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The Center for American Progress published a pair of reports this month highlighting funding challenges for rural areas in the context of climate resilience, offering recommendations for how decision-makers can better design federal programs to be more inclusive of rural communities as disasters like wildfires and floods become more frequent.
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University of Arizona researchers forced a drought on a controlled rainforest environment to measure the scented gasses released by stressed plants. Their results could help scientists "sniff out" when forests are in distress.
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Sharing the pain of scarcity goes against Western water law – but this Nevada farm community is trying it anyway.
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Nampa received $3 million from the Federal Government in its efforts to be "good stewards of the water resources" in Canyon County
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As we approach the end of meteorological summer (June, July, August), Boise has already set plenty of weather records this year and is poised to set another.
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If you’re worried about climate change, you’ve got a lot more in common with Idahoans than you think.
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If you’re worried about climate change, you’ve got a lot more in common with Idahoans than you thinkMost Idahoans are deeply concerned about climate change, but incorrectly believe most of their fellow Idahoans are not, according to new research published in the journal Nature Communications. In fact, the analysis says Idaho is in sync with the majority of Americans who support a range of climate policies, but they’ve been led to believe that they’re in the minority.
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President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law this week. The massive piece of legislation funds programs ranging from electric vehicles, to advanced nuclear energy research. Specific to the Mountain West, it includes billions of dollars for forest lands and agriculture to fight climate change.
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Go on a boat tour of Lake Powell as drought, climate change and overuse drop the water level dramatically.
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Much of the Mountain West is in the midst of a heat wave, but what does that mean for wildfires? The National Interagency Fire Center forecasters say it depends on what happens next. Extreme heat can dry out fuels, starting with grass and brush and then drying out trees. If that’s followed by more hot, windy weather and thunderstorms, that’s a recipe for more wildfires.