Whether you you view it as a climate crisis or simply the effects of a planet that is changing as it always has. The Climate int he West has impacts on the Sierra Nevada. Drought, snow pack, water pollution, human and cattle impacts on the land. these are all issues that we as a group follow with interest and debate so to improve the way of life for ourselves and the generations to come. This page is a collaboration of top stories by our writers and featured writers around the west addressing todays climate news.