Alaska Native tribes and activists will use previous momentum to try and keep a road from being built through caribou migratory paths, subsistence harvest areas and remote Indigenous land.
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NOAA issues critical drought warnings during cuts to agency
The embattled agency continues to disseminate crucial updates in a hostile political environment.
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Raúl Grijalva: A patriot for public lands
The legacy and words left by the committed and compassionate politician carry forward with public servants across the world.
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As Colorado closes its coal plants, some schools neglect to prepare
The state’s closures can mean less funding for education and fewer jobs for graduates.
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Turkey vultures in California are testing positive for rat poison
Despite statewide restrictions on the deadly poisons, new research shows they’re still infiltrating the food web.
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Audio: The trill of hummingbirds adapting
Scientists find that Western birds are changing their behavior alongside the climate.
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A renewable diesel plant may put the Columbia River at risk
Farmers, tribes and environmental advocates in rural Oregon raise alarms about the empty promises of biofuels.
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The video game that makes the climate apocalypse look good
In The Alluvials, artist Alice Bucknell reimagines the Los Angeles water system.
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Poll finds majority of Westerners support climate action and conservation
Colorado College’s annual survey included residents of 8 Western states, the majority of whom identified as politically conservative or moderate.
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Urban wildfires shouldn’t surprise us
Southern California is jolted into a new reality.
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Los incendios urbanos no deberían sorprendernos
El sur de California se ve sacudido a una nueva realidad.
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The possibilities of climate grief
A journey through the heart of despair to find what’s on the other side.
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A veteran transforms a legacy of violence into a campaign for restoration
How a former Marine found a road to repair.
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The climate fight endures
Despite a hostile administration, local governments in the West recognize the need to
continue the energy transition, and they have plans.
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Bringing black abalone back from the brink
To save the species, researchers translocated the endangered California mollusk.
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AI on public lands and Biden’s environmental legacy
The 46th president finished his term in customary contradictory style.
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With so many displaced by fires, Los Angeles County can’t accurately measure homelessness
The county was supposed to conduct an annual tally of people experiencing homelessness this month. Then disaster struck.
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The American Climate Corps fades away
After just 8 months, Biden’s green jobs program shut down before Trump took office. What did it do?
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How to solve local opposition to green development
Bespoke community benefits agreements can offer residents tangible gains in return for the disturbance of development.