climate change
-
West megadrought worsens to driest in at least 1,200 years
—
by
The American West’s megadrought deepened so much last year that it is now the driest in at least 1,200 years and is a worst-case climate change scenario playing out live, a new study finds. A dramatic drying in 2021 – about as dry as 2002 and one of the driest years ever recorded for the…
-
Heavy snowfall in late December, early January produces rare optimism from water watchers
—
by
Snowfalls in late December and early January have resulted in some of the best snowpack conditions the state has seen in at least three years, according to state and federal water experts. The Water Availability Task Force, a coalition of state and federal water and climate experts, as well as local water providers, reviewed the…
-
Could decomposing corn be global warming strategy?
—
by
Scientists who are developing a process for extracting carbon from the air and sequestering it for thousands or possibly tens of thousands of years are competing for the $100 million XPRIZE for “tackling the biggest threat facing humanity – fighting climate change and rebalancing Earth’s carbon cycle.” The competition is funded by Elon Musk and…
-
Polis to congressional panel: Climate change is ‘an existential threat’
—
by
BOULDER ? Colorado Gov. Jared Polis told a congressional climate-change committee’s field hearing Thursday that he considers global warming to be “existential threat to our security, our health, our economy, our public lands and eco-systems and our very way of life.” Polis was the lead speaker in a morning of testimony taken at the University…
-
Colorado’s Neguse named to House climate panel (VIDEOS)
—
by
U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse of Colorado — who has made combating climate change a key issue of his first term in Congress — was named a member Thursday of a new U.S. House of Representatives committee on climate formed by Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Neguse, D-Boulder, is one of eight Democrats named to the House Select…
-
OUT WEST ROUNDUP | Polygamous group lets go of sprawling Arizona worship center
—
by
ARIZONA Polygamous group lets go of sprawling worship center A polygamous group based on the Utah-Arizona border is letting go of the sprawling building where its members worshipped, in the latest sign that the sect run by imprisoned leader Warren Jeffs is crumbling and losing control of the community it ruled for a century. The…
-
Presidential hopefuls pushed to go big on climate change
—
by
WASHINGTON – Environmental activists are ramping up a pressure campaign designed to drum up Democratic support for a sweeping agenda to fight climate change, with the 2020 presidential campaign in their sights. Hundreds of young demonstrators are planning to turn out Monday on Capitol Hill to push Democrats on a package of ambitious environmental goals…
-
Gardner wins science prize; environmentalists holler
—
by
U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado picked up a science award from the American Geophysical Union this week, and environmentalists are gobsmacked. The Colorado Republican received the award with Democratic Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan for their work on bipartisan legislation to advance science policy. “Sens. Gary Peters and Cory Gardner were selected for their…
-
INSIGHTS | Washington runs hot & cold on climate, fires
—
by
You can’t say the Trump administration has no plan to combat the ravages of climate change. Pick up a rake and head to the forest, President Trump seemed to suggest after viewing the ravages of the California wildfire. In a burned-down community called Paradise, the president said, “Pleasure, what a name.” It feels like much…
-
Trump administration climate report: Damage is ‘intensifying across the country’
—
by
The federal government on Friday released a long-awaited report with an unmistakable message: The impacts of climate change, from deadly wildfires to increasingly debilitating hurricanes and heat waves, are already battering the United States, and the danger of more such catastrophes is worsening. The report’s authors, who represent numerous federal agencies, say they are more…
