How Central Valley communities are coping with prolonged water shortages.
Climate change
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Clearcutting the Tongass National Forest is dead wrong
To avert the worst climate change impacts, old forests and their massive carbon reserves must be protected.
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Election roundup: What happened in the West
A rundown of the West’s political shifts and ballot measures.
Posted inNovember 14, 2016: The Long View
Terry Tempest Williams and the refuge of change
One of the West’s most beloved authors revisits Great Salt Lake.
Posted inNovember 14, 2016: The Long View
15 books every well-versed Westerner should read
A reading list for understanding the region.
Posted inNovember 14, 2016: The Long View
Insights from a climate oasis
Author Kathleen Alcalá on learning to become an activist.
Posted inNovember 14, 2016: The Long View
Science fiction’s warnings for the present
Kim Stanley Robinson on climate change and the precarious health of the planet.
Posted inNovember 14, 2016: The Long View
The disappearance of Lyle Jeffs, firefighters and threats over an endorsement
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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Environmental leaders mourn Trump’s win and prepare for battle
GOP leaders see Trump’s triumph as mandate to promote fossil fuels.
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A roundup of the high-stakes climate races
For the climate-interested voter, these are the Western races to watch on Tuesday.
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Obama weighs in on the Dakota Access pipeline
As protests intensify, U.S. Army Corps may consider ‘ways to reroute.’
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Endangered, with climate change to blame
Climate projections are reason enough for Endangered Species Act protection, court rules.
Posted inOctober 31, 2016: A Monumental Divide
An end to old-growth logging in Alaska’s Tongass?
Does a Forest Service plan to end clear-cuts of old stands go far enough?
Posted inOctober 31, 2016: A Monumental Divide
War and peace on the Colorado River
A new book makes a case for optimism in the basin, but the threat of water battles will always be around.
Posted inOctober 31, 2016: A Monumental Divide
Water tank sonics, a wolf in dogs’ clothes and a sad moose tale
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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A tax on carbon pollution faces surprising opposition
Some environmental groups and social justice advocates are fighting a proposed emissions tax in Washington. What gives?
Posted inDecember 26, 2016: Obama and the West
Where species will find refuge
Nooks and crannies offer safe harbor from a changing climate.
Posted inOctober 31, 2016: A Monumental Divide
From bears to berries
A wildlife biologist turns her sights on climate science and the elusive huckleberry.
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Wildfires spark where growth is sprawling
Nationally, nearly a third of homes built since 2000 are in wildland areas.