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A Rare Plant Got Endangered Species Protection This Week, but Already Faces Threats to Its Habitat

Lithium led Tiehm’s buckwheat to evolve on a 10-acre plot in Nevada. Now the flower is threatened both by a mine for the metal that’s critical for the energy transition and grazing cattle.

By Wyatt Myskow

John Entsminger, who runs the Southern Nevada Water Authority, said states will probably come up with an "imperfect alternative" to last until 2026, when current rules for managing the Colorado River expire and states are expected to draw up a "longer-term, more durable solution." Credit: Alex Hager/KUNC

‘It Is Going to Take Real Cuts to Everyone’: Leaders Meet to Decide the Future of the Colorado River

By Alex Hager, KUNC

Jayden Mitchell, youth volunteer with the Santa Clara Pueblo forestry department, plants conifer seedlings near a pond in the Santa Clara canyon floodplain. Credit: Sara Van Note

Restoring Watersheds, and Hope, After New Mexico’s Record-Breaking Wildfires

By Sara Van Note

Bob Martin, who manages hydropower at Glen Canyon Dam, is grappling with the reality that generators could soon be shut off because of low water levels in Lake Powell. The Colorado River faces a growing supply-demand imbalance, and normal operations at the dam may suffer. Credit: Alex Hager

The ‘Power of Aridity’ is Bringing a Colorado River Dam to its Knees

By Alex Hager, KUNC

Carbon Removal Is Coming to Fossil Fuel Country. Can It Bring Jobs and Climate Action?

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Ann Tenakhongva, right, 62, and her husband, Clark Tenakhongva, 65, sort traditional Hopi corn at their home on First Mesa on the Hopi Reservation in Arizona in late September, 2022. The corn comes from the family's field in the valley between First Mesa and Second Mesa, which Clark had just harvested. The corn is organized on racks to dry out and then stored in cans and bins for years to come. Much of the corn is ground up for food and ceremonial uses. Credit: David Wallace

Corn Nourishes the Hopi Identity, but Climate-Driven Drought Is Stressing the Tribe’s Foods and Traditions

By David Wallace

A Petroleum PR Blitz in New Mexico

By Jerry Redfern, Capital & Main

The Colorado River flows through fields of crops in Southern California. New water conservation plans from the Bureau of Reclamation could use money from the Inflation Reduction act to pay farmers and ranchers to temporarily pause some water use, an effort to boost levels in the nation's largest reservoirs. Credit: Ted Wood/The Water Desk

Feds Will Spend Billions to Boost Drought-Stricken Colorado River System

By Alex Hager, KUNC

Western Forests, Snowpack and Wildfires Appear Trapped in a Vicious Climate Cycle

By Bob Berwyn

State Tensions Rise As Water Cuts Deepen On The Colorado River

By Aydali Campa

In the US West, Researchers Consider a Four-Legged Tool to Fight Two Foes: Wildfire and Cheatgrass

By Emma Foehringer Merchant

Two Areas in Rural Arizona Might Finally Gain Protection of Their Groundwater This Year

By Aydali Campa

As Lake Powell Hits Landmark Low, Arizona Looks to a $1 Billion Investment and Mexican Seawater to Slake its Thirst

By Aydali Campa

The West Sizzled in a November Heat Wave and Snow Drought

By Bob Berwyn

TerraPower founder Bill Gates speaks in a recorded video message during a June 2 news conference at the Wyoming state Capitol in Cheyenne, announcing efforts to advance a Natrium reactor demonstration project. “We think Natrium will be a game-changer for the energy industry,” Gates said. “Wyoming has been a leader in energy for over the century and we hope our investment in Natrium will help Wyoming to stay in the lead for many decades to come.” Credit: Michael Cummo/The Wyoming Tribune Eagle

Bill Gates’ Vision for Next-Generation Nuclear Power in Wyoming Coal Country

By Hal Bernton, Seattle Times, and Judy Fahys, Inside Climate News

Q&A: A Republican Congressman Hopes to Spread a New GOP Engagement on Climate from Washington, D.C. to Glasgow

By Judy Fahys

From a Raft in the Grand Canyon, the West’s Shifting Water Woes Come Into View

By Judy Fahys

A Crisis Of Water And Power On The Colorado River

Drier Springs Bring Hotter Summers in the Withering Southwest

By Judy Fahys

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