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LATEST NEWS FROM THE NETWORK
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Why no one knows exactly how much old-growth forest we have left
April 18, 2024
To use older trees to fight climate change, we need to know where they are. But new maps created by the Forest Service aren’t that detailed.
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Whitebark pines are in trouble. That means our water supply is, too
April 11, 2024
A nationwide effort to save the whitebark pine in underway. Much of the story is happening in the Pacific Northwest.
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Most Wildfires Are Put Out Quickly. But That’s Causing More Severe Fires
March 26, 2024
With conventional fire suppression, the average fire size will increase faster as the planet warms.
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The massive copper mine that could test the limits of religious freedom
March 19, 2024
To fight climate change, the world needs copper. The third largest deposit on the planet is in Arizona, a site the San Carlos Apache say is “like Mount Sinai to us.”
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FBI sent several informants to Standing Rock protests, court documents show
March 15, 2024
Up to 10 informants managed by the FBI were embedded in anti-pipeline resistance camps near the Standing Rock Sioux Indian Reservation at the height of mass protests against the Dakota Access pipeline in 2016. Until now, the existence of only one other federal informant in the camps had been confirmed.
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In Washington, a missing wolf mystery baffles officials
February 26, 2024
Wolf experts with the state wildlife agency aren’t sure the pack still exists. And some locals are wondering if the wolf may have been intentionally killed.
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With limited resources, an Oregon town plans for climate change
February 18, 2024
Among rural communities, Grants Pass, Oregon, has notched an unlikely win: a sustainability plan. But lack of dedicated staff and resources to secure federal grant funds threaten its success.
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With Limited Resources, One Small Town Plans for Climate Change
February 14, 2024
Among rural communities, Grants Pass, Oregon, has notched an unlikely win: a sustainability plan. But lack of dedicated staff and resources to secure federal grant funds threaten its success.
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Citing an ‘insurmountable’ lack of snow, Montana ski area closes for the season
February 08, 2024
Teton Pass Ski Area, a small, locally-owned ski area west of the Rocky Mountain Front community of Choteau, was able to operate just four days this season.
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Misplaced Trust
February 07, 2024
Stolen Indigenous land is the foundation of the land-grant university system. Climate change is its legacy.
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Urban agriculture isn’t as climate-friendly as it seems – but these best practices can transform gardens and city farms
January 22, 2024
A team of researchers partnered with individual gardeners, community garden volunteers and urban farm managers across five countries in North America and Europe and found while it has many community benefits, it isn’t always better for the climate than conventional agriculture over the life cycle, even with transportation factored in.
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Can Oregon protect its farmland against rapid development?
January 17, 2024
Nearly two-thirds of the state’s agricultural land will change ownership in the next 20 years. Urban sprawl has been swallowing farms around the peripheries of our nation’s cities.
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Inside the last-ditch effort to stop the Mountain Valley Pipeline
January 16, 2024
The project is over budget and behind schedule, with a lot of hard work left to do. Its opponents hope that makes fossil fuel companies think twice about building the next one.
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Food and Environment Reporting Network
Can $3 billion persuade Black farmers to trust the USDA?
January 08, 2024
The agency’s climate-smart initiative promises to make amends for its long history of discrimination. Early results suggest it won’t be easy.
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The Future of Drought in Montana
January 05, 2024
Following a three-year planning process, Montana released an updated Drought Management Plan, seeking to foster drought resilience in the state and recognizing climate change as a driving factor.
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