Their combination of coastal and inland DNA could help them survive a changing climate.
California
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Latest: The Forest Service’s use of fire retardant has doubled since 2014
Despite environmental harms, the agency continues to rely on aerial drops to battle blazes.
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Where there’s smoke, there’s suffering
The small, sad harms of a summer spent indoors to avoid wildfire smoke.
Posted inAugust 6, 2018: What Are We Doing Here?
After the mountain yellow-legged frog disappeared
A wildlife biologist returns to a childhood stomping ground, devoid of its once-plentiful amphibians.
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Wildfires hit the West: ‘We’re stretched to our limits’
Fires this year have covered 1 million more acres than the 10-year average from January to July.
Posted inJuly 23, 2018: Pay for Prey
Latest: Lands returned to the Mountain Maidu tribe
The tribe is the first federally nonrecognized tribe to get lands back in California.
Posted inJuly 23, 2018: Pay for Prey
California’s rural-urban divide blurs in crucial House race
Water and immigration are key issues as Democrats seek to unseat an incumbent.
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In Southern California, the car still reigns
The anxieties of trying to lower emissions in Los Angeles’ sprawl.
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Colorado follows California’s lead for cleaner cars
Fourteen states have now bucked the EPA to adopt stricter emissions standards.
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Kleptoparasitism; an octopus named Fred; moose chasers
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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Latest: Northwest timber poaching increases
Forest Service rangers manage to bust some tree thieves — but most still get away.
Posted inJune 25, 2018: Little Weed, Big Problem
Trump administration pauses California’s solar energy truce
The decision imperils the balance between desert conservation and development.
Posted inMay 28, 2018: The River of Lost Souls
Some like it hot; the West’s unluckiest man; Phoenix’s future
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inMay 28, 2018: The River of Lost Souls
Below Mount Shasta, a fight burbles over bottled water
Selling water to Nestlé, Crystal Geyser and others could strain aquifers.
Posted inJune 11, 2018: Reclaiming the Klamath
Interior revives the push for a higher Shasta Dam
But the state of California and Winnemem Wintu Tribe oppose the project.
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When colleges let down Indigenous students
Discrimination against two young Mohawk men at Colorado State University highlights an all-too-common misunderstanding.
Posted inMay 14, 2018: Death in the Alpine
Section hikers offer tips on the Pacific Crest Trail
From Canada to Mexico, a series of books shares the insider knowledge of the trail.
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Through a thru-hiker’s eyes
A photographer captures the community he found on the Pacific Crest Trail.
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Rent hikes, homelessness and hunger in a small Western city
A writer in Ashland, Oregon, sees the problems that follow an influx of wealth.
Posted inJune 11, 2018: Reclaiming the Klamath
Climate extremes are putting species in sync – and in danger
Shifts in coastal weather systems could make the West’s species less resilient.