As agricultural laborers continue to bear the brunt of climate change, activists in Washington chart a new path for climate justice.
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Western workers fight for better conditions
Ski patrollers, grocery clerks and teachers organize for fair wages and support for their jobs.
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Building equity into the renewable energy transition
Community and labor organizers shape New Mexico’s changing economy.
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Gold country: A precious metal, a mining mega-corp and a captive workforce
In 2019, two gold-mining giants joined forces, with huge consequences for the Northern Nevada community and economy.
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Betting the ranch
Cody Easterday wagered hundreds of millions of dollars on the price of beef. He lost.
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What unions at green groups hope to gain
‘We have to stand up against the exploitation of us.’
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Income inequality proliferates across the West
How history, tax policies and gentrification play into wealth inequity.
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Vacation resort replaces affordable housing in Teton Valley
Once-affordable towns near Jackson Hole have become real estate magnets since the pandemic.
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What Biden’s infrastructure bill means for wildfire management
The bill allocates $3.3 billion for firefighter raises, prescribed fire, defending communities and more.
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Can younger generations spur corporations to divest from fossil fuels?
Youth activists in Seattle call out banks and insurance companies for fueling the climate crisis.
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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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What Las Vegas area workers say about navigating record unemployment rates
Federal benefits ended last month, but over 100,000 Nevadans are still out of work.
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When public health becomes the public enemy
Far-right extremists are robbing the West of the officials who protect community health.
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California Farmworkers Union fights to vote by mail in union elections
For a largely unorganized sector, expanded voting access would be a huge win.
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Fuel for the electrical fire
Utility equipment sparks blazes, but climate change stokes them.
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Anxiety and hope in wildfire-prone Oregon
How might we live in the reality of our climate?
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A new Conservation Corps for the climate
What it means to contribute to the future of a place.
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Uncurbed climate change and extreme heat will extract a toll on outdoor labor
A new report forecasts the loss in workdays and wages if greenhouse gas emissions aren’t reined in.
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Women in wildfire: What are the reproductive health risks?
Females working in a system ‘built for men’ experience a higher rate of miscarriage and other reproductive concerns.