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In western Pennsylvania, fracking’s longest legacy might be the toxic and often radioactive waste it leaves behind.

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New Poll Finds Broad Support for Conservation and Action on Climate Change Across the Western US. Annual survey included residents of eight Western states, the majority of whom identified as politically conservative or moderate. @jakebolster.bsky.social insideclimatenews.org/news/1902202...

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New poll finds 72% of respondents from eight Western states want Congress to prioritize conservation over increased oil and gas drilling on public lands. Most respondents were politically conservative or independent: insideclimatenews.org/news/1902202...

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A new poll from @coloradocollege.bsky.social, conducted before Jan. 20, asked Westerners in eight states some prescient questions about leadership at and funding for federal agencies that manage public lands. Check out my coverage at @insideclimatenews.org: insideclimatenews.org/news/1902202...

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The Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho have long fought for water sovereignty on the Wind River Indian Reservation, but their effort is being challenged by federal legislation and a changing water landscape. Reporting by @jakebolster.bsky.social from @insideclimatenews.org 📰

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A regional look at the painful effects of Trump's attempt to scrap the NEVI program. Nicely done by an @insideclimatenews.org team of @leehedgepeth.bsky.social, Aman Azar, @lisasorg.bsky.social, @jakebolster.bsky.social .social and Sarah Mattalian: insideclimatenews.org/news/1302202...

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Kathleen Sgamma’s nomination to lead the BLM has Western enviros worried about conservation and renewable energy rollbacks on public land. The Fossil fuel industry expects her to be simpatico to more drilling. Read my coverage for @insideclimate insideclimatenews.org/news/1202202...

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While the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service kept Grizzlies on the endangered species list last month, Mountain West communities are split over the decision to manage isolated bear populations as one.

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Yellowstone grizzlies are once again in politicians’ crosshairs after the USFWS kept them protected under the Endangered Species Act. Communities in WY and MT are split on the decision, but almost everyone is concerned for the bear’s future. insideclimatenews.org/news/0902202...

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Interior Sec. Burgum has tasked staff with drafting plans on how to promote Trump's "energy dominance" via drilling for fossil fuels and mining on public lands—at the potential cost of endangered species and national monuments. With @lisasorg.bsky.social insideclimatenews.org/news/0502202...

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An attempt in Wyoming to 'Make Carbon Dioxide Great Again' by prohibiting regulations to reduce the greenhouse gas died before getting a broader hearing at the Legislature. - @WyoFile #climatecrisis wyofile.com/efforts-to-m...

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Wyoming Tribes push to control reservation water as the state proposes sending it to outside irrigators, @jakebolster.bsky.social reports. insideclimatenews.org/news/0202202...

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The tribes don’t control the largest river on their land. They fear a Republican trifecta in D.C. will give white farmers who do control the river even more power. As climate change threatens the region’s ecosystem, the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho are fighting back.

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Trump’s EOs have paused Solar For All funding, and now EPA workers who administer the money have been told they could be fired at any time. This could impact low-income folks across the country hoping to save money on electric bills. insideclimatenews.org/news/3101202...

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Misleading claims and falsehoods about water and firefighting resources distracted from the unprecedented conditions that left Los Angeles primed for the most destructive fire in its history.

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The devastating fires in Los Angeles are not the fault of a little fish up north or cuts to the fire department as the internet would have you believe, but climate change. @psskow.bsky.social and I report on the facts and debunk some claims made online: insideclimatenews.org/news/1001202...

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Indonesia holds nearly half of the world’s known deposits of Nickel, a metal critical to the energy transition. But digging and smelting the metal is leading to deforestation, flooding and contamination.

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The Great Salt Lake has 70 percent less water than it did just a few decades ago, and for it to begin to refill, farmers will have to grow less alfalfa and hay using irrigation.

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History will forever remember Jan. 6 as the day I became a full-time reporter for Inside Climate News! I'll be covering Wyoming and the West. Please get in touch if you want to talk energy, conservation, or any other climate topics: [email protected]

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A new report found Wyoming Coal Communities are struggling to access federal grants for economic transformation in the face of climate change. There’s been some progress, but the incoming Trump Administration may slow or reverse it. insideclimatenews.org/news/3112202...

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My write up of yesterday's sit-ins for @insideclimatenews.org. Activists want as few changes as possible to this bill. insideclimatenews.org/news/1112202...

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Activists are in a holiday mood as they gather in Albany today to press Gov. Hochul to sign NY’s climate superfund act. Dozens of groups expect to continue the action for the next two days.

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If you've never heard of this, that's the point. Read this incredible piece by @katiesurma.bsky.social and Nicolas Kusnetz to learn about how companies are challenging environmental regulations—even, in one case, hoping to bypassing them altogether—with the help of Wall Street.

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Sharing knowledge of traditional foods continues the Diné way of life—a message shared by presenters at the Navajo Food Gathering Summit.

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Wyoming lawmakers say they need another year to consider liability protections for electric utilities that spark wildfires. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/wyoming-lawm...

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Who needs Yellowstone Park when there are the west Texas oil fields. Check out the amazing photo of a salty water geyser taken by my colleague @psskow.bsky.social with her story about recycling oilfield water, found here: insideclimatenews.org/news/0312202...

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The oil and gas industry accounts for 8 percent of the U.S. economy. And yet, some fear its influence is becoming so dominant that the U.S. is on its way to being a petrostate under Trump. My latest for @insideclimatenews.org insideclimatenews.org/news/2611202...

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Something to keep an eye on as 2024 comes to a close: NY’s Climate Change Superfund Act. It could bring in billions, but no one knows Gov. Hochul’s thinking on the bill. insideclimatenews.org/news/2411202...

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A scoop: the embattled director of ReBuild NC leaves state government

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Rocky Mountain Power and PacifiCorp are mulling a breakup due to diverging energy policies in six western states, including Wyoming. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/pacificorp-m...

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Yesterday was “a wonderful day for everyone in Virginia” as a court brought the commonwealth one step closer to regaining access to hundreds of millions of dollars to fight climate change. insideclimatenews.org/news/2111202...

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Longwall mining has long been a nightmare for people with homes or businesses atop these coal mines. Our investigation found the feds have been little help in Alabama or elsewhere: insideclimatenews.org/news/0311202...

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