350 Colorado Issues Statement on the Decision by SCOTUS in West Virginia v EPA
Today the United States Supreme Court issued a decision in West Virginia v EPA that will prevent the EPA from taking bold action to reduce the massive greenhouse gas emissions created by coal-fired power plants. SCOTUS decided that the power of the EPA to regulate greenhouse gasses in this way needs to be explicitly given by Congress or it is not valid.
How Beavers Fight Drought & Wildfire
Imagine the broad mountain valley or gentle forest stream closest to you, all of it, awash in biodiversity teeming with pollinators, native insects, birds, fish, and plants you never knew existed, bordered by fast-growing willows, alders, cottonwood, aspen. Here, rivers and streams do not rush furiously in a single gully-like channel to the sea; rather, they meander on their floodplains, saturating soils, bringing this paradise to life from mountain headwaters down to their valleys.
Climate Change & Youth Mental Health: A Study by 350 CO Intern Mason Smith
By Mason Smith
Climate Change & Mental Health
Climate change and its effect on mental health is something that has been widely experienced, yet hardly discussed, and even more seldom researched. As our climate changes and anxieties about what the future may look like or reactions to physical losses become more prevalent, the relationship between mental health and climate change becomes crucial to lend more discussion to.