Editor’s note: Microplastics, tiny byproducts of plastic waste, are showing up in surprising places, including a remote high-altitude lake in Rocky Mountain National Park. Now California is leading an effort to better understand the problem and find solutions that could be … Continued
Earlier this month in Juneau, state Rep. Adam Wool, D-Fairbanks, stood in front of 37 Alaska legislators to protest Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s $444 million cut from the state budget. A third of the rollbacks affect the University of Alaska, … Continued
A Democratic senator is pushing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to limit contaminants in drinking water after so-called forever chemicals surfaced in bottled water. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) urged the agency in a Monday letter to set a drinking … Continued
Sustainability is transcending traditionally scrutinized industries to become a central issue in agribusiness, according to a new report from Fitch Solutions Macro Research. Consumer facing industries are rapidly adapting to shifts in public environmental consciousness and engagement, propelling faster government … Continued
Trump administration infighting is holding up approval of the first major U.S. offshore wind energy project, with agencies sparring over whether the proposal does enough to protect the fishing industry, according to interviews and agency documents. The delays are a … Continued
It’s no secret that wildfires are getting worse in the West. They’re threatening lives, homes and ecosystems. And they are also threatening our already-precarious watersheds. It’s all becoming a vicious cycle — especially for the drier parts of our region. Jonathan … Continued
A new, state-of-the-art analysis released Monday by Colorado Water Conservation officials is hoping to help local water basins, elected officials and other stakeholders make more informed decisions about Colorado’s water future. The state’s water conservation board says their analysis and … Continued
Global warming skeptics sometimes say rising temperatures are just another naturally occurring shift in Earth’s climate, like the Medieval Warm Period of the years 800 to 1200 or the Little Ice Age, a period of cooling that spanned from roughly 1300 … Continued
The scientific consensus that humans are causing global warming is likely to have passed 99%, according to the lead author of the most authoritative study on the subject, and could rise further after separate research that clears up some of … Continued
Colorado’s water year has been extraordinary. After nearly 20 years dominated by drought, a combination of heavy storms, persistent precipitation and cold temperatures conspired for a water bonanza not seen in decades. Today, rivers are swollen, ample snow lingers in the … Continued