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Bombay Beach was once a thriving resort community along California’s largest lake. Now more exposed playa than water, the Salton Sea’s disappearance is a mirror to the Great Salt Lake.
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Mushrooms could play a big role in preventing mega-wildfires in Colorado and across the U.S.
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Many Americans are trying to lower their energy bill – and carbon footprint– by turning to rooftop solar panels. A new report shows where in the U.S. it makes the most financial sense to go solar.
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New research could help stakeholders bring water use along the Colorado River back in sync with what nature provides. In Wyoming and other Upper Basin states, 90% of irrigated farming is used to feed cattle, which accounts for more than three times the water use of all cities, towns, commercial and industrial uses combined.
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Wyoming authorities cited and fined the man $250, but so far have brought no other legal penalties for publicly displaying and killing wild wolf.
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Colorado lawmakers are facing a $170 budget shortfall, which could impact an effort to reduce air, water and soil pollution in low-income neighborhoods and communities of color that have experienced disproportionate health impacts for decades.
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A new report shows air pollution is affecting most national parks across the U.S., including parts of the Mountain West.
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A coalition of environmental groups has proposed a set of new rules for managing the Colorado River amid heated negotiations about how to share the water supply, which is shrinking due to climate changed.
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U.S. federal agencies and sovereign tribal agencies often work together on shared goals like managing wildfire, improving wildlife habitat and other issues. A new repository collects a number of these co-stewardship - or sovereign-to-sovereign - agreements in an effort to help tribes and others better understand their possible uses.
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A new paper finds that current wildfire suppression policies can increase fire severity as much as decades of fuel accumulation and climate change. Using fire models, the area burned annually grew much faster under current suppression policy when compared to a policy of allowing low- and moderate-intensity blazes to burn.
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Drought and relentless demand converge in iconic river basin.