The Colorado River Compact’s Centennial and the Looming Water Crisis.
Growing up in southwestern Colorado, nestled beside a tributary of the Colorado River, I was immersed not only in the intricate details of water law but also in the distinct…
Growing up in southwestern Colorado, nestled beside a tributary of the Colorado River, I was immersed not only in the intricate details of water law but also in the distinct…
These vital landscapes, encompassing vast stretches of forests, mountains, deserts, and coastlines, are more than just abstract geographical designations; they are the vibrant theaters of American life, serving as cherished…
A sturdy shorebird, its plumage a mix of brown and white, diligently foraged along the Alaskan coastline, probing the damp earth for small clams that sustain rock sandpipers and a…
While on a family visit to Germany last October, Colorado State Representative Lesley Smith encountered a novel sight on her sister-in-law’s apartment building: a solar panel affixed to a balcony.…
This winter has delivered the lowest snow cover on record across the Western United States, a stark indicator of changing climate patterns with far-reaching implications. While the immediate impact is…
Caroline Tracey’s first encounter with a salt lake, California’s Salton Sea, was marked by a stark, unsettling sound – a crunch underfoot that revealed a landscape carpeted in the skeletal…
Mule deer navigating the vast sagebrush expanses of southwest Wyoming’s Red Desert undertake journeys that directly correlate with their health and the long-term viability of their populations, according to groundbreaking…
On February 12th, the Trump administration initiated a significant move to dismantle established climate policies by proposing to withdraw the 2009 endangerment finding, a pivotal determination that classified six key…
Last October, while visiting her husband’s family in Germany, Colorado State Representative Lesley Smith encountered a novel sight: a compact solar panel affixed to an apartment building balcony. This glimpse…
Two Washington residents filed a groundbreaking lawsuit last November, accusing major petroleum corporations of knowingly misleading the public for decades about the detrimental impact of fossil fuels on the global…