Newslettercommons.wikimedia.org The fastest population growth in the West's wildland-urban interface is in areas most vulnerable to wildfires A new study maps vegetation’s fire risk across the West and shows where population in the highest-risk areas from California to Texas is booming.
Politics www.politico.com Trump jumps into Western water wars ahead of midterms It’s unclear how much more the Trump administration can do to affect the amount of water delivered to constituents.
blogs.discovermagazine.com Satellite imagery reveals a shocking blanket of thick smoke smothering huge portions of California and Oregon The smoke has drifted far afield, all the way to Colorado, Texas and beyond
A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled
Multiple Houston-area oil and gas facilities that have violated pollution laws are seeking permit renewals
