Atmospheric scientist Katharine Hayhoe explains why conversation on the topic is so important and how to take this step toward climate action.

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Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.

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Profligate waste and perverse tax incentives are drying up the West’s largest natural body of water.

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Karla Saenz, a Venezuelan asylum seeker, alleges neglect and transphobia, but also found fortitude and solidarity.

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Una solicitante de asilo venezolana transgénero relata sus 44 días en uno de los centros de detención más mortíferos del país.

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History instructs Black Americans to fear the outdoors. But creating new memories outside will inform our future.

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Sila is living with us and decides for us what to do with our days.

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The Old Trails Fire burned through the city’s northwest corner — an area considered outside the highest risk zone.

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The Bureau of Reclamation’s final environmental review leaves the door open for states to reach an agreement on how to share the water — and for legal battles.

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Two editors have a conversation about our special conversations issue.

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