As the West warms, some songbirds in California are raising their young earlier.
Maya L. Kapoor
Maya L. Kapoor is an award-winning freelance journalist who writes about climate change, biodiversity and environmental justice. Previously she was an associate editor at High Country News.
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What a new report on climate science portends for the West
From wildfires to drought, a look at a warming world.
Posted inNovember 27, 2017: Profit and Politics
How an ancient potato helped people survive climate shifts
Utah-area tribes explain the continuing relevance of North America’s oldest spud.
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Six bills that weaken species protections move in Congress
Lawmakers shift the focus to politics, not science, as a deciding factor of designation.
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19 Western species won’t receive federal protections
The animals range from minuscule Nevada mollusks to dwindling Pacific walruses.
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Ways to contend with the Las Vegas shooting
If you’ve been affected by Sunday night’s tragedy, here’s where to turn for support.
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Legal or not, Trump’s wall is already being built
What you need to know about construction currently happening on the border.
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Tucson’s seed library fosters food sovereignty in a desert
With help from Pima County’s public libraries, Tucsonans grow urban gardens.
Posted inSeptember 18, 2017: No Hoax
As oceans acidify, shellfish farmers respond
Scientists collaborate to mitigate climate impacts in the Northwest.
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The end of an epic butterfly journey?
As the Western monarch population declines, survivors may become stranded in a growing sea of houses and farm fields.
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A human-caused wildfire burns Oregon’s Columbia Gorge
In the Pacific Northwest, data shows people burn the places they love.
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Will only the flexible survive?
Researchers are identifying the West’s wildlife that can best cope with climate change.
Posted inAugust 21, 2017: Rooftop Revolution
Desert songbirds struggle with more frequent heat waves
The number of days Southwestern birds face deadly dehydration may be increasing.
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Congress seeks to weaken the Marine Mammal Protection Act
House Republicans hope killing sea lions will restore waning salmon populations.
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Recently discovered toad species already face threats
Meet three new toads that make a home in parts of the West’s harshest desert.
Posted inAugust 7, 2017: Los Promotores
Flirting with extinction, but looking for love
And you thought endangered species couldn’t get more vulnerable.
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12 books expelled from Tucson schools
Seven years after Arizona banned Mexican American Studies, some want it back.
Posted inJuly 24, 2017: Down the Dark Mountain
White sharks rebound in California
The long arc of environmental regulation is rebuilding a damaged ecosystem.
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Fires sweep the Southwest
In an unseasonably hot and dry West, an intense fire season takes shape.
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Zinke: Trump is ‘greatest boss in the world’
The Interior Secretary defended proposed budget cuts to Park Service, and more.