Climate

To Rewild the Truckee River: The Rock-McCarran Flood Project

The Truckee River is the spine of the greater Reno community, threading through neighborhoods, open spaces, and industrial areas alike. While there are a few pockets of underdeveloped land along its bank, one project hopes to restore a natural flood plain.

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Why Trump’s purge of ‘negative’ national park signs includes climate change

National parks are melting, burning, and drying out. Rangers are being forced to take down signs explaining why.

A man rides his bike against a backdrop of yellow Autumn leaves.
Mayors are making climate action personal. It’s working.

As the Trump administration boosts fossil fuels and rolls back regulations, mayors are greening their cities — in more ways than one.

VIDEO: What USAID Cuts Mean to Clean Energy

A look at how one clean energy project in Costa Rica is pivoting after USAID funds dried up

Community boardwalk in Kipnuk, Alaska.
Rural Communities, Tribes Sue EPA Over $2.8 Billion in Canceled Funding for Flood Mitigation and Resilience Projects

The sudden withholding of federal funds poses an existential threat to projects that have been in the works for years in communities across the U.S.

A Patriarch Who Loves Life

The wide embrace of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, spiritual leader of the Orthodox Church.

We Know Reno Is the Fastest-Warming City in the U.S.—What’s Next?

Local leaders and scientists discuss solutions at inaugural Northern Nevada Heat Summit.

Downtown Reno
How Citizen Science Efforts Help Researchers Expand Their Reach: The Heat Mapping Case Study

The Reno-Sparks Heat Mapping Project has released the results of its community temperature mapping campaign for 2024

Salmon On The Run

If you live in the Pacific Northwest, you’ve probably heard about salmon migration, which begins in late summer and extends into December every year.

The Big Release

The Sacramento River as told through Kayla Anderson

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