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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One race may tip Washington’s state Senate from red to blue
Campaign donations are flowing at record pace for a state Senate seat in the high-tech suburbs of Seattle.
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The takedown of the Clean Power Plan begins
Scott Pruitt helps Trump deliver on campaign promise: Reduce EPA to ‘little tidbits.’
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19 Western species won’t receive federal protections
The animals range from minuscule Nevada mollusks to dwindling Pacific walruses.
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West Obsessed: Where climate adaptation is happening
The president may think climate change is a hoax, but communities across the West are facing reality.
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As sea levels rise, so should our action and alarm
Seven women evoke the impact of rising seas by standing their ground.
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What drove an Interior whistleblower to dissent?
Climate change official Joel Clement was one of the few current staffers to speak out.
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Gina McCarthy holds out hope on climate policy
The former head of the EPA isn’t despairing despite Trump administration rollbacks.
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Channel your wildfire angst into climate change action
Oregon’s sorrow and wrath from the Eagle Creek Fire should be put towards policy.
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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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West Obsessed: The battle over solar energy
High Country News delves into a win for Nevada’s solar customers and what it means for the grid.
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Coal. Guns. Freedom?
How the Trump administration has seized mythologies around coal.
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A proposal would downplay climate change in N.M. schools
The state’s education agency could eliminate curriculum about evolution and more.
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The Seri adapt to climate change in the desert
Researchers are working to document traditional ecological knowledge.
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Religious communities are taking on climate change
Churches that have long played a role in social justice are stepping up.
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Farming in Alaska is increasingly possible
Longer growing seasons and food scarcity are turning more people to agriculture.
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As oceans acidify, shellfish farmers respond
Scientists collaborate to mitigate climate impacts in the Northwest.
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Tribes commit to uphold Paris climate agreement
Western nations take action on climate change — and push for self-governance.
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The end of an epic butterfly journey?
As the Western monarch population declines, survivors may become stranded in a growing sea of houses and farm fields.