Sir, I cannot *stand* seeing suffering, but I am--unfortunately-- not in a position to aid financially. However, I've consistently been seeing what a burden it is to find water in #Gaza & other places & I thought of something. I pray you aren't offended by my suggestion.

In the US, early settlers would put barrels outside their homes to collect #Rain #Water. They would use it for washing & could sometimes use the upper portions of collected water to drink from. (1)

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)}