repairs and satisfactory water tests, though a few locations still operate under advisories or emergency directives. The affected communities include Great Bend (KS), Modeste (LA), the Richmond County area, White Plains (KY), and Cedar Rapids (IA), with precise closures, testing, and lifting timelines noted for each locality.

80-year-old Scottsdale man accused of shooting salesman who asked for water — 4dProsecutors say 80-year-old Patrick McBride shot a door-to-door salesman in a gated north Scottsdale community after a confrontation over the man’s presence; the salesman, who had asked for water and was riding a Segway, was found with a back gunshot wound and remains unable to feel his legs. McBride has been arrested on aggravated assault causing serious physical injury and related charges as police describe an ongoing dispute about whether the salesman left the area before the shooting.

Beaver dams store millions of gallons of water amid drought concerns — Sep 9, 2026Beavers reintroduced six years ago to the Holnicote estate in Somerset have built dams that store over a million liters of water and turned dry land into green wet meadows.

Maya Lindstrom Farmers around here might benefit if more beavers were allowed to build in the smaller streams.

Couple marries in flooded church after monsoon in Philippines; bride walks the aisle in waist-deep waterGood News — Sep 8, 2026A Philippine couple held their wedding in a flooded church after monsoon rains, with the bride wading through waist-deep water to reach the altar on September 1.

Tech giants claim new cooling systems could slash data centers' water use — Sep 7, 2026Public scrutiny over the water and electricity used by data centers is pushing tech giants to pursue lower-water cooling, led by Nvidia’s DSX closed-loop system that pumps warmer liquid directly through servers to cut water use. While this can dramatically reduce water consumption (with 2025 global use around 222 billion litres and potential growth to 644 billion litres by 2030 if unchanged), the trade-off is higher energy use in cooling and the need for robust heat management in extreme conditions, as the industry weighs efficiency gains against total environmental footprint.

Dana Whitfield Liquid cooling has been used in supercomputers for years, glad it's finally trickling down to regular data centers.

Obama Announces Loss of Family Dog Sunny After 13 Years — 2dBarack Obama announced the death of his family’s 13-year-old Portuguese water dog Sunny, describing her as a “force of nature” who loved his daughters and helped around the White House. Tributes emphasize Sunny’s athletic energy, loyalty, and bond with Bo, noting she disliked getting wet and remained loyal and adventurous for thirteen years.

Divided Fifth Circuit finds no constitutional right to clean water in Jackson case — Sep 5, 2026Mississippi’s Jackson water system remains a crisis for residents, with lead contamination and mismanagement highlighting a long-delayed need for upgrades as litigation alleges harm from tainted water and misleading boil notices. A federal appeals court ruled that the U.S. Constitution does not guarantee a right to clean drinking water or to truthful information from officials, effectively dismissing the residents’ constitutional claims, though debates over accountability and remedies persist.

Jared Kim This ruling doesn't fix a single pipe in Jackson. The real failure is decades of neglect, and now there's even less legal pressure to address it.