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To Combat Phoenix’s Extreme Heat, a New Program Provides Sustainable Shade

By Wyatt Myskow

David Hester inspects damage to his house after Hurricane Helene made landfall on Sept. 28 in Horseshoe Beach, Fla. Credit: Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images

The Year in Climate: Record Heat, an Election, a Push for Justice and Reasons for Hope

By Dan Gearino, ICN Staff

Infinity Water Solutions’ mobile unit is used to treat fracking wastewater. Credit: Courtesy of Infinity Water Solutions

New Mexico Lawmakers to Decide Whether Oil and Gas Wastewater Could Be Reused on Wide Scale

By Carrie Klein

A firefighting helicopter flies near as a home burns from the Mountain Fire on Nov. 6 in Camarillo, Calif. Researchers have found areas exposed to high wildfire hazard will double between 2020 and 2070. Credit: David McNew/Getty Images

The Sunbelt’s Growing Population Faces Increasing Climate Hazards

By Wyatt Myskow

An aerial view of the Yellow Pine project near Pahrump, Nev. Credit: Patrick Donnelly

How the Renewable Energy Boom Is Remaking the American West

By Jimmy Tobias

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes explains to the media how excessive groundwater pumping in La Paz county is causing ground subsidence in the community on Dec. 11. Credit: Wyatt Myskow/Inside Climate News

In a First, Arizona’s Attorney General Sues an Industrial Farm Over Its Water Use

By Wyatt Myskow

Tennile Lopez (left) shapes blue corn dough while Bertha Etsitty (right) explains the process of blue corn mush on Nov. 25 at the food gathering summit held by Diné College's Land Grant Office. Credit: Noel Lyn Smith/Inside Climate News

Traditional Foods, and the Threats They Face, Take Center Stage at Navajo Summit

By Noel Lyn Smith

The Colorado River flows through El Chausse, a restoration site in northwestern Mexico, on Oct. 26. Environmentalists hope policymakers will keep sending water to these sites after an existing agreement expires in 2026.

In the Dry Colorado River Delta, the Future of These Green Oases Hangs in the Balance

By Alex Hager, KUNC

An aerial view shows the long-depleted Colorado River as it flows between California and Arizona. An irrigation ditch (right) carries the river water toward Quechan tribal land on May 26, 2023 near Winterhaven, Calif. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Despite Biden Administration Proposals to Address Colorado River Shortages, a Solution Is Far Off

By Wyatt Myskow

Tourists visit the South Rim of the Grand Canyon on Nov. 1, 2022. The Colorado River flows through the literal giant chasm in Arizona. Credit: Alex Hager/KUNC

Colorado River States Are Separated by a ‘Giant Chasm’ in Negotiations

By Alex Hager, KUNC

California voters cast their ballots at the Joslyn Park voting center on Tuesday in Santa Monica. Credit: Apu Gomes/Getty Images

Climate Initiatives Fare Well Across the Country Despite National Political Climate

By Lee Hedgepeth, Kristoffer Tigue, Lisa Sorg, Liza Gross, Martha Pskowski, Wyatt Myskow

Miss Navajo Nation Ranisha Begay listens to remarks by Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz during a campaign rally on Oct. 26 in Window Rock, Ariz. Credit: Noel Lyn Smith/Inside Climate News

Getting Out the Native Vote Counters a Long History of Keeping Tribal Members From the Ballot Box

By Noel Lyn Smith

Republican Kari Lake faces off against Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego in the Arizona Senate Race. Credit: Jim Watson and Rebecca Noble/AFP via Getty Images

In Arizona’s Senate Race, Both Candidates Have Plans to Address Drought. But Only One Acknowledges Climate Change’s Role

By Wyatt Myskow

The Elephant Butte Reservoir near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico stores Rio Grande water to be distributed to irrigation districts in Southern New Mexico and far West Texas. Credit: Martha Pskowski/Inside Climate News

Texas Sued New Mexico Over Rio Grande Water. Now the States are Fighting the Federal Government

By Martha Pskowski

A groundwater well is used to irrigate a Cochise County nut orchard in rural Arizona. on March 1, 2022. Credit: Aydali Campa/Inside Climate News

A Rural Arizona Community May Soon Have a State Government Fix For Its Drying Wells

By Wyatt Myskow

An Election for a Little-Known Agency Could Dictate the Future of Renewables in Arizona

By Wyatt Myskow

Supporters of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act sing about saving the program on Sept. 22 before leaving Albuquerque, New Mexico for Washington, D.C. Credit: Noel Lyn Smith/Inside Climate News

Tribal Members Journey to Washington Push for Reauthorization of Radiation Exposure Compensation Act

By Noel Lyn Smith

Three-year-old Layla glides down a slide at Kiwanis Park on a hot day in August in Tempe, Arizona. Credit: Kevin Hurley/Inside Climate News

Finding a Fix for Playgrounds That Are Too Hot to Touch

By Wyatt Myskow

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