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How Native Americans have shaped the year’s biggest environmental debates
And how lawmakers can improve their record next year.
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Cities look to farms for help in Colorado River drought
West’s biggest water agencies finalize a major agreement to boost Lake Mead levels.
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The Latest: A new tactic to quell Owen’s Valley dust
Los Angeles tries to save water and mitigate effects of sucking the valley dry.
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When neighbors spray herbicides next to your organic crop
Living together with local resentments in Northern California.
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Virus implicated in starfish wasting disease
A team of scientists have figured out what’s killing West Coast sea stars, but bigger mysteries remain.
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Residential wells run completely dry in the Central Valley
The drought is not an abstract threat for families in Porterville, California.
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Analyst challenges predictions for Western oil booms
North Dakota and Texas fields could be at a fraction of current productivity by 2040, says a new report.
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Water use is lower than it’s been in 45 years
U.S. population has grown by 105 million people since 1970, yet we somehow shrank our water footprint.
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California’s sweeping new groundwater regulations
Will the law finally mean better aquifer management for the drought-stricken state?
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Will California’s Proposition 1 give rise to more dams?
While some environmental groups support the water bond on Tuesday’s ballot, some call it “mystery meat.”
Posted inOctober 27, 2014: Defuse the West
The Latest: Sustainable seafood advocates vs. wilderness purists
After years of court battles, an oyster company in a national park agrees to shut down.
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The Latest: When wind and solar need reliable backup power
Western grid operators can now buy backup power on a real-time, open market to smooth intermittent renewables.
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From saltwater to drinking water?
California considers desalination as a remedy for water woes
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Offshore oil rigs can provide prime fish habitat
But will California’s platforms stay in the ocean once the oil runs out?
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Obama declares new national monument in the mountains above Los Angeles
Trails, campgrounds and wildlands will qualify for federal funding for improvements.
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The 21st century’s Hoover Dam?
What a huge Wyoming wind and Utah storage project tell us about the West’s energy landscape.
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Female firefighters threaten to sue the Forest Service — again
Four decades after the first allegations of discrimination, some say little has changed.