Meet Turkiya Lowe, the first Black person and the first woman to oversee history taught by the agency.
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The Navajo Nation and Hopi Tribe will receive significantly less funds to assist in economy after the end of coal.
In Phoenix, a new heat office hopes to prevent more people from dying of extreme heat.
Once approved, these infrastructure projects will treat contaminated water before it’s released into the ocean.
‘We have to stand up against the exploitation of us.’
For the first time, scientists have mapped out the groundwater the two countries share.
A resettlement agency in Twin Falls, Idaho, prepares for newcomers.
Communities are turning to land trusts and real estate cooperatives as possible solutions.
A look at what happened to the reorganization of the agency under the Trump administration.
Patients are turning to places like New Mexico and Colorado for care.
How residents across the region are engaging with the yearly weather phenomenon.
A nest found last week was home to approximately 1,500 hornets.
How the genetic code of flora helped catch timber thieves.
How a state law to expedite affordable housing erased a tribe’s right to consultation.
As the housing crisis worsens, advocates sound off on how to bring homes to the people.
Three new directors appointed to company’s board could steer a transition to renewables.
How a Sonoran Desert species got caught up in the commodification of spiritual awakening.
Incarcerated people respond to pandemics, wildfires, avian flu outbreaks, mudslides and more.
In Albuquerque’s South Valley, activists are happy for more green space but worry about gentrification.
Some find a permanent home; others languish in a visa holding pattern.
A virtual telementoring program helps the West respond to the pandemic.
Environmental and human rights advocates hope to steer the administration toward a new vision at the border.
Diné activist Nicole Horseherder’s long quest for equity from the rise and fall of the coal economy.
After passing with bipartisan support in August, the conservation law hits stumbling blocks. Here’s what may happen next.
An environmental lawyer discusses the future of the country’s bedrock environmental law.
Law enforcement deploys tear gas and rubber bullets in confrontation with Indigenous activists.
In rural Arizona, the postal service is a literal lifeline.
Latino canvassers push to get out the vote.
Mientras las corporaciones se benefician, las familias de estatus mixto son arrojadas a la pobreza.
Gearing up for the fight against a new climate enemy.
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