Who cares about climate change? Still too few
Items by Cally Carswell
Park Williams on why warmer temperatures will debilitate Southwestern forests
And why we shouldn't take trees for granted
The West of 100 podcast comes to an end.
The future of the West's strictest anti-tax laws hangs in the balance
A Frontline documentary gets inside a secretive Montana political group
Though environmental issues won't be decisive at the ballot box, candidates' green records could still matter -- if environmental super PACs have their way.
A few wealthy Westerners (and others) are attempting to influence elections via personal checks to super PACs and their more secretive counterparts, 501(c)(4)s.
Red-blue swings in presidential elections since 1960 show the region’s political landscape has always been dynamic.
How environmental issues are playing in two important Western races
New Western fiction and nonfiction for fall 2012.
The backstory to our piece about a controversial new fire study, and a wildfire travelogue
The backstory to Emily Guerin's report on the scientific debate over how "normal" severe fire is, and a travelogue from the Gila Wilderness in the wake of this year's massive blaze.
Scientists thought periodic, controlled floods in the Grand Canyon might help native fish. But so far, there's little evidence they have.
Although dam removals are occurring across the West, they're the exception more than the rule. And some dwindling species, like pallid sturgeon, may not be able to wait for our rivers to return to normal.
Can gas drilling and clean air co-exist?
Convention rhetoric spotlights the ever-widening divide between Republicans and Democrats on the environment
Researchers attempt to tease out the health effects of emissions from oil and gas drilling.
An oral history of the 1950s drought, and a new study on the 2000 - 2004 drought, and how it stacks up against what we can expect in the future
An oral history of the 1950s drought in West Texas, and a look at what the 2000 to 2004 drought could portend for the future.
Los Angeles blazes new trails in climate adaptation
In this new, human-dominated epoch, the "Anthropocene," every attempt at restoration is likely to be filled with tough and risky choices.
The industry should do more to address its biggest threat
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.
Just in time for summer travel season, we spend this episode of West of 100 wandering the West
Could the drought-wildfire cycle be even more vicious than we imagined?
Santa Fe may be too ritzy for its britches, but the funky, far-flung towns of southern New Mexico still have that special "spice" that makes the state unique.
Thought-provoking jaunts to inspire your own Western wanderings this summer: a visit to Utah's Sun Tunnels; a peek into modern hobo culture; and a beginner's guide to hitchhiking.
A good rule of thumb for measuring pollution from power plants: the older, the dirtier
Republicans attack one of their own sacred cows -- the military -- for diversifying its energy supply
Today's Featured Stories
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ASSISTANT DIRECTOR The West Region Wildfire Council (www.COwildfire.org) is a regional wildfire organization that promotes wildfire adaptation, preparedness and mitigation education across Delta, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Montrose, Ouray...
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REPORTER 
The Wallowa County Chieftain, has an opening for a reporter. Experience with and understanding of editorial photography also required. Journalism degree or equivalent, an understanding...
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ORGANIZER/OUTREACH COORDINATOR
Seeking an energetic Organizer/Outreach Coordinator to help us conserve Arizona's public lands and shape the policies that affect them.
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SIERRA CLUB SENIOR CAMPAIGN REPRESENTATIVE, BEYOND DIRTY FUELS
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