Bringing the desert fruit to California created a Middle Eastern mirage.
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Posted inOctober 2, 2023: The Dark Side of the Sheepherding Industry
New legislation is creating a clean-energy project pulse
Will the manufacturing renaissance finally displace fossil fuels?
Posted inOctober 2, 2023: The Dark Side of the Sheepherding Industry
‘This is when I feel the most alive — the most me’
#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.
Posted inSeptember 1, 2023: Food Justice
The twin crises of climate and addiction
Extreme temperatures and natural disasters push harm reduction workers to find new ways to keep communities safe.
Posted inAugust 1, 2023: In the Line of Fire
‘It’s really about unconditional love’
#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.
Posted inJuly 1, 2023: Waiting for Water
Public education in the West is running short of funds
Is the ‘grand foundation’ crumbling?
Posted inJune 1, 2023: Seen and Unseen
Ferry felines, ornithopters and Tokitae going home at last!
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inJune 1, 2023: Seen and Unseen
Is Harriet Hageman an ally of Indian Country?
The rookie congresswoman says she wants to advance tribal autonomy.
Posted inJune 1, 2023: Seen and Unseen
In search of answers at the Salton Sea
To protect air and water quality, shoreline residents become community scientists.
Posted inMay 1, 2023: Reemergence
Good drones, coyote living and a cow-chip lottery
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inMay 1, 2023: Reemergence
‘We need to touch the earth’
#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.
Posted inMay 1, 2023: Reemergence
Climate change is changing public health
In Washington, a new team of epidemiologists is preparing for a hotter, smokier future.
Posted inMarch 1, 2023: Moving Parts
A little pickle, a fireball and an Indigenous astronaut
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inNovember 1, 2022: The Futures of Conservation
The future of large landscape conservation begins with Indigenous communities
In the Yellowstone to Yukon region, Indigenous peoples manage more than a quarter of protected lands.
Posted inNovember 1, 2022: The Futures of Conservation
A California fire department forges a new generation of conservation practitioners
In wealthy, segregated Marin County, a pioneering recruitment program breaks down barriers to the firefighting profession
Posted inOctober 1, 2022: Making Refuge
‘Estás viviendo en una lata’
En Arizona, los residentes de casas rodantes son más propensos a morir de calor excesivo.
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The Green New Deal didn’t crash California’s grid
Climate change is wrecking the electricity system.
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The Colorado River’s alfalfa problem
Growing less hay is the only way to keep the river’s water system from collapsing
Posted inSeptember 1, 2022: Going Under
Irked sea lions and a strange peanut pusher
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.