Rachel Cohen
Mountain West °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ Bureau reporterRachel Cohen is the Mountain West °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ 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’s soccer.
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Air pollution can be two to five times worse indoors compared to outside, and it’s especially concerning for children, who tend to breathe in more air than adults in relation to their body weight. -
The plan opens up 31 million acres of public lands to solar development across 11 western states. -
According to a survey of nearly 1,000 election workers this year by the Brennan Center for Justice, one out of 3 election workers say they’ve personally experienced threats, harassment, or abuse. -
Schools are starting to ban student cell phones during classes. As one Colorado school tries it out — staff like the ban, but students not so much. (Story aired on ATC on 8/27/24.)
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More schools across the country are starting to ban students' cell phones during classes. As one Colorado school tries it out, staff like it, but students not so much.
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The ranger district is home to the state’s highest peaks, as well as four wilderness areas where motorized vehicles aren’t allowed. That's where the llamas come in. -
According to a new policy in Colorado Springs, students need to put their phones away all day inside special pouches. Schools in Boise, Salt Lake City, and Las Vegas already have similar policies. -
When humidity levels were low, study participants were more likely to show poor kidney function in health exams. -
Many respondents told researchers they would like more visiting specialists to come to their communities. -
The guidance documents tell state and field office managers across the West how to carry out the new rule, which officially went into effect in June.
