Our lead story looks at how government spending cuts are fueling an unsustainable scramble for funds meant to protect against future public health and water crises—and how this is affecting public water systems. Also, the U.S. EPA and Mexico are fast-tracking infrastructure projects to address the ongoing Tijuana River sewage crisis. Plus, see how tech giants like Google and Microsoft are tapping into President Trump’s multibillion-dollar AI and energy initiative to expand power capacity and make alternative energy investments. Get all this and more in this edition.

— Theresa Houck, Senior Editor-at-Large