24-03-2022 - New Mexico, USA-Intrepid Potash evaporation ponds. Brine is pumped from underground and the water is evaporated in these ponds. Dye is added to shorten the evaporation time. © Jim West

23-03-2022 - Texas, USA-Truck driving, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, El Capitan, a 1,000-foot limestone cliff in the Chihuahuan Desert © Jim West

21-03-2022 - New Mexico, USA-Dry Rio Grande riverbed, severe drought. Most of the river water above this point is diverted for irrigation but even that has been scarce during the severe drought affecting much of t... © Jim West

21-03-2022 - New Mexico, USA-Dry Rio Grande riverbed, severe drought. Most of the river water above this point is diverted for irrigation but even that has been scarce during the severe drought affecting much of t... © Jim West

18-03-2022 - Lamar, Colorado,USA-Cattle feedlot, Five Rivers Cattle Feeding Colorado Beef 61,000 cattle on the site © Jim West

18-03-2022 - Lamar, Colorado,USA-Cattle feedlot, Five Rivers Cattle Feeding Colorado Beef 61,000 cattle on the site © Jim West

18-03-2022 - Lamar, Colorado,USA-Cattle feedlot, Five Rivers Cattle Feeding Colorado Beef 61,000 cattle on the site © Jim West

16-03-2022 - Coffeyville, Kansas, USA-oil spill dead zone sign. Animal skulls and signs remain as a protest in the dead zone contaminated area after a oil spill at the Coffeyville Resources oil refinery in 2007. T... © Jim West

16-03-2022 - Cherokee, Oklahoma, USA-Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge. Great Salt Plains Lake © Jim West

15-03-2022 - Mayfield, Kentucky, USA-Tornado damage to town. Damage from the December 2021 tornado that devasted towns in western Kentucky. The clock tower atop the Graves County Courthouse was blown away, and the... © Jim West

14-03-2022 - Mayfield, Kentucky, USA-Tornado damage to town. Damage from the December 2021 tornado that devasted towns in western Kentucky. Many buildings were destroyed in the downtown area. © Jim West

14-03-2022 - Mayfield, Kentucky, USA-Tornado damage to town. Damage from the December 2021 tornado that devasted towns in western Kentucky. © Jim West

14-03-2022 - Mayfield, Kentucky, USA-Tornado damage to town. Damage from the December 2021 tornado that devasted towns in western Kentucky. Three months after the storm, the contents of destroyed storage sheds are... © Jim West

14-03-2022 - Mayfield, Kentucky, USA-tornado damage. Students on spring break from Asbury University planting trees in Anderson Park. The park's existing trees were destroyed in the December 2021 tornado that deva... © Jim West

14-03-2022 - Mayfield, Kentucky, USA-Tornado damage to town. A wooden cross sits amidst the damage from the December 2021 tornado that devasted towns in western Kentucky. The Bible verse (John 14:6) quotes Jesus:... © Jim West

14-03-2022 - Mayfield, Kentucky, USA-Tornado damage to town. A wooden cross sits amidst the damage from the December 2021 tornado that devasted towns in western Kentucky. The Bible verse (John 14:6) quotes Jesus:... © Jim West

13-03-2022 - Mayfield, Kentucky, USA-Tornado damage to town. Damage from the December 2021 tornado that devasted towns in western Kentucky. Many buildings were destroyed in the downtown area. © Jim West

05-03-2022 - Detroit, USA-EVgo electric vehicle fast charging station in front of General Motors headquarters in downtown Detroit. EVgo says its charging stations use 100% renewable energy from wind and solar. © Jim West

05-03-2022 - Detroit, USA-EVgo electric vehicle fast charging station in front of General Motors headquarters in downtown Detroit. EVgo says its charging stations use 100% renewable energy from wind and solar. © Jim West

08-02-2022 - Lake Superior, Au Train, Michigan, USA, snow covered sand dune, shore of Lake Superior in winter. © Jim West

07-02-2022 - Lake Superior, Au Train Island, Michigan, USA-snow covered path, Lake Superior beach. © Jim West

07-02-2022 - Lake Superior, Au Train, Michigan, USA-lone pine tree, snow covered Lake Superior on a winter evening. © Jim West

05-02-2022 - River Rouge, USA DTE Energy River Rouge power plant. The coal fired plant was closed down in 2021 as part of its plan to reduce carbon emissions. Neaby industry still contributes air pollution. © Jim West

05-02-2022 - Detroit, USA-Dawn, US Steel mill, Zug Island. The mill now employs only a fraction of the 16,000 workers it once had. © Jim West

05-02-2022 - Detroit, USA-Dawn, US Steel mill, Zug Island. The mill now employs only a fraction of the 16,000 workers it once had. © Jim West

05-02-2022 - Detroit, USA-Dawn, US Steel mill, Zug Island. The mill now employs only a fraction of the 16,000 workers it once had. © Jim West

05-02-2022 - Detroit, USA-Dawn, US Steel mill, Zug Island. The mill now employs only a fraction of the 16,000 workers it once had. © Jim West

26-12-2021 - Oakley, Kansas, USA-Monument Rocks the Chalk Pyramids, a Niobrara chalk formation on the plains of western Kansas. Nests of cliff swallows © Jim West

26-12-2021 - Oakley, Kansas, USA-Monument Rocks the Chalk Pyramids, a Niobrara chalk formation on the plains of western Kansas. © Jim West

26-12-2021 - Oakley, Kansas, USA-Monument Rocks the Chalk Pyramids, a Niobrara chalk formation on the plains of western Kansas. © Jim West

26-12-2021 - Oakley, Kansas, USA-Monument Rocks the Chalk Pyramids, a Niobrara chalk formation on the plains of western Kansas. Nests of cliff swallows © Jim West

26-12-2021 - Oakley, Kansas, USA-Monument Rocks the Chalk Pyramids, a Niobrara chalk formation on the plains of western Kansas. Nests of cliff swallows © Jim West

26-12-2021 - Oakley, Kansas, USA-Cliff swallow nests, Monument Rocks the Chalk Pyramids, a Niobrara chalk formation on the plains of western Kansas. © Jim West

26-12-2021 - Oakley, Kansas, USA-Monument Rocks the Chalk Pyramids, a Niobrara chalk formation on the plains of western Kansas. © Jim West

26-12-2021 - Oakley, Kansas, USA-Monument Rocks the Chalk Pyramids, a Niobrara chalk formation on the plains of western Kansas. © Jim West

26-12-2021 - Oakley, Kansas, USA-Monument Rocks the Chalk Pyramids, a Niobrara chalk formation on the plains of western Kansas. © Jim West

26-12-2021 - Oakley, Kansas, USA-Monument Rocks the Chalk Pyramids, a Niobrara chalk formation on the plains of western Kansas. © Jim West

23-12-2021 - Colorado, USA-Emerald Gardens. Indoor farm growing microgreens in a passive solar greenhouse. Microgreens, seedlings of vegetables and herbs, are said to be especially nutritious. The farm produce is... © Jim West

23-12-2021 - Colorado, USA-Emerald Gardens. Indoor farm growing microgreens in a passive solar greenhouse. Microgreens, seedlings of vegetables and herbs, are said to be especially nutritious. The farm produce is... © Jim West

23-12-2021 - Colorado, USA-Emerald Gardens. Indoor farm growing microgreens in a passive solar greenhouse. Microgreens, seedlings of vegetables and herbs, are said to be especially nutritious. The farm produce is... © Jim West

23-12-2021 - Colorado, USA-Emerald Gardens. Indoor farm growing microgreens in a passive solar greenhouse. Microgreens, seedlings of vegetables and herbs, are said to be especially nutritious. The farm produce is... © Jim West

23-12-2021 - Colorado, USA-Emerald Gardens. Indoor farm growing microgreens in a passive solar greenhouse. Microgreens, seedlings of vegetables and herbs, are said to be especially nutritious. The farm produce is... © Jim West

23-12-2021 - Colorado, USA-Emerald Gardens. Indoor farm growing microgreens in a passive solar greenhouse. Microgreens, seedlings of vegetables and herbs, are said to be especially nutritious. The farm produce is... © Jim West

23-12-2021 - Colorado, USA-Emerald Gardens. Indoor farm growing microgreens in a passive solar greenhouse. Microgreens, seedlings of vegetables and herbs, are said to be especially nutritious. The farm produce is... © Jim West

23-12-2021 - Colorado, USA-Emerald Gardens. Indoor farm growing microgreens in a passive solar greenhouse. Microgreens, seedlings of vegetables and herbs, are said to be especially nutritious. The farm produce is... © Jim West

23-12-2021 - Colorado USA-Pink oyster mushrooms. Indoor farm growing a variety of mushrooms in shipping containers at Sugar Moon Mushrooms. Their mushrooms are distributed in the Denver area. © Jim West

23-12-2021 - Colorado USA-Black Pearl mushrooms. Indoor farm growing a variety of mushrooms in shipping containers at Sugar Moon Mushrooms. Their mushrooms are distributed in the Denver area. © Jim West

23-12-2021 - Colorado,USA-Worker packing a growing medium for mushrooms at Sugar Moon Mushrooms. The indoor farm grows a variety of mushrooms in shipping containers. Their mushrooms are distributed in the Denver a... © Jim West

23-11-2021 - Oregon, USA, Gas being flared off, Toledo Oil Refinery. Excess natural gas is burned off © Jim West

23-11-2021 - Oregon, USA, Gas being flared off, Toledo Oil Refinery. Excess natural gas is burned off © Jim West

23-11-2021 - Oregon, USA, Gas being flared off, Toledo Oil Refinery. Excess natural gas is burned off © Jim West

28-10-2021 - Ohio, USA-Visitors exploring Rock House cave, Hocking Hills State Park, home to Native Americans and later, perhaps, to bandits. The cave was formed as water eroded the Black Hand Sandstone formation. © Jim West

27-10-2021 - West Virginia, USA-Stocking Watoga Lake with rainbow trout. Workers from The West Virginia Department of Natural Resources stocking Watoga Lake with rainbow trout, Watoga State Park. The state repleni... © Jim West

27-10-2021 - West Virginia, USA-Stocking Watoga Lake with rainbow trout. Workers from The West Virginia Department of Natural Resources stocking Watoga Lake with rainbow trout, Watoga State Park. The state repleni... © Jim West

27-10-2021 - West Virginia, USA-Stocking Watoga Lake with rainbow trout. Workers from The West Virginia Department of Natural Resources stocking Watoga Lake with rainbow trout, Watoga State Park. The state repleni... © Jim West

27-10-2021 - West Virginia, USA-Stocking Watoga Lake with rainbow trout. Workers from The West Virginia Department of Natural Resources stocking Watoga Lake with rainbow trout, Watoga State Park. The state repleni... © Jim West

27-10-2021 - West Virginia, USA, fishing for rainbow trout, Watoga Lake, Watoga State Park. Fishing for sport © Jim West

27-10-2021 - West Virginia, USA, fishing for rainbow trout, Watoga Lake, Watoga State Park. Fishing for sport © Jim West

27-10-2021 - West Virginia, USA, fishing for rainbow trout, Watoga Lake, Watoga State Park. Fishing for sport © Jim West

27-10-2021 - West Virginia, USA, fishing for rainbow trout, Watoga Lake, Watoga State Park. Fishing for sport © Jim West

23-10-2021 - Michigan USA: Red, white and blue chimneys and houses, Dearborn Industrial Generation plant. Burning natural gas and waste blast furnace gas to produce electricity for the River Rouge complex and the... © Jim West

23-10-2021 - Michigan USA: Red, white and blue chimneys and houses, Dearborn Industrial Generation plant. Burning natural gas and waste blast furnace gas to produce electricity for the River Rouge complex and the... © Jim West

30-09-2021 - Ohio, USA-Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station cooling tower, 26 miles east of Toledo. © Jim West

30-09-2021 - Ohio, USA-Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station cooling tower, 26 miles east of Toledo. © Jim West

30-09-2021 - Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA-Buried gas pipeline marker, warning sign indicating the path of a buried gas pipeline operated by National Fuel Gas. © Jim West

30-09-2021 - Pennsylvania, USA-Horseweed in a field of soybeans. Also known as marestail, the super weed is a problem for farmers and is often resistant to glyphosate and other herbicides. © Jim West

30-09-2021 - Pennsylvania, USA-Horseweed in a field of soybeans. Also known as marestail, the super weed is a problem for farmers and is often resistant to glyphosate and other herbicides. © Jim West

28-09-2021 - Pennsylvania, USA-The American Refining Group oil refinery. Formerly Kendall, it is the oldest continuously operating refinery in the USA © Jim West

28-09-2021 - Pennsylvania, USA-The American Refining Group oil refinery. Formerly Kendall, it is the oldest continuously operating refinery in the USA © Jim West

28-09-2021 - Pennsylvania, USA-The American Refining Group oil refinery. Formerly Kendall, it is the oldest continuously operating refinery in the USA © Jim West

28-09-2021 - Warren, Pennsylvania, USA-Hydroelectricity. Seneca Pumped Storage Generating Station reservoir. Water is pumped into the reservoir on top of a mountain during periods of low demand for electricity, an... © Jim West

28-09-2021 - Warren, Pennsylvania, USA-Hydroelectricity. Seneca Pumped Storage Generating Station reservoir. Water is pumped into the reservoir on top of a mountain during periods of low demand for electricity, an... © Jim West

28-09-2021 - Warren, Pennsylvania, USA-Hydroelectricity. Kinzua Dam on the Allegheny River in northwest Pennsylvania. The dam was built in the 1960s by the Army Corps of Engineers for flood control and hydroelectr... © Jim West

28-09-2021 - Warren, Pennsylvania, USA-Hydroelectricity. Kinzua Dam on the Allegheny River in northwest Pennsylvania. The dam was built in the 1960s by the Army Corps of Engineers for flood control and hydroelectr... © Jim West

28-09-2021 - Warren, Pennsylvania, USA-Hydroelectricity. Kinzua Dam on the Allegheny River in northwest Pennsylvania. The dam was built in the 1960s by the Army Corps of Engineers for flood control and hydroelectr... © Jim West

28-09-2021 - Warren, Pennsylvania, USA-Hydroelectricity. Allegheny Reservoir, which extends 25 miles behind the Kinzua Dam. Built in the 1960s by the Army Corps of Engineers for flood control, the dam flooded land... © Jim West

22-08-2021 - Michigan USA: Glyphosate resistant weed Palmer amaranth growing in a soybean field at Three Oaks. The weed has developed resistance to glyphosate herbicides and is infesting fields of GMO soybeans and... © Jim West

22-08-2021 - Michigan USA: Glyphosate resistant weed Palmer amaranth growing in a soybean field at Three Oaks. The weed has developed resistance to glyphosate herbicides and is infesting fields of GMO soybeans and... © Jim West

08-07-2021 - Refuse collection. Binmen loading bins into a refuse lorry, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire © John Harris

08-07-2021 - Refuse collection. Binmen loading bins into a refuse lorry, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire © John Harris

08-07-2021 - Refuse collection. Binmen loading bins into a refuse lorry, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire © John Harris

08-07-2021 - Refuse collection. Binmen loading bins into a refuse lorry, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire © John Harris

28-06-2021 - New Mexico desert: Pecan trees growing during severe drought. The extensive pecan farms around Las Cruces are watered by flooding orchards with irrigation water from the Rio Grande or by pumping water... © Jim West

27-06-2021 - New Mexico desert: Pecan trees growing during severe drought. The extensive pecan farms around Las Cruces are watered by flooding orchards with irrigation water from the Rio Grande or by pumping water... © Jim West

27-06-2021 - New Mexico, USA: Dying vineyard, New Mexico desert © Jim West

27-06-2021 - New Mexico, USA: Dying vineyard, New Mexico desert © Jim West

27-06-2021 - New Mexico, USA: Drought. 93% empty Elephant Butte reservoir on the Rio Grande. Supplying water for southern New Mexico and western Texas it is only 7% full due to the drought in the southwestern Unit... © Jim West

27-06-2021 - New Mexico, USA: Drought. 93% empty Elephant Butte reservoir on the Rio Grande. Supplying water for southern New Mexico and western Texas it is only 7% full due to the drought in the southwestern Unit... © Jim West

27-06-2021 - Truth or Consequences, New Mexico - The Elephant Butte reservoir on the Rio Grande holds water for southern New Mexico and western Texas, but is only 7% full due to the drought in the southwestern Uni... © Jim West

27-06-2021 - New Mexico, USA: Drought. 93% empty Elephant Butte reservoir on the Rio Grande. Supplying water for southern New Mexico and western Texas it is only 7% full due to the drought in the southwestern Unit... © Jim West

27-06-2021 - New Mexico, USA: Drought. 93% empty Elephant Butte reservoir on the Rio Grande. Supplying water for southern New Mexico and western Texas it is only 7% full due to the drought in the southwestern Unit... © Jim West

27-06-2021 - San Acacia, New Mexico: Extreme drought. Empty, dry irrigation canal near the Rio Grande © Jim West

27-06-2021 - San Acacia, New Mexico: Extreme drought. Dry irrigation canal near the Rio Grande © Jim West

27-06-2021 - San Acacia, New Mexico: Extreme drought. Irrigation canal gate allowing water from the Rio Grande to be directed to a specific field. Much of the state is experiencing extreme drought, and farmers are... © Jim West

27-06-2021 - San Acacia, New Mexico: Extreme drought. Irrigation canal gate allowing water from the Rio Grande to be directed to a specific field. Much of the state is experiencing extreme drought, and farmers are... © Jim West

26-06-2021 - Albuquerque, New Mexico: Hiker, Rinconada Canyon, Petroglyph National Monument. © Jim West

26-06-2021 - Albuquerque, New Mexico: Hiker, Rinconada Canyon, Petroglyph National Monument. © Jim West

25-06-2021 - Algodones, New Mexico Extreme drought. An irrigation canal carrying water diverted from the Rio Grande but farmers are not getting all the water they need to grow their crops in the desert. © Jim West

23-06-2021 - New Mexico, Jicarilla Apache Nation, dried out Dulce Lake due to prolonged drought © Jim West

23-06-2021 - New Mexico, Jicarilla Apache Nation, dried out Dulce Lake due to prolonged drought © Jim West