A good dog keeping up on fetching practice until someone comes to play.

#dog #dogs #gooddog #smartdog #introvert #play #fetch #water #funny #dogsofmastodon #mastodondogs

A 2023 #SCOTUS decision set the stage for the action by limiting the agency’s power to police #wetlands. In the opinion in Sackett v. EPA, Justice #Alito wrote that the #CleanWaterAct allowed the #EPA to regulate only wetlands with a “continuous surface connection” to a “relatively permanent” body of #water.

But he did not explicitly define a “relatively permanent” body of water. Now, the #Trump admin is describing it as a body of water that flows year-round or during the “wet season.”

#law

The #Trump admin proposed Monday to significantly limit the EPA’s authority to limit #pollution in #wetlands, #rivers & other bodies of #water across the country.

The proposed rule could strip federal #protections from millions of acres of wetlands & #streams, potentially threatening sources of clean #DrinkingWater for millions of Americans.

#climate #wildlife #law #EnvironmentalLaw #CleanWaterAct
nytimes.com/2025/11/17/climate…

The current #water crisis in Iran is the most severe on the planet at the moment, threatening not just the people but the legitimacy of the government.

theguardian.com/world/2025/nov…

Climate crisis or a warning from God? Iranians desperate for answers as water dries up

As rainy season fails to bring relief, authorities try cloud seeding – while others across the country pray for a miracle

^{Patrick Wintour (The Guardian)}

In our magazine: Weeks after a transphobic attack, dozens of #trans, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming folks gathered on the “free side” of #Austin’s Barton Springs to swim, celebrate, and fearlessly take up space.

Kit @oconnell was there to witness this moment of #queer joy and resilience... texasobserver.org/protect-tran…

#LGBTQIA+ #water #Texas #photography #CentralTexas #culture

At Barton Springs, Trans Existence Becomes Resistance

Following a transphobic incident earlier this year, community members gathered to "protect trans joy."

^{Kit O'Connell (The Texas Observer)}

Everyone's out chasing Aurora. And here I am just posting another seascape for the #SeaWednesday. One of those shots where I compose using fleeting shapes at the sand.

#sea #seascape #landscape #landscapePhotography #meerMittwoch #meer #photo #foto #photography #art #beach #water

"Despite bureaucratic and financial challenges, environmentalists in #Germany and #Poland are joining forces to protect the biodiverse #Oder River ecosystem." A story telling what #cooperation and people's #activism can achieve in situations when politicians fail:
dw.com/en/german-polish-activi…

#ecosystem #ecology #environment #river #biodiversity #water #pollution #climateCrisis

German, Polish activists fight to get the Oder River clean

Despite bureaucratic and financial challenges, environmentalists in Germany and Poland are joining forces to protect the biodiverse Oder River ecosystem.

^{Marta Thor (Deutsche Welle)}

November adventures 💕

Jomala, Åland Islands
November 2025

#åland #aland #alandislands #ahvenanmaa #finland #sunset #nature #sea #seascape #water #waterscape #sky #clouds #bike #cycling #autumn #november #autumn #smartphonephotography