Kylie Mohr, Author at High Country News https://www.hcn.org A nonprofit independent magazine of unblinking journalism that shines a light on all of the complexities of the West. Wed, 13 Mar 2024 20:50:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cropped-HCN_Logo-Monogram_White_Sq-2-32x32.png Kylie Mohr, Author at High Country News https://www.hcn.org 32 32 229054741 Fund conservation as you drive https://www.hcn.org/articles/wolves-fund-conservation-as-you-drive/ Wed, 07 Feb 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=322185

Colorado’s new wolf-themed specialty license plate joins a regional menagerie of critter-themed plates.

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]]> 322185 Fire is driving animals’ evolution https://www.hcn.org/issues/56-2/wildfire-fire-is-driving-animals-evolution/ Thu, 01 Feb 2024 18:51:49 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=321843

Can species evolve fast enough to keep up with changing wildfire conditions?

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]]> 321843 Homeowner’s insurance is going up in smoke https://www.hcn.org/issues/56-1/wildfire-homeowners-insurance-is-going-up-in-smoke/ Mon, 01 Jan 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/articles/wildfire-homeowners-insurance-is-going-up-in-smoke/

A Q&A with California’s former insurance commissioner about coverage in the age of climate change.

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]]> 321387 Washington lags behind in water-pollution oversight https://www.hcn.org/articles/water-washington-lags-behind-in-water-pollution-oversight/ Thu, 14 Dec 2023 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/articles/water-washington-lags-behind-in-water-pollution-oversight/ An oil refinery on Puget Sound near Anacortes, Washington.

State officials have been missing Clean Water Act deadlines for a decade.

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]]> 321348 Does voluntary conservation work? https://www.hcn.org/issues/55-12/endangered-species-act-does-voluntary-conservation-work/ Fri, 01 Dec 2023 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/articles/endangered-species-act-does-voluntary-conservation-work/

Can pre-listing conservation save the last native population of Arctic grayling in the Lower 48?

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]]> 321607 Wildfires are thawing the tundra https://www.hcn.org/articles/wildfire-wildfires-are-thawing-the-tundra/ Wed, 15 Nov 2023 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/articles/wildfire-wildfires-are-thawing-the-tundra/ In 2022, The Kwethluk Fire burns 9,693 acres in the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge.

Researchers discovered recently burned areas emit more methane gas than the rest of the landscape.

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]]> 321596 When burn scars become roaring earthen rivers https://www.hcn.org/issues/55-11/wildfire-when-burn-scars-become-roaring-earthen-rivers/ Wed, 01 Nov 2023 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/wildfire-when-burn-scars-become-roaring-earthen-rivers/

Geologists in Washington are monitoring scorched forest to help create a better warning system for deadly debris flows.

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]]> 225818 The dangerous consequences of wildland fire dispatcher burnout https://www.hcn.org/issues/55-10/wildfire-the-dangerous-consequences-of-wildland-fire-dispatcher-burnout/ Mon, 02 Oct 2023 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/wildfire-the-dangerous-consequences-of-wildland-fire-dispatcher-burnout/

An internal Forest Service survey shows a critical link in the wildfire fighting apparatus is struggling.

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]]> 225744 Conservation groups sue BLM for rangeland degradation https://www.hcn.org/articles/bureau-of-land-management-conservation-groups-sue-blm-for-rangeland-degradation/ Wed, 13 Sep 2023 16:30:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/bureau-of-land-management-conservation-groups-sue-blm-for-rangeland-degradation/ Cattle graze at Delamar Lake, Nevada. A lawsuit states that the BLM hasn’t conducted required environmental reviews for almost two-thirds of its 35,000 current grazing permits.

The lawsuit alleges the agency isn’t conducting environmental assessments before renewing grazing permits.

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]]> 191152 How climate science won in the Montana youth climate case https://www.hcn.org/articles/climate-change-how-climate-science-won-in-the-montana-youth-climate-case/ Fri, 18 Aug 2023 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/climate-change-how-climate-science-won-in-the-montana-youth-climate-case/ Youth plaintiffs in the climate change lawsuit, Held vs. Montana, arrive at the Lewis and Clark County Courthouse in June for the final day of the trial.

The ruling in Held v. Montana is expected to bolster cases in other states with similar environmental protections in their constitutions.

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