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Letters to the editor, February 2024
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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.
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A bear hunt illuminates the complexities of a marriage
Will the gift of a significant harvest be individual or shared?
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The Northwestern Shoshone are restoring the Bear River Massacre site
The tribe is reclaiming their gathering place and returning water to the Great Salt Lake.
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Biden plan will earmark millions of acres of public land for solar development
Proposed updates to the Western Solar Plan would also close sensitive areas to utility-scale solar projects.
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Alaska is short on gravel and long on development projects
The state’s North Slope communities need rocks, and they’re hard to come by.
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Is uranium poised for a renaissance?
As prices climb, mining proposals proliferate. But it might just be hype.
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Chef Preeti Mistry is changing the structure of food and fine dining
The award-winning, celebrity culinarian celebrates hybridness in life and cuisine.
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As glaciers melt, potential salmon habitat collides with outdated mining laws
In Alaska and British Columbia, climate change may open new rivers to fish – and to gold mines.
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New Mexico pushes back on Big Oil
New bills in the legislature could curb industry excesses.
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Will the Supreme Court allow agencies to continue interpreting ambiguity in laws?
If the ‘Chevron deference’ is overturned, federal enforcement of key environmental and health care regulations will be sharply curbed.
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Washington’s solar permitting leaves tribal resources vulnerable to corporations
Tribal officials say the process threatens cultural resources and what remains of healthy Indigenous foodways.
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The culling of Alaska’s bears and wolves
As the state’s wildlife numbers decline, predators are getting the blame. The true threat is much more complex.
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In Northern California, Asian residents say they are being targeted by traffic stops
The Siskiyou County sheriff’s department has been accused of racial profiling in the past.
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(Re)name that bird! Now’s your chance
The American Ornithological Society is renaming dozens of birds and wants the public’s help.
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Climate litigation to watch in 2024
These court cases could move the needle on the climate crisis.
Posted inJanuary 1, 2024: January 2024
Homeowner’s insurance is going up in smoke
A Q&A with California’s former insurance commissioner about coverage in the age of climate change.