2° Out West Podcast

At 2 Degrees Out West, a podcast of Western Resource Advocates, we examine the story behind some of the most pressing conservation issues facing the West. We talk with issue experts, legislators, researchers, organizers, conservation advocates, and more about what we can do to help protect the West’s land, air, and water – and, yes, to fight the climate crisis and hold global heating to within 2 degrees Celsius.

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How to Protect Watersheds

How can we protect Colorado's rivers, streams, and forests from modern threats like catastrophic fire.

Bonus Podcast: What is the Plan for the Colorado River

A car passes under a wildlife crossing near Silverthorne, Colorado

How We Can Make Driving Safer for Humans and Wildlife

A crew walks through an active prescribed burn in a Western forest.

What You’re Getting Wrong About Wildfire

Running Up For Air – Why These Runners Ran Until They Couldn’t

Erin Overturf

WRA Mini Pod: Debunking Clean Coal with a Clean Energy Expert

Factory with three smokestacks emitting white smoke against a blue sky.

WRA Mini Pod: Trump Administration Forces Colorado Coal Power Plant to Stay Open

A road winding through the Valley of Fire, Nevada, USA

Nevada is in Crisis. Here’s How it Can Get Back on Track.

Industrial power plant with tall smokestacks surrounded by dry vegetation under a partly cloudy sky at sunset.

WRA Mini Pod: A Win in Arizona

The Las Vegas Strip skyline illuminated at dusk, with the silhouette of distant mountains under a purple and orange sky.

What is the Climate Cost of AI?

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