Center News and Notes

Alaskan Senate candidates battle over trawl bycatch; the West’s standing water creeps lower; Wyoming Republican primary results show voter support for public lands; Chinook salmon return to the Klamath River basin; lithium mines increase pressure on…

In our most recent Sophomore College, students performed fieldwork in Alaska’s Northwest Arctic Borough, learning about food security and sovereignty, climate change and climate adaptation.

For years, we've studied wildfire smoke and its harmful effects, partnering with Stanford Medicine to identify the best adaptation strategies to protect people. Smoky air is becoming more of a seasonal reality, but here's the latest from Stanford…

The Media Fellowship underwrites a journalist examining the American West with an $8,500 stipend for three to six months' work. Applications are due October 5, 2026.

California left local governments to figure out where to build electric car infrastructure on public streets. Despite the bold climate talk and high demand, a permitting gauntlet and resource constraints have kept San Francisco at two plugs, while…