A remote lake is seen in the Eagles Nest Wilderness in Eagle County during the summer. America’s wilderness areas are under threat, including in Summit and Eagle counties. This article discusses just one of the threats — climate change. Later articles will discuss other challenges, including increased usage, funding […] Click here to view original […]

A rig drills for natural gas at a hydraulic fracturing site owned by EQT Corp. located atop the Marcellus shale rock formation in Washington Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. In a Friday interview with CNBC’s Jim Cramer, EQT CEO Toby Rice claimed that natural gas will be a major source of […] Click here to view original

The state joins a wave of similar efforts across the country to hold fossil fuel companies accountable As Los Angeles County residents embark on the long road to recovery from the devastating January wildfires, California lawmakers are putting forward legislation aimed at making polluters pay for escalating the climate […] Click here to view original

Chappaquiddick resident Bob Fynbo reads his insurance policy, which is now more expensive than his mortgage. "We’re at the point where we have to do without stuff," he said. (Nicholas Vukota/ MV Times via CAI) This story is part of a CAI collaboration with the Martha’s Vineyard Times and […] Click here to view original

Homes lining the shoreline trail of Bay Farm Island in Alameda, California, on Aug. 16, 2021. Climate change activists worry that homes along Shoreline Park will be flooded out from rising sea levels in the next several decades, if more is not done to reverse climate change’s damaging effects. […] Click here to view original

Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force search a flood-damaged area with a search canine in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene along the Swannanoa River on Oct. 4, 2024, in Asheville, North Carolina. The Trump administration is laying the groundwork to fire Federal Emergency Management Agency […] Click here to view original