A NASA mission to harvest Hatch green chiles in space just might help farmers on earth adapt their growing methods.
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Wildland firefighters struggle with homelessness
Workers are being pushed out of the field by low pay and few affordable housing options.
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Can Hatch green chiles outlast the climate crisis?
Growers of New Mexico’s iconic crop wrestle with drought, water rights and labor shortages.
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Climate change increases rare earth elements in Colorado’s Snake River
A new study suggests lower stream flows as a primary culprit.
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A California county spars over water, marijuana law and race
Tasked to map an enigmatic aquifer for future water management, scientists confront political and scientific uncertainty.
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Klamath River issues explained
Confused about what’s happening on the Klamath? Dams, salmon, irrigation and more.
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Fire season is getting longer
A new study finds that ‘fire weather’ days have increased, a trajectory expected to continue.
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The familial bond between the Klamath River and the Yurok people
How a tribal community’s health is intimately connected to the health of the river.
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The incredible shrinking Colorado River
Climate change and rising demand are sucking the life out of the Southwest’s water supply.
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The effort to save Upper Klamath Lake’s endangered fish before they disappear
Another dry year pushes tribal nations, federal agencies and irrigators to find long-lasting solutions.
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Colorado River water shortages highlight the urgency of reducing water waste
Conservation, water reuse and better irrigation technology all make more sense than proposed water pipelines.
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Will Klamath salmon outlast the dam removal process?
Their future comes down to a race between paperwork and a fish disease.
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Why does the IPCC report matter?
Researcher Amy Snover explains what the assessment says about climate change in the Northwest and how communities can prepare.
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A mega-dairy is transforming Arizona’s aquifer and farming lifestyles
Minnesota’s Riverview Dairy has deep pockets and long straws.
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Climate change sinks Lake Powell, local rec industry
The water line has dropped to historic lows, and house boats are at risk of being marooned.
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Development threatens one of Montana’s ‘blue-ribbon’ trout rivers
Noxious algae is choking the very watershed that’s drawing people to develop property there.
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Climate change wreaks havoc on the electricity grid
Heat and drought combined are especially harmful to the power system.
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Illegal marijuana grows are stealing from California’s scarce water
As drought grips the Golden State, water thefts have increased to record levels. The most common offender: illegal pot farms.
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The once-perennial Gila River ebbs to an uncertain future
‘We are in uncharted territory.’
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The Central California town that keeps sinking
The very ground upon which Corcoran was built is steadily collapsing, a situation caused primarily by agriculture.