The state’s financial assurance process called ‘the strongest in the nation.’
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At first, locals protested Alaska’s land sale. Now, they’re reclaiming it
The buyers plan to transform 40 acres of fire-scarred land into a sustainable, Indigenous-led farm.
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Researchers solve one of the Borderlands’ biggest water puzzles
Officially, the U.S. and Mexico share 11 groundwater basins. A new map bumps that figure up to a stunning 72.
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The West’s salt lakes are turning to dust. Can Congress help?
A new research and monitoring program aims to conserve threatened but overlooked saline ecosystems.
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How to save the whitebark pine
The tree is getting federal protection. But plenty of people were already trying to save it.
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The power of atmospheric rivers, explained
Back-to-back storms in California threaten lives, homes, and infrastructure — but will also bolster the West’s water supply.
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A year in the Borderlands: The biggest stories from 2022
With a little help from our friends, HCN untangles the complexities of the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Photos from the West, vast and varied
Take a look back at some of the images that made up the region in 2022.
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Readers’ favorite stories from the West
From wildlife and wildfire to public lands and Indigenous affairs, a roundup of 2022’s most-read articles.
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A very merry Indigenous affairs year-in-review
Take a look back at the changes in Indian Country over 2022.
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How the West’s public lands fared in 2022
It was a bad year for dams and a good one for ‘green’ metals.
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Bringing back California’s wild bees
Scientists and farmers fight against the homogenization of nature to return native pollinators to the Golden State.
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Did salmon actually use the Skagit River before the Seattle dams were built?
The public utility’s license renewal to operate the dams centers on the answer to this question.
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The mountain lion that changed LA
A eulogy to P-22 with hope that his legacy will ensure more wildlife crossings.
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An Indigenous Affairs reporter reviews ‘Alaska Daily’
Will the show stop its whiteness from sabotaging its own premise?
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Will the Senate ban uranium mining in the Grand Canyon?
Before the legislative slate is wiped clean on Jan. 3, senators needs to pass the Grand Canyon Protection Act.
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Alaska’s Arctic waterways are turning orange, threatening drinking water
Scientists think climate change may be the culprit.
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Colorado’s draft wolf reintroduction plan released
Beginning in 2024, 30 to 50 gray wolves will be transferred into the state over the next three to five years.
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The Cherokee Nation was promised a delegate to Congress. Why doesn’t it have one?
‘Lapse of time cannot divest Indian nations of their treaties and treaty rights.’
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Could Alaska help lessen international dependence on Russian oil?
A proposed LNG project spanning the state would export natural gas, but could harm land, wildlife & subsistence harvests.