Un ex-defensor de la supremacía de la raza blanca observa el aumento en los crímenes de odio
California
Posted inNovember 27, 2017: Profit and Politics
California, state of hate
A rise in hate crimes through the eyes of a former white nationalist.
Posted inNovember 13, 2017: Solace and Perspective
Exploring rural California’s contradictions
Gabriel Tallent’s debut novel tells the story of a tough teenage girl’s survival.
Posted inNovember 13, 2017: Solace and Perspective
The Kumeyaay poet who’s disrupting nature poetry
Tommy Pico merges natural and personal history of the arid West from Brooklyn, New York.
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California Westlands water settlement in limbo
The deal addresses toxic drainage but could fall apart without congressional action.
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The Forest Service’s battle against illegal marijuana farms
Drug cartels on federal land pose enormous environmental and financial costs.
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Interior sends mixed signals on California water project
Without agency approval, the Delta tunnels deal can’t proceed — but conflicting statements make next steps uncertain.
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A flood of drought news can reduce water use
Drought-stricken California conserved more when media coverage spiked.
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Shrub-choked wildlands played a role in California fires
The deadly Wine Country blazes ignited and grew in forests and shrublands.
Posted inOctober 30, 2017: The Changing Face of Woods Work
Latest: Klamath farmers lose ‘takings’ lawsuit
A judge denies compensation for the 2001 water shut-off to protect salmon runs.
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San Francisco sues Big Oil for climate adaptation
Sea level rise could lead to catastrophic flooding, and the city blames Exxon and BP.
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Trump’s BLM removes a hurdle for controversial Cadiz project
The Mojave Desert project moves forward without typical environmental review.
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Northern California tribes face down massive wildfires
Some evacuees return home as clean-up begins and resources are stretched thin.
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One in 30 wells in the West failed in recent years
New research shows just how many wells ran dry between 2013 and 2015.
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Thousands find refuge from Northern California fires
Fast-moving wildfires have burned over 200,000 acres and killed at least 31 people.
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Historic wildfires rip through California wine country
Thirteen people have died and many more are missing or injured as fires spread.
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A national monument that saves the last of the last
The monument that brought us the ‘super bloom’ also supports rural economies and threatened wildlife.
Posted inOctober 2, 2017: Following Ancient Footsteps
Laundry at Old Faithful; Death Cafés; Dumpsters in the wind
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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Western governors take the lead on climate change
New alliance highlights states’ progress despite President Donald Trump’s rollbacks.
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Legal or not, Trump’s wall is already being built
What you need to know about construction currently happening on the border.