Climate change is fast reducing the flow of the Rio Grande. State and federal regulations do not keep up with alarming changes in the river.
Category: air pollution
Dark Cloud Spreading
Trump’s climate denialism is now a fringe and extreme view, but one he thrusts forward.
Why Are Boreal Forests Burning
Americans in the eastern half of the country have been breathing thick smoke from fires in Canada this summer. And if June, the hottest month on record weren’t enough …
Climate Change and the Texas Culture Wars
We could list all the climate change driven catastrophes over the last few years including the unprecedented heatwave spread over the north Atlantic killing marine life melting the ice …
Changing Jet Stream Boosting Big Forest Fires
While most of the United States is coming out of a wet winter, large fires are ravaging Alberta and British Columbia just north of Montana. Ninety large fires have burned …
Ancient Tulare Lake Reappears
When John Muir walked from San Francisco to Yosemite Valley in the spring of 1868, he recalled a sea of wildflowers as far as the eye could see in all …
Climate Crisis Pushes Humans Beyond their Abilities to Respond
After the just-concluded COP27 negotiations in Egypt, humanity faces a crisis. The UN -sponsored meetings failed to produce an agreement to reduce carbon emissions that are heating the globe …
Time to Shut Down the Public Lands Livestock Industry
(photo of trespass cattle in the Valles Caldera National Preserve. Photo by Tom Ribe) We aren’t going to solve the climate crisis by doing a few easy things on the …
Americans Can’t Seem to Focus on the Elephant in the Room
I remember learning about environmental issues when I was a high school kid. I had a wonderful teacher who helped a group of us learn about overpopulation, pollution from coal …
Hermit Peak, Calf Canyon Fire Considered
A lawyer called me today to find out if I thought she might have a case against the federal government for its role in the origins of the Hermit Peak/Calf …
