Letter to the editor: We must stand up and protect the environment

Letter to the editor: We must stand up and protect the environment

As crisp mornings are highlighted by snowcapped peaks, we enjoy the community coming together to celebrate another approach to winter. Ski season is here, and we pray for snow. But snow is something we’ve taken for granted even though climate change impacts the timing, duration, depth and runoff of the snowpack more and more each season.  While we gear up for the hopeful powder days ahead, the scientific foundation for how federal agencies addre…