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. Thu, 08 Aug 2024 20:03:04 +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 Hiking in the heat https://www.hcn.org/articles/hiking-in-the-heat/ Wed, 24 Jul 2024 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=326897

A conversation with the head of the preventive search and rescue program in Joshua Tree National Park.

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]]> 326897 Repeal of the Chevron doctrine will have profound consequences for federal rulemaking https://www.hcn.org/articles/repeal-of-the-chevron-doctrine-will-have-profound-consequences-for-federal-rulemaking/ Mon, 15 Jul 2024 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=326624

Climate, public lands and tribal law regulations are now likely to face legal challenges.

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]]> 326624 What happens to birds when it’s smoky outside? https://www.hcn.org/articles/what-happens-to-birds-when-its-smoky-outside/ Wed, 03 Jul 2024 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=326512 Swallows perch on utility wires over the Umpqua River near Elkton, Oregon, in 2020 as numerous wildfires burn across the state.

A community science initiative along the West Coast is using volunteer observations to study the effect of wildfire smoke on birds.

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]]> 326512 When a utility sparks a wildfire, who pays? https://www.hcn.org/issues/56-7/when-a-utility-sparks-a-wildfire-who-pays/ Mon, 01 Jul 2024 07:50:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=326147 What was left of homes in Gates, Oregon, after the Santiam Fire swept through the city in 2020. PacifiCorp was found fully responsible for the fire, which was started by active power lines.

How Western utility companies are trying to shield themselves from wildfire costs and liabilities.

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]]> 326147 Pollution knows no borders https://www.hcn.org/issues/56-7/pollution-knows-no-borders/ Mon, 01 Jul 2024 07:40:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=326152 Teck Coal’s Fording River coal mine in British Columbia at the headwaters of the Elk and Kootenai River watersheds.

A long-awaited agreement will address Canadian mine waste flowing downriver into Montana
and Idaho.

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]]> 326152 What’s next for the Owyhee Canyonlands? https://www.hcn.org/articles/whats-next-for-the-owyhee-canyonlands/ Mon, 29 Apr 2024 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=324938 The Bruneau-Jarbidge-Owyhee Rivers Wilderness in the Owyhee Canyonlands.

Supporters call it ’the largest conservation opportunity in the West.’

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]]> 324938 Managing predators from the sky https://www.hcn.org/issues/56-4/managing-predators-from-the-sky/ Mon, 01 Apr 2024 08:01:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=323571 Daniel Anderson holds a drone on his family’s ranch in Montana’s Paradise Valley.

How to harness drones for conservation.

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]]> 323571 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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