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Climate change
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California prepares for war over emission rules
What’s at stake as Trump administration takes aim at the state’s tailpipe regulations.
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We’re ignoring a major factor in the immigration debate
Climate change is exacerbating illegal immigration.
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EPA cuts will hit minority communities hardest
Trump proposes an end to the office that protects low-income areas from pollution.
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Planes, pits & snowmobiles: how scientists get good data
A day in the field as researchers wring water data from Colorado’s snowpack.
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Climate scientists fear harassment, threats
Researchers fear attacks from a range of powerful foes in the coming years – and for many, it has long been happening.
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Ask a Scientist: Why NOAA matters for the West
CIRES head Waleed Abdalati answers our questions.
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Obama rules repeal push meets resistance and an overbooked schedule
Groups hope the delay gives them time to save the BLM’s methane rule.
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How one artist captured the changing climate in watercolor
Artist and scientist Jill Pelto’s riveting paintings use data to show climate change’s impacts.
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The land of rain
Storms have drenched California. But they hardly compared to the storms of 1862.
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7 things you need to know about Navajo Generating Station’s 2019 closure
The West’s coal giant is going down.
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The contradictions at the heart of the fight over methane rules
Why does industry oppose federal restrictions on emissions but aid states’ efforts?
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Young people are suing over climate change
The Constitution may hold the key to climate action.
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The climate fight isn’t just about facts
We should be talking about values and the kind of world we want.
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The arguments for methane regulations
‘Tailings wars’ of the past provide perspective on today’s flaring rules.
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Trump’s pick for USDA head mixed on climate change
Sonny Perdue’s history shows interest in conservation and big business interests.
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What Obama gave the West
Our 44th president proved to be a true champion who pushed many conservation measures over the finish line.
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EPA freezes grants, contracts
Communications with the public and the media were also curtailed.
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Meet Trump’s Interior, EPA and Energy picks
What we know from the confirmation hearings for Ryan Zinke, Scott Pruitt and Rick Perry.
Posted inJanuary 23, 2017: For Which it Stands
Nature’s disappearing vocabulary; bobcat decoys; setting the “barr” for climate data
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.