This Week's Sign of the Apocalypse


Seems USA Today got a little higher than expected on a map of the country that shares the paper’s name. In a story about pot being smuggled out of Colorado to other Western states, the accompanying infographic put the Colorado square in the Wyoming hole. Although the error was quickly spotted – and skewered on social media – and fixed, we’re not sure what’s worse: that mapmakers don’t know where Colorado is, or that a map to show everyone else where it is (or isn’t) was needed in the first place.

In this week's issue...

January 25, 2024
Bagging it

State plastic bag ban is in full effect, but enforcement varies

January 26, 2024
Paper chase

The Sneer is back – and no we’re not talking about Billy Idol’s comeback tour.

January 11, 2024
High and dry

New state climate report projects continued warming, declining streamflows