Ellis Juhlin

Researchers have found that the amount of green space and shade in a neighborhood can significantly shape temperatures. On average, neighborhoods with more trees and green space — instead of impermeable surfaces like pavement — can run anywhere from 1 to 7 degrees Fahrenheit cooler. The phenomenon, which has been well studied in major urban […]

The temperature is rising. What if your neighborhood makes it 20 degrees hotter? Missoula, Montana, from above.

Wildfires are pushing smoke around Greater Yellowstone and across the country. But one fire’s smoke may be harsher than another’s.

Wildfires are pushing smoke around Greater Yellowstone and across the country. But one fire's smoke may be harsher than another's.

Recent smoke in Greater Yellowstone from Spokane has mixed with smoke from fires in Canada or Oregon, as well as fires in the Idaho Panhandle and across Montana.

New study finds snow droughts could be more than 4 times as frequent than before the industrial revolution.

Bare ground flanked the edges of ski runs. It rained in December. Flower beds never went dormant. Snow plows sat gathering rust. As these conditions took hold across Greater Yellowstone

This story is produced by Montana Free Press/Mountain Journal in collaboration with Grist as part of the Report for America Local News Initiative. The Trum

This story is produced by Montana Free Press/Mountain Journal in collaboration with Grist as part of the Report for America Local News Initiative.

A new MSU study finds a clear connection between low snowpack and human-caused climate change.