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by Theo Whitcomb January 17, 2024February 1, 2024

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Posted inJanuary 1, 2024: January 2024

The New Mexico co-op breaking up with fossil fuels

by Mary Catherine O’Connor January 1, 2024January 31, 2024

An 80-year-old electricity supplier goes all in on decarbonization.

Posted inJanuary 1, 2024: January 2024

How kung-fu heroes can grow our climate consciousness

by Jenny Liou January 1, 2024January 31, 2024

‘It’s an intentional alignment with a certain kind of underground resistance.’

Posted inJanuary 1, 2024: January 2024

An Alaska Native mutual aid network tackles the climate crisis

by Joaqlin Estus January 1, 2024January 31, 2024

The Smokehouse Collective invests in “our resilience as Native peoples to persevere in our cultures despite the global impacts we are facing.”

Posted inJanuary 1, 2024: January 2024

‘We recognize the sentience in other things’

by Ollie Hancock January 1, 2024January 31, 2024

#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.

Posted inJanuary 1, 2024: January 2024

Natural Histrionics

by Adam O. Davis January 1, 2024February 5, 2024

A poem by Adam O. Davis.

Posted inJanuary 1, 2024: January 2024

I married a cookstove scientist

by Nina McConigley January 1, 2024February 15, 2024

My reluctant journey to ditching our gas stove.

Posted inJanuary 1, 2024: January 2024

Homeowner’s insurance is going up in smoke

by Kylie Mohr January 1, 2024February 5, 2024

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

Posted inJanuary 1, 2024: January 2024

12 not-so-easy steps to decarbonize the grid

by Jonathan Thompson January 1, 2024February 6, 2024

Electrifying will make a difference if that power comes from clean sources.

Posted inJanuary 1, 2024: January 2024

Labor unions and environmentalists are working together on the energy transition

by Brooke Larsen January 1, 2024March 30, 2024

In 2023, groups found solidarity on the climate, but work lies ahead.

Posted inJanuary 1, 2024: January 2024

Climate Vigil aims to channel prayer into action

by Rebecca Randall January 1, 2024January 31, 2024

Christians in eastern Oregon fight for a safe climate as a human — and moral — right.

Posted inNovember 1, 2023: November 1, 2023

Contemplating Cormac McCarthy

by Sterling HolyWhiteMountain November 1, 2023January 24, 2024

On pain specific to America and artistic influence.

Posted inNovember 1, 2023: November 1, 2023

Gold Ring

by Cecily Parks November 1, 2023February 5, 2024

A poem by Cecily Parks.

Infrastructure on the Akiuk side of Kasigluk, Alaska, is surrounded by water and vulnerable to flooding, permafrost thaw  and erosion.
Posted inNovember 1, 2023: November 1, 2023

Kasigluk endures the many challenges of thawing permafrost

by Katie Basile November 1, 2023January 24, 2024

Residents of the Alaska village maintain community in the face of climate change.

Posted inOctober 2, 2023: The Dark Side of the Sheepherding Industry

‘This is when I feel the most alive — the most me’

by Evan Benally Atwood October 2, 2023January 24, 2024

#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.

Posted inOctober 2, 2023: The Dark Side of the Sheepherding Industry

How the Coachella Valley became known for its dates

by Sarah Lohman October 2, 2023January 24, 2024

Bringing the desert fruit to California created a Middle Eastern mirage.

Posted inOctober 2, 2023: The Dark Side of the Sheepherding Industry

New legislation is creating a clean-energy project pulse

by Jonathan Thompson October 2, 2023January 24, 2024

Will the manufacturing renaissance finally displace fossil fuels?

Posted inSeptember 1, 2023: Food Justice

The twin crises of climate and addiction

by Robin Buller September 1, 2023January 24, 2024

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’

by Lindsay D’Addato August 1, 2023January 24, 2024

#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

by Jonathan Thompson July 1, 2023January 24, 2024

Is the ‘grand foundation’ crumbling?

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