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Posted inDecember 1, 2021: Visions of Wildness
A meaningful piece
Nick Martin’s piece about White Sands is one of the most meaningful pieces I’ve read on the ways that science, academia and mainstream media conspire to exclude Indigenous peoples from our history and stories. Fernanda SantosVia social media This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline A meaningful piece.
Posted inDecember 1, 2021: Visions of Wildness
Wind turbines proposed near a Japanese American incarceration camp prompt outrage
The Lava Ridge Wind Farm in Idaho would more than double the state’s wind energy output, but at what cost?
Posted inDecember 1, 2021: Visions of Wildness
Rekindling with fire
An Indigenous writer reclaims her relationship with fire in the landscape of her ancestors.
Posted inDecember 1, 2021: Visions of Wildness
Great depth and understanding
We gift an ongoing subscription to our local library in Homer, Alaska, and love that Alaska gets more and more coverage in HCN’s pages. You tell stories with great depth, which gives us a greater understanding all the way around. Thank you! Rika and John MouwHomer, Alaska This article appeared in the print edition of […]
Posted inDecember 1, 2021: Visions of Wildness
What unions at green groups hope to gain
‘We have to stand up against the exploitation of us.’
Posted inDecember 1, 2021: Visions of Wildness
Sharing the slopes
Will skiers compromise to help a dwindling herd of bighorn sheep?
Posted inDecember 1, 2021: Visions of Wildness
Income inequality proliferates across the West
How history, tax policies and gentrification play into wealth inequity.
Posted inDecember 1, 2021: Visions of Wildness
Vacation resort replaces affordable housing in Teton Valley
Once-affordable towns near Jackson Hole have become real estate magnets since the pandemic.
Posted inDecember 1, 2021: Visions of Wildness
How heat waves warp ecosystems
After the Northwest ‘heat dome’ this summer, scientists look for signs of ecological ruin — or resilience.
Posted inJanuary 1, 2022: Water Rights and Responsibilities
The Park Service buried its own study on harassment
The agency promised transparency and action. Instead, it kept the audit confidential.
Posted inNovember 1, 2021: The Radioactive Waste Next Door
Why fire experts are hopeful
Wildfire scientists dispel common misconceptions about forest management, detailing what needs to change and why it’s urgent.
Posted inNovember 1, 2021: The Radioactive Waste Next Door
A Hostile Country
Thank you to Paige Blankenbuehler for her recent article concerning wolf dispersal and Wyoming’s Green River corridor (“A Hostile Country,” October 2021). One passage I found particularly disturbing for its hypocrisy was the characterization of wolves as “vicious” and killing for fun. Although I am no expert in wolf behavior, the idea that they kill […]
Posted inNovember 1, 2021: The Radioactive Waste Next Door
On being grateful
Food justice in a time of thanksgiving.
Posted inNovember 1, 2021: The Radioactive Waste Next Door
Behind the wire with a fence ecologist
Big cheers for Michael Parks, HCN and the passionate Westerners who are working hard to remove the barriers to wildlife (“Behind the wire with a fence ecologist,” October 2021). I am really excited to see a hopeful tale of desperately needed action to give wildlife back their land. If this is the beginning of a greater […]
Posted inNovember 1, 2021: The Radioactive Waste Next Door
The winnowing of winter
As the climate crisis worsens, what will happen to snow?
Posted inNovember 1, 2021: The Radioactive Waste Next Door
Don’t miss Halito
HCN readers are missing out if they have not yet seen editorial intern B. ‘Toastie’ Oaster’s delightful video summaries of new articles each Friday (“Halito from High Country News”). But “summary” is a poor descriptor because what Oaster is really crafting are invitations that engage though clarity, wonder and wit. The Oct. 1 episode was […]
Posted inNovember 1, 2021: The Radioactive Waste Next Door
Raising fun — and funds — across the West
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Posted inNovember 1, 2021: The Radioactive Waste Next Door
The nation’s last uranium mill plans to import Estonia’s radioactive waste
Utah says the White Mesa Mill isn’t contaminating groundwater, but its neighbor, the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, disagrees.
Posted inNovember 1, 2021: The Radioactive Waste Next Door
Making a Home of It
“Making a Home of It” in the October High Country News was sad and frightening on several levels. Our public lands are not a solution for “homeless” people or those who don’t follow the rules. These are problems the U.S. Congress and the states must fix by requiring the wealthy to pay for decent affordable housing […]