Rachel Cohen
Mountain West News Bureau reporterRachel Cohen is the Mountain West News Bureau reporter for KUNC. She covers topics most important to the Western region. She spent five years at Boise State Public Radio, where she reported from Twin Falls and the Sun Valley area, and shared stories about the environment and public health.
As a National Science Health and Environment Reporting Fellow (SHERF), she studied the intersection of these topics and examined how climate change affects human health.
Her favorite part of working in public radio is getting to meet interesting people and talk about what matters to them. When not working, she enjoys hiking, skiing, checking out coffee shops and watching women’s soccer.
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A new study found that human-caused warming increased the chances of snow conditions this severe. -
Soil that's been burned in a wildfire often can't absorb substantial rainfall, sending water, mud and fallen trees downstream. -
Near trails outside Jackson, Wyoming, animals were 22% less likely to flee, compared to more remote parts of the forest. -
The ruling left many wetlands in streams vulnerable in the West, where waters can run dry for portions of the year but are still important for the overall ecosystem. -
Communities in Colorado and Utah are reporting drops in tourism as fires burn nearby and smoke floats in. -
The new chapter will cover about 650 workers at 12 park sites or offices in New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Arizona, Montana and other states. -
They include analyzing aggregated cell phone location data, public social media and visitor surveys. -
Local leaders in Grand Lake, Colorado, hope the workshop expands opportunities for locals and helps attract tourists year round. -
The Colorado constitution includes a provision that told the state legislature to care for the forests. But not many people know it's there. This is episode two of The Colorado Dream: Happy Birthday podcast. -
It supported an $118 million bridge at Yellowstone National Park, employee housing at Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado, wastewater upgrades at Great Basin National Park in Nevada and hundreds of other projects.
