Climate change is causing ecosystem shifts, and the cascading effects impact animals and hunters.
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Interior is pushing states to replace derogatory place names with colonial ones
In Washington, 18 place names with the ‘sq–’ slur are being changed to names like ‘Columbia.’ State officials say that’s not good enough.
The first answer for food insecurity: data sovereignty
A new report shows tribal communities have adapted to meet the needs of their people in ways that state and federal governments can’t.
How heat waves warp ecosystems
After the Northwest ‘heat dome’ this summer, scientists look for signs of ecological ruin — or resilience.
Wildfire smoke pushes migrating birds hundreds of miles out of their way
“I was glued to my computer for days, trying to figure out what these birds were doing, because it was so clearly, obviously, not normal.”