China’s Coal Surge Threatens Historic Emissions Drop, Hoover Dam Faces Massive Power Cut as Lake Mead Hits Critical Low — Today’s Environmental Briefing for Sat, Jun 13 2026

China’s Coal Surge Threatens Historic Emissions Drop, Hoover Dam Faces Massive Power Cut as Lake Mead Hits Critical Low — Today’s Environmental Briefing for Sat, Jun 13 2026

** Across the stories today, a common thread emerges: the tension between revelation and rescue—moments when new understanding drives urgent action, even as time runs short. Beneath our feet, scientists have mapped fungal networks stretching nearly a billion times the distance to the sun, revealing an underground web of connection that dwarfs anything visible above ground. It’s a reminder that the natural world operates on scales both microscopi…