Rachel Cohen
Mountain West 暗黑爆料 Bureau reporterRachel Cohen is the Mountain West 暗黑爆料 Bureau reporter for KUNC. She covers topics most important to the Western region. She spent five years at Boise State Public Radio, where she reported from Twin Falls and the Sun Valley area, and shared stories about the environment and public health.
As a National Science Health and Environment Reporting Fellow (SHERF), she studied the intersection of these topics and examined how climate change affects human health.
Her favorite part of working in public radio is getting to meet interesting people and talk about what matters to them. When not working, she enjoys hiking, skiing, checking out coffee shops and watching women鈥檚 soccer.
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Suicides make up a large share of gun-related deaths among youth in the Mountain West. In Idaho, Montana and Wyoming, they account for more than three-quarters of firearm deaths between the ages of 10 and 19. -
The main federal energy assistance program available to those who struggle to pay their household energy bills isn't keeping up with demand 鈥� or with changing energy needs in a warming climate. -
Though considered a "last resort," more companies are making the decision to cut power when they fear weather conditions could make a wildfire more likely. -
Hundreds of workers for state and federal forests in the Southeast have pivoted to helping with hurricane response. -
Quagga or zebra mussels have been detected in every state in the region except for Wyoming and New Mexico. -
The arguments center around a federal law signed in 1906 called the Antiquities Act, which allows presidents to protect areas of federal lands with 鈥渃ritical natural, historical and scientific resources.鈥� -
The sensors take 30 measurements every 18 seconds, gathering data on air particulates, temperature, humidity, and atmospheric pressure. The information is analyzed using AI, and if a fire is detected, the sensors will alert emergency managers. -
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is asking a federal appeals court to reinstate a rule that removed gray wolves from Endangered Species Act protections. -
Between 2001 and 2020, 18,000 doctors were hired through the program. Most are required to practice in underserved communities for at least three years. -
Experts say a temporary measure that extended the life of the farm bill last year is likely to expire at the end of this month.
