Indigenous activists try to quell a rising tide of oil and gas exploration in Chaco Canyon.
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March 5, 2018
Conflict in the West constantly remakes itself. This issue looks at new iterations of those fights: A water battle over rural wells in Washington, Cliven Bundy’s victory rally for Freedom and Property, and the struggle of Navajo Nation residents to prevent more oil and gas exploration in historically important lands.
Feature
Current
A 300,000-acre base expansion would push into intact bighorn sheep habitat.
Officials from both parties ask Secretary Ryan Zinke to reconsider.
The Commerce Department affirms the growing clout of outdoor retailers.
Invasive nutria were eradicated from California but are coming back.
Using the Endangered Species Act, a novel strategy could protect keystone species.
Climate change and overfishing have pushed the prized mollusk to perilously low numbers in California.
Five ways science is finding unexpected resilience in animals.
Can Washington balance development with the needs of rivers, fish and water users?
Editor's Note
From the Bundys to #NoDAPL, protest movements in the West thrive.
Essays
In Montana, Bundy and his followers celebrate a sound defeat of federal prosecutors.
Perspective
Southern California sits at the intersection of wealth, poverty and climate change.
Book Reviews
A photography book captures the natural splendor of Utah’s five national parks.
An author explores the unlikely relationship between a musical genius and avian pariah.
Heard Around the West
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Dear Friends
A forthcoming radio documentary, and a change of pace for our senior editor.
Letters
Today's Featured Stories
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