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Chef Preeti Mistry is changing the structure of food and fine dining

Wed, 01/24/2024 - 01:00
The award-winning, celebrity culinarian celebrates hybridness in life and cuisine.
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New Mexico pushes back on Big Oil

Tue, 01/23/2024 - 01:00
New bills in the legislature could curb industry excesses.
Categories: H. Green News

As glaciers melt, potential salmon habitat collides with outdated mining laws

Tue, 01/23/2024 - 01:00
In Alaska and British Columbia, climate change may open new rivers to fish – and to gold mines.
Categories: H. Green News

Will the Supreme Court allow agencies to continue interpreting ambiguity in laws?

Mon, 01/22/2024 - 01:00
If the ‘Chevron deference’ is overturned, federal enforcement of key environmental and health care regulations will be sharply curbed.
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Washington’s solar permitting leaves tribal resources vulnerable to corporations

Fri, 01/19/2024 - 01:00
Tribal officials say the process threatens cultural resources and what remains of healthy Indigenous foodways.
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The culling of Alaska’s bears and wolves

Thu, 01/18/2024 - 01:00
As the state’s wildlife numbers decline, predators are getting the blame. The true threat is much more complex.
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Wed, 01/17/2024 - 01:00
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In Northern California, Asian residents say they are being targeted by traffic stops

Wed, 01/17/2024 - 01:00
The Siskiyou County sheriff’s department has been accused of racial profiling in the past.
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(Re)name that bird! Now’s your chance

Fri, 01/05/2024 - 01:00
The American Ornithological Society is renaming dozens of birds and wants the public’s help.
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Climate litigation to watch in 2024

Tue, 01/02/2024 - 01:00
These court cases could move the needle on the climate crisis.
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12 not-so-easy steps to decarbonize the grid

Mon, 01/01/2024 - 01:00
Electrifying will make a difference if that power comes from clean sources.
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How kung-fu heroes can grow our climate consciousness

Mon, 01/01/2024 - 01:00
‘It’s an intentional alignment with a certain kind of underground resistance.’
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Big-eared bats, badass boulders and very determined hikers

Mon, 01/01/2024 - 01:00
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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Labor unions and environmentalists are working together on the energy transition

Mon, 01/01/2024 - 01:00
In 2023, groups found solidarity on the climate, but work lies ahead.
Categories: H. Green News

I married a cookstove scientist

Mon, 01/01/2024 - 01:00
My reluctant journey to ditching our gas stove.
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The New Mexico co-op breaking up with fossil fuels

Mon, 01/01/2024 - 01:00
An 80-year-old electricity supplier goes all in on decarbonization.
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Community and collective action across the West

Mon, 01/01/2024 - 01:00
Tell us how you’re working for a better future amid the climate crisis.
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Fighting for an abundant future

Mon, 01/01/2024 - 01:00
There’s still time to make a difference.
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Homeowner’s insurance is going up in smoke

Mon, 01/01/2024 - 01:00
A Q&A with California’s former insurance commissioner about coverage in the age of climate change.
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‘We recognize the sentience in other things’

Mon, 01/01/2024 - 01:00
#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.
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