Climate Change Archives - High Country News https://www.hcn.org/topic/climate-change/ A nonprofit independent magazine of unblinking journalism that shines a light on all of the complexities of the West. Wed, 13 Mar 2024 20:58:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cropped-HCN_Logo-Monogram_White_Sq-2-32x32.png Climate Change Archives - High Country News https://www.hcn.org/topic/climate-change/ 32 32 229054741 Disaster disparities in the West https://www.hcn.org/articles/disaster-disparities-in-the-west/ Mon, 04 Mar 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=323150

The risk of climate catastrophe is complex, but people of color often face ‘unnatural hazards.’

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]]> 323150 The good, the bad and the ugly of the state legislative season https://www.hcn.org/articles/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-of-the-state-legislative-season/ Thu, 29 Feb 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=323036

While Congress does nothing, Western state lawmakers pass a flurry of consequential and/or crazy — bills.

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]]> 323036 How a small town with limited resources is planning for climate change https://www.hcn.org/articles/how-a-small-town-with-limited-resources-is-planning-for-climate-change/ Thu, 22 Feb 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=322727 The “It’s the Climate” sign was first hung on July 20, 1920, to promote the temperate weather of Grants Pass.

Oregon’s Grants Pass is known for its climate, and its sustainability plan aims to keep it that way.

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]]> 322727 How the Colville Tribes are restoring traditional lands and wildlife https://www.hcn.org/articles/how-the-colville-tribes-are-restoring-traditional-lands-and-wildlife/ Tue, 20 Feb 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=322562

The tribes are re-establishing native species wiped out by systematic colonization.

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]]> 322562 See how bad your community’s air will be in 30 years https://www.hcn.org/articles/see-how-bad-your-communitys-air-will-be-in-30-years/ Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=322604

New data forecasts the nation’s future air quality, all the way down to individual addresses.

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]]> 322604 During climate chaos, a witness and champion of the West https://www.hcn.org/articles/during-climate-chaos-a-witness-and-champion-of-the-west/ Wed, 14 Feb 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=322518

A Q&A with author and educator Laura Pritchett.

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]]> 322518 What this winter’s snowfall says about the future of skiing https://www.hcn.org/articles/what-this-winters-snowfall-says-about-the-future-of-skiing/ Mon, 12 Feb 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=322275

A snow-obsessed meteorologist dishes on this year’s precipitation — and what it means for winters to come.

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]]> 322275 How solar geoengineering is clouding issues of tribal consent https://www.hcn.org/issues/56-2/indigenous-affairs-how-solar-geoengineering-is-clouding-issues-of-tribal-consent/ Thu, 01 Feb 2024 02:30:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=321830

‘Move fast, break things’ approach runs into issues of tribal authority.

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]]> 321830 Gov. Newsom releases new plan to save California salmon https://www.hcn.org/articles/fish-gov-newsom-releases-new-plan-to-save-california-salmon/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/articles/fish-gov-newsom-releases-new-plan-to-save-california-salmon/ Central Valley Chinook salmon are released at Nimbus Hatchery in Gold River, California.

A wave of dam removals is planned, but salmon strategy relies on voluntary water cuts.

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]]> 321788 The Northwestern Shoshone are restoring the Bear River Massacre site https://www.hcn.org/issues/56-2/social-justice-the-northwestern-shoshone-are-restoring-the-bear-river-massacre-site/ Mon, 29 Jan 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/articles/social-justice-the-northwestern-shoshone-are-restoring-the-bear-river-massacre-site/

The tribe is reclaiming their gathering place and returning water to the Great Salt Lake.

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