As the climate crisis worsens, what will happen to snow?
Climate change
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Pueblos in New Mexico turn to goats for fire management
As climate change exposes wildfire risks, tribes by the Rio Grande experiment with a four-legged technique to nibble away fuels.
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Why reducing methane emissions matters
What you can’t see can hurt.
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Wildland firefighters struggle with homelessness
Workers are being pushed out of the field by low pay and few affordable housing options.
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Alaska Native villages band together to keep the Yukon River’s wild salmon afloat
‘As a unified voice, we are unstoppable — and we can manage the river better.’
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Can Hatch green chiles outlast the climate crisis?
Growers of New Mexico’s iconic crop wrestle with drought, water rights and labor shortages.
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What’s going on with redistricting in the West?
Yurij Rudensky of the Brennan Center breaks down the politics — and potential issues — Western states face in this year’s redistricting process.
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How arson factors into California’s wildfires
While it may grab headlines, the actual sparks are much more complex.
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The hidden fires
Keeping honest about what we burn and why.
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Home after fire: A new housing model aims to give kids stability
Wildfires often hit low-income, minority families the hardest. Talent, Oregon, offers a home-grown solution to the displacement that follows.
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Climate change increases rare earth elements in Colorado’s Snake River
A new study suggests lower stream flows as a primary culprit.
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Why investing in libraries is a climate justice issue
For vulnerable communities, libraries are increasingly becoming a refuge in times of disaster.
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Anxiety and hope in wildfire-prone Oregon
How might we live in the reality of our climate?
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Klamath River issues explained
Confused about what’s happening on the Klamath? Dams, salmon, irrigation and more.
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A new Conservation Corps for the climate
What it means to contribute to the future of a place.
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Fire season is getting longer
A new study finds that ‘fire weather’ days have increased, a trajectory expected to continue.
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Uncurbed climate change and extreme heat will extract a toll on outdoor labor
A new report forecasts the loss in workdays and wages if greenhouse gas emissions aren’t reined in.
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Record temps; hot dam; roadkill for dinner
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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The familial bond between the Klamath River and the Yurok people
How a tribal community’s health is intimately connected to the health of the river.
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The incredible shrinking Colorado River
Climate change and rising demand are sucking the life out of the Southwest’s water supply.