Oregon struggles with the reintroduction of wolves into lands where they have long been hated and hunted.
Items by Brian Calvert
On GMO and seed misdeeds, has the punishment fit the crime?
The number of Indigenous lawyers is growing, after a long history of courts denying rights to American Indians.
Standing Rock echoed violence of the past and, for many people, awoke desire for atonement.
What would it mean to sever life-sustaining links along the U.S.-Mexico border?
It will cost us to make the divisions greater.
The facts are in. Now we have to decide what to do about them.
Writer Julian Brave NoiseCat discusses the experience of the Waukazoo family.
From the Bundys to the State of Jefferson, resentment from disempowered white communities is growing.
Taking stock of the deregulation of land and climate protections in 2017.
Where wildness reigns, humans give up their dominant roles.
A new collection by a turn-of-the century poet raises questions about wildness.
Editor Graham Brewer discusses how best to write about Indian Country.
An investigation into state land management, to better understand what’s at stake in federal land transfers.
The former head of the EPA isn’t despairing despite Trump administration rollbacks.
High Country News delves into a win for Nevada’s solar customers and what it means for the grid.
A summer of hurricanes, flooding and wildfires made it clear: the climate is changing.
A deep dive into a dismantled dam — and another in the planning stages.
As Obama’s policies are rolled back, his last Interior secretary reviews what’s at stake.
What we can learn from the Elwa River.
The Trump administration is using cynical politics, not sound policy.
We are seeing a mounting intolerance toward undocumented farmworkers.
Climate chaos, mass extinction, the collapse of civilization: A guide to facing the ecocide.
High Country News discusses how the Frontier State might diversify its economy.
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
The recipe for a political swing: retirees, unpopular candidates, local organizing.
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Perspective on polarized politics in the West.
High Country News staffers discuss human-wildlife killings and conflicts.
We’re tied to the natural world — despite our efforts to the contrary.
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