Covid may soon be the least of our worries By Thom Hartmann Reprinted by permission of the author As more Americans are getting vaccinated, there’s a sense of relief washing over the country that’s almost giddy. But we’re not out of the Covid woods yet, and, in some ways, it’s distracted us from a…
Brian Lovett, West Virginia University As winter phases into spring across the U.S., gardeners are laying in supplies and making plans. Meanwhile, as the weather warms, common garden insects such as bees, beetles and butterflies will emerge from underground burrows or nests within or on plants. Most gardeners know how beneficial insects can be…
Six years ago, residents of San Juan Ridge organized to stop the re-opening of the Siskon Mine. This was the second time many of them had fought this battle. The lessons learned from that experience are still relevant today for anyone considering Rise Gold Corporation’s application to re-open the Idaho-Maryland Mine in the heart…
The hastily approved project went forward without comment from the Fort McDermitt Paiute Shoshone Tribe. By Maya L. Kapoor, High Country News This story was originally published at High Country News (hcn.org) on February 18, 2021 In the Great Basin Desert of northern Nevada and southern Oregon, Thacker pass cuts a wide swath of…
By Danielle Hare, University of Connecticut Many of the streams that people count on for fishing, water and recreation are getting warmer as global temperatures rise. But they aren’t all heating up in the same way. If communities can figure out where these streams will warm the most, they can plan for the future….