Growers of New Mexico’s iconic crop wrestle with drought, water rights and labor shortages.
Climate
How climate and cost cramp bigleaf maple syrup production.
Planning for the future of groundwater also offers an opportunity to plan for climate justice.
As industry transitions away from fossil fuels, its profits will fall behind remediation costs.
While it may grab headlines, the actual sparks are much more complex.
Communities are turning to land trusts and real estate cooperatives as possible solutions.
A new study suggests lower stream flows as a primary culprit.
For vulnerable communities, libraries are increasingly becoming a refuge in times of disaster.
How might we live in the reality of our climate?
Confused about what’s happening on the Klamath? Dams, salmon, irrigation and more.
What it means to contribute to the future of a place.
A new study finds that ‘fire weather’ days have increased, a trajectory expected to continue.
A new report forecasts the loss in workdays and wages if greenhouse gas emissions aren’t reined in.
How a tribal community’s health is intimately connected to the health of the river.
Climate change and rising demand are sucking the life out of the Southwest’s water supply.
A hiker copes with a new anxiety brought by a changed climate.
Another dry year pushes tribal nations, federal agencies and irrigators to find long-lasting solutions.
Conservation, water reuse and better irrigation technology all make more sense than proposed water pipelines.
Their future comes down to a race between paperwork and a fish disease.
Scientists in Idaho are finding that wildfire smoke dampens milk production and coincides with increased risk of disease and even death in dairy cows.
Researcher Amy Snover explains what the assessment says about climate change in the Northwest and how communities can prepare.
Lawsuits across the state accuse the energy companies of deceptive practices that escalated the climate crisis.
Tribal scientists and community members are testing wells, solving plumbing problems and delivering clean water to their neighbors.
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