Author: Melissa Dolber-Grappone

Solving for Droughts and Wildfires

The current drought in the West ranks one of the driest periods in the last 1,200 years. By one estimate, nearly 98% of land across 11 Western states is abnormally dry, with more than 90% in some stage of drought. Worryingly, the top five states in population growth are in the West or Southwest, putting additional pressures on an increasingly scarce resource.

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April is Water Conservation Month

April was declared Water Conservation Month to highlight the importance of, and benefits gained by, conserving water. The chief concern of excess water consumption is that it can lower reservoir and ground water levels, resulting in higher concentrations of natural and human pollutants, adversely impacting fresh bodies of water.

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The Future of … Afforestation

Even in times of division, where we seem to find so few areas of agreement, everyone loves trees. Which is why this one climate change remedy may find universal support, even among those who doubt that climate change represents a threat to our future.

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