Local politicians weigh in on climate change
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
In response to President Trump announcing his intentions to pull out of the Paris Climate Accord, we have asked several of our elected officials in …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
In response to President Trump announcing his intentions to pull out of the Paris Climate Accord, we have asked several of our elected officials in …
By Gabrielle Duebendorfer, ND
Reader Contributor
This headline might sound odd in the light of President Trump’s move to pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement. However, this decision makes …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
When President Trump announced that the United States would pull out of the Paris Climate Accord last week, he created a heat wave of feedback …
By Davey Breakey
Reader Contributor
The Idaho Senate has recently approved new K-12 science standards with the notable absence of key references to human-caused climate change. Our state has had …
By Gary Payton
Reader Contributor
Editor’s Note: In December 2015, Sandpoint’s Gary Payton reported in the Reader on the historic Paris Agreement, an international pact designed to address climate change …
By Art Pilch
Reader Contributor
Scientists have been warning us that our climate is changing rapidly, and that humans are responsible. Most people can see that climate has been changing, …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
For activist Leonard Higgins, taking action against the threat of climate change is worth risking prison time.
That’s an outcome he and nine other activists …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Last April made the 12th consecutive month of record-breaking monthly temperatures around the globe. This makes it the longest hot streak in the 137-year record, …
By Reader Staff
Several grassroots, northern Idaho groups are co-hosting screenings and panel discussions of “This Changes Everything” at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 30, in the Little Panida Theater, …
By Gary Payton
Reader Contributor
It was an emotional moment when French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius gaveled approval of the Paris Agreement last Saturday night. Over 13 demanding days, representatives …
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