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Last week the City of Aspen passed a strict new residential building code with climate goals in mind.
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Despite all of the snow and cold snaps across the Mountain West, many cities are experiencing fewer nights at or below 32 degrees due to climate change. It’s a warming trend that has a wide range of impacts.
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A new report predicts the Inflation Reduction Act’s climate and energy provisions will create or preserve 1 million U.S. jobs., including tens of thousands in the Mountain West.
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As natural disasters strike the Mountain West, rural communities face some barriers to recovery. But they can’t always get their hands on climate resilience funding.
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New data on natural disasters in the U.S. reveals that 2022 was one of the costliest and deadliest years on record.
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Researchers have developed a snow and rain tracker that gathers data from citizen scientists in an effort to improve the accuracy of storm warnings and water management.
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The National Audubon Society kicked off its annual bird count Wednesday — a program that helps experts understand how birds respond to climate change.
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A Colorado professor is studying how plants grow under solar panels on rooftops. The research highlights the growing green roof movement — and the challenges cities face in mandating rooftop green space.
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Many birds are in trouble nationwide. A 2019 study published by Cornell found that bird populations have declined 30% since 1970. That's nearly three billion birds.
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The National Centers for Environmental Information released its national climate report for September, indicating that the month's national average temperature was 68.1 degrees Fahrenheit — the fifth warmest September in the 128-year record.