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Timber wars
revealnews.org

Timber wars

Thirty years ago, a fight over old-growth forests and the spotted owl forever transformed the way we see – and fight over – the natural world.
Newsletter
colorado wildfires climate
www.denverpost.com

As Colorado wildfires burn, fears that climate change is causing "multi-level emergency" mount

The record-breaking forest fires burning in Colorado even as winter sets in are the latest sign climate warming is hitting the West hard, causing scientists to up their rhetoric and warn it is past time to move beyond planning and start aggressively acting.

Impacts
How beavers became North America's best firefighter
www.nationalgeographic.com

How beavers became North America's best firefighter

The rodent creates fireproof refuges for many species, suggesting wildlife managers should protect beaver habitat as the U.S. West burns.
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The women fighting fire - and gender inequality - in the American wilderness
www.nationalgeographic.com

The women fighting fire - and gender inequality - in the American wilderness

From rappelling down helicopters to leading hotshot crews, these women are driving change in the male-dominated forest service.

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What happened when a public institute became a de facto lobbying arm of the timber industry
www.propublica.org

What happened when a public institute became a de facto lobbying arm of the timber industry

Internal emails show a tax-funded agency created to educate people about forestry has acted as a public-relations agency and lobbying arm for Oregon’s timber industry, in some cases skirting legal constraints that forbid it from doing so.
Newsletter
COVID-19 complicates an already dire wildfire season

COVID-19 complicates an already dire wildfire season

"None of us have ever had to do this before”: Firefighting teams innovate to avoid disease as they protect people.
Impacts
In Saratoga Springs, experts talk climate change impacts on invasive species
www.timesunion.com

In Saratoga Springs, experts talk climate change impacts on invasive species

Researchers are gathering in Saratoga Springs this week for a meeting of the North American Invasive Species Management Association. Researchers, academics, foresters and environmental agency employees from Maine to Utah to Canada and Europe participated and one of the hot topics this year was climate change and how it may speed the spread of some invasives.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
Airplane dropping fire retardant on a wildfire with homes on a hillside in the background.

Firefighting chemical raises concerns about environmental toxicity

3D image of a solar powered battery pack.

Massive battery project rises on former coal mine in Scotland

Industrial robot producing solar panels.

U.S. ramps up solar and battery manufacturing but lags in key components

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View of government building with columns

Trump's advisers push to reshape U.S. climate report

wind turbines lined up in a green field

Op-ed: The real scam — rail against renewables, run away with factories

People advocating against the US hydrogen hub build out

Hydrogen hubs test new federal environmental justice rules

CLIMATE
Protest poster with the words 'you'll die of old age we'll die of climate change.'

Climate shifts in 2025 could reshape global action