The legislation would add a premium for bottles returned by organizations supporting people who rely on deposit refunds.
A proposed bottle-deposit bill in Washington would help the environment — and low-income communities
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What this winter’s snowfall says about the future of skiing
A snow-obsessed meteorologist dishes on this year’s precipitation — and what it means for winters to come.
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Wild ice: A training ground for rural skaters
On the Western Slope of Colorado, frozen reservoirs and rivers offer interesting terrain for skating.
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Stolen Indigenous land is the foundation of the land-grant university system. Climate change is its legacy.
Extractive industries are filling public university coffers on stolen land.
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Fund conservation as you drive
Colorado’s new wolf-themed specialty license plate joins a regional menagerie of critter-themed plates.
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Fire is driving animals’ evolution
Can species evolve fast enough to keep up with changing wildfire conditions?
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Learning to live with musk oxen
The species were introduced to Alaska’s Seward Peninsula decades ago, without local consent. Now they pose danger to life and property.
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Can coexistence with wolves be bought?
When Colorado voted for wolf reintroduction, it also mandated compensation for ranchers. The hard part: figuring out the details.
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How we’re working together
The 2024 fellow cohort arrives.
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The state of the West’s cannabis economy
A booming industry is reviving communities and suffering growing pangs.
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Reviving the Samish Tribe’s kelp
Researchers are documenting the decline of once-plentiful kelp beds in an effort to reverse the trend.
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How solar geoengineering is clouding issues of tribal consent
‘Move fast, break things’ approach runs into issues of tribal authority.
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‘My advice to others is to start small’
#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.
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Bighorns, badgers, coyotes and Christmas tumbleweeds
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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A day inside a one-room school in Montana
An old model of schooling still has promise in modern education.
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Live and let live
How we think about the animals in our midst.
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Letters to the editor, February 2024
Comments from readers.
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New DNA technique could bring closure for families of missing and murdered Indigenous people
But experts say this risks DNA sovereignty.
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Gov. Newsom releases new plan to save California salmon
A wave of dam removals is planned, but salmon strategy relies on voluntary water cuts.