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The Endangered Species Act by the numbers
The Endangered Species Act by the numbers
Half a century of wins and losses.
New legislation is creating a clean-energy project pulse
New legislation is creating a clean-energy project pulse
Will the manufacturing renaissance finally displace fossil fuels?
Who owns  the West?
Who owns the West?
Increasingly, land is shifting into the hands of billionaires.
An antiquated law rules mining in the West
An antiquated law rules mining in the West
Can the U.S. finally vanquish one of the most enduring Lords of Yesterday?
Public education in the West is running short of funds
Public education in the West is running short of funds
Is the ‘grand foundation’ crumbling?
Geothermal: Hot or not?
Geothermal: Hot or not?
This old, abundant, relatively clean energy source has barely been tapped.
Seeking sanctuary on a warming planet
Seeking sanctuary on a warming planet
Scientists look to identify, map and preserve climate change refugia.
Why electrify?
Why electrify?
The push to evict natural gas appliances from buildings, explained.
Save public lands: Put solar on Walmart!
Save public lands: Put solar on Walmart!
Parking lots and big-box store roofs could generate oodles of clean power.
La Niña expected to serve up a hat trick
La Niña expected to serve up a hat trick
The weather pattern hits the West for a third consecutive winter.
Carbon capture convolution
Carbon capture convolution
A complicated process, explained.
In a post-Roe West, abortion is on the ballot
In a post-Roe West, abortion is on the ballot
Reproductive rights are in the hands of the states — and their voters.
Races to watch throughout the West
Races to watch throughout the West
The midterm elections promise to be a referendum on Joe Biden — and Donald Trump.
Can ravaged economies be healed with a restoration industry?
Can ravaged economies be healed with a restoration industry?
Cleaning up the West could be as lucrative as wrecking it.
The West’s forever fire season
The West’s forever fire season
How climate change makes wildfire more likely to happen all year round.
The hydrogen blues (and greens and grays)
The hydrogen blues (and greens and grays)
Is this wonder fuel truly green — or just another fossil fuel in disguise?
Wildlife in the West: The good, the bad, the in-between
Wildlife in the West: The good, the bad, the in-between
Conservation and wildlife corridors can help, but is it enough?
See the Western conservation projects getting Infrastructure Act money this year
See the Western conservation projects getting Infrastructure Act money this year
Approximately $68 million will be delivered to more than 100 projects across the country — many of which are based in the West.
Russia’s war reverberates in the West
Russia’s war reverberates in the West
Putin’s military moves — and the globe’s response to them — have unexpected consequences for the region.
The digital world’s real-world impact on the environment
The digital world’s real-world impact on the environment
From data center warehouses to cryptocurrency, technology is another energy hog.
Electric vehicles drive up demand for ‘green metals’
Electric vehicles drive up demand for ‘green metals’
The need for energy-transition metals breathes life into new mines in the West.
2021’s climate was one of contrasts, contradictions and extremes
Income inequality proliferates across the West
Income inequality proliferates across the West
How history, tax policies and gentrification play into wealth inequity.
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