Climate & Pollution
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Current
A new normal for snow
The dry 2000s means snow trackers have to adjust "normal" downward.
by Sarah Jane Keller, Feb 04, 2013 -
Current
An underwater forest reveals the story of a historic megadrought
Scientists find a climatic archive at the bottom of an alpine lake in California's Sierra Nevada.
by Brendon Bosworth, Dec 25, 2012 -
Current
Can the oyster industry survive ocean acidification?
As fossil fuel emissions lower the ocean’s pH, Pacific Northwest shellfish growers face an uncertain future.
by Brendon Bosworth, Dec 14, 2012 -
Sidebar
Oceanic calcium carbonate saturation levels
Lower oceanic pH levels make it more difficult for sea creatures to build shells
by Staff, Dec 10, 2012 -
Writers on the Range
Here come the Super Storms
A storm on the Alaskan coast last year eerily resembled the recent and devastating Sandy.
by Tim Lydon, Dec 07, 2012 -
Current
What scientists are learning from wildfire in New Mexico
New Mexico's Gila National Forest is a good natural laboratory for studying the effects of wildfire.
by Neil LaRubbio, Nov 14, 2012 -
Writers on the Range
Our survival depends on fighting climate change
Stopping global climate change requires an effort that’s the moral equivalent of war.
by Tom Bell, Sep 28, 2012 -
Writers on the Range
Pondering change in the Great Basin
Paleontology and geology at Summer Lake, an ancient lake bed in Oregon, have shown the Great Basin's history of dramatic change
by Pepper Trail, Sep 17, 2012 -
Writers on the Range
Don't look for the frontier in Alaska
Tourism, sprawl and energy development have made Alaska less wild; now climate change is also altering the North
by Tim Lydon, Sep 13, 2012 -
Writers on the Range
Megadrought, the new normal
Even the weeds are dying in this megadrought, and long time farmers are losing their crops in New Mexico.
by Ari LeVaux, Jul 26, 2012 -
Writers on the Range
Global climate change: We need to talk about it
It's hard for journalists to talk about climate change, but they need to keep telling the story, especially when writing about natural disasters.
by Allen Best, Jul 25, 2012 -
Multimedia
The ski industry, climate hawk?
Aspen Skiing Company Sustainability VP Auden Schendler, and professional snowboarder Jeremy Jones on why ski corporations and pro athletes should step up to the climate crisis -- and how they can do it.
by Cally Carswell, Jul 22, 2012 -
Writers on the Range
Notes from a wildfire refugee
When wildfire forces locals to flee their beloved Colorado homes, people begin to talk more openly than they used to about climate change.
by John Calderazzo, Jun 27, 2012 -
Writers on the Range
Rancher says coal ash regulation is overdue
Coal ash pollutes groundwater but is already less regulated than coffee grounds, and yet some lawmakers want to destroy existing rules and prevent new ones.
by Clint McRae, Jun 18, 2012 -
Multimedia
Rantcast: Sorry, Utah
Ever found balloon detritus when hiking in a pristine wilderness? Michael Branch rants about the airlifted trash he finds in Nevada's high elevation desert, and then decides to dump some of that trash on Utah.
by Stephanie Paige Ogburn, Jun 02, 2012
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