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Posted inOctober 29, 2018: When your neighborhood goes BOOM
Latest: Yurok Tribe cancels salmon season on Klamath River
For the third year in a row, the tribal citizens won’t have commercial fishing.
Posted inOctober 15, 2018: Nature Retreat
Can a California town move back from the sea?
Imperial Beach considers the unthinkable: a retreat from nature.
Posted inOctober 15, 2018: Nature Retreat
¿Puede una ciudad de California replegarse para cederle paso al mar?
Imperial Beach considera lo impensable: emprender retirada a causa de la naturaleza.
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Arizona delays the Colorado River drought agreement
Interests of a few hundred farmers are contributing to postponements in basin-wide plan.
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Reckoning with History: When we overcame political division
50 years ago, a functional Congress enacted four important conservation bills.
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8 states sue Interior for rollbacks on migratory bird protections
States say the birds have economic, cultural and ecological value.
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Students explore nature in densely built Los Angeles
Educators hope this elementary school will foster a commitment to science and conservation.
Posted inOctober 15, 2018: Nature Retreat
Prisoners turn to strikes to fight inhumane conditions
In August, inmates renewed protests against solitary confinement and racially biased sentencing.
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California commits to 100 percent clean energy
The bill requires California to meet the ambitious goal by 2045.
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Gender diversity on the fire line
A photographer chronicles several of the firefighters combating and cleaning up after California’s Donnell Fire.
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Indigenous peoples are decolonizing virtual worlds
Video games have a malicious history of inaccurate portrayals of Indigenous characters.
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Wildfire suppression is a decades-old conundrum
Wilderness managers are still trying to balance the risks and necessity of fire.
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California’s apocalyptic fires are a side effect of modern life
The ‘new normal’ of a year-round wildfire season is a problem of our own making.
Posted inAugust 20, 2018: Where the West is Moving - and Why
Farmworkers face illness and death in the fields
‘The reality is that the machinery of growers is taken better care of than the lives of farmworkers.’
Posted inAugust 20, 2018: Where the West is Moving - and Why
Conservationists give assisted migration a second look
The West’s climate is changing too quickly for some species to keep up. Should people intervene?
Posted inAugust 20, 2018: Where the West is Moving - and Why
Flying fish; grizzly bear hunts; cougar telepathy
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inAugust 20, 2018: Where the West is Moving - and Why
Immigrants aren’t the real threat to public lands
Population growth isn’t the problem. Look to the American lifestyle and economy instead.
Posted inAugust 20, 2018: Where the West is Moving - and Why
Behind the iconic, dystopian images of the New Deal
A short-lived photography project captured rural poverty during the Great Depression.
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A strange feeling of safety for a Black American
Under the gaze of tribal police, a writer finds a new sense of freedom.