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Items by Helen Santoro
For organizers and participants, this is a chance to return to the roots of Pride — a fight for equity.
El COVID-19 ha empujado la salud pública al ciberespacio —y algunos practicantes rurales quizá se queden ahí.
From stowaway hatchlings to eager minds, there’s hope in the West.
‘They don’t have a rainy-day fund or bucket of money that’s just waiting for a big crisis.’
COVID-19 has pushed health care into cyberspace — and some rural practitioners might stay there.
The FBI has been investigating the owner of a now-closed Colorado funeral home since 2017.
New studies show how high-intensity fires alter flower pollen, soil health and tree growth.
Sociologist Emma Spiro tracks the sources of coronavirus rumors, from information voids to information overload.
A county in Oregon decides to rank its voters’ choices.
As snowmobilers fight to preserve their pastime, scientists worry about the future of the species.
‘We’ve put a lot of projects on hold so that we can focus on this.’
Researchers at Oregon State University hope the collection helps scientists understand more about earth’s past and future.
The herds are wary of recreationalists, unwelcome at the refuge and eating into profits.
The Baden-Powell Service Association offers families a more welcoming version of scouting.
The majority of employees are considering retiring or leaving the agency rather than relocate.
We have a new look, editors and fellows.
As subdivisions spread, it’s becoming harder to manage one of the state’s most valuable resources.
Native American athletes continue to experience racism.
The key mission of the Refuge System — to protect and restore wildlife habitat — may be falling by the wayside.
From electric fences to special garbage cans, rural communities find new tools to help them coexist with bears.
Harvest season meant conferences, visitors and a wonderful wedding.
As illnesses like Valley fever emerge in new areas, health officials keep residents informed instead of in fear.
A court ruling transforms healthcare rights for incarcerated trans people.
Clearcutting of old-growth trees in the world’s largest intact temperate rainforest stopped just three years ago.
Is the value of data worth the death of individual animals?
New rules would weaken protections for plants and animals listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
Today’s agricultural producers battle both environmental threats and geopolitical conflict.
The federal government continues to use explosives despite their ineffectiveness.
Robb Hirsch hopes his new book compels readers to act on the behalf of Yosemite National Park.
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