In the podcasts ‘Finding Cleo’ and ‘Thunder Bay,’ First Nations reporters reinvent a common formula. Can they find even bigger audiences?
How Indigenous reporters are elevating true crime
Posted inJanuary 21, 2019: What Killed Washington's Carbon Tax?
Cutting carbon requires both innovation and regulation
Where coal-state Sen. John Barrasso got it wrong in a recent New York Times op-ed.
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The stories that defined the West in 2018
The year in essays, analysis and investigations from across the Western U.S.
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A year across the West through the eyes of our photographers
The best photos of 2018.
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Trump’s EPA is reluctant to punish law-breaking polluters
A recent report shows that law enforcement at the agency is declining.
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Our best longreads this year
In 2018, we sought to challenge your most preciously held views of the West.
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Update: New law makes it easier to kill salmon-eating sea lions
In the Columbia River, up to 920 sea lions can be removed each year to protect fish.
Posted inJanuary 21, 2019: What Killed Washington's Carbon Tax?
The howl and death of Yellowstone wolf 926F
A researcher’s mission to document the wild records the song of a famous Yellowstone canine.
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The metalheads of the Navajo Nation
See photos of the thriving music scene in backyards, abandoned houses and parking lot shows.
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Record number of endangered wolves found dead
The U.S. recovery program for Mexican gray wolves continues to struggle.
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El sindicato gana al final
Los Angeles Times y su transformación de entidad antisindicalista a modelo para los trabajadores de los medios.
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Alone on the Green River
Writer Craig Childs goes boating in Utah and ponders the costs and payoff of solitude.
Posted inDecember 24, 2018: Good news, bad news
No news is bad news for public health
Losing local news sources and public health reporters hampers disease detection and outbreak response.
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Where the news is drying up — and where it’s not
Rural areas can be hit hardest, but many small-town papers persevere.
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Podcasts that fill the gap
A roundup of our favorite podcasts on stories and analysis of the West.
Posted inDecember 24, 2018: Good news, bad news
How the Los Angeles Times went from union-busting to media role model
Resistance to deep cutbacks have brought about change to the 137-year-old paper.
Posted inDecember 24, 2018: Good news, bad news
As the influence of newsprint erodes, Westword prevails
Despite the state of the media, Westword Editor Patty Calhoun maintains hope.
Posted inDecember 24, 2018: Good news, bad news
As the ecosystem of news changes, will journalists adapt fast enough?
Blooms can still be found in the West’s news desert.
Posted inDecember 24, 2018: Good news, bad news
Preparing for fire
I’m an expat in Australia living in the mountains in a very similar area to the California foothills but with far fewer people. My wife and I battled and survived a 2.5-million-acre forest fire in 2003 (“How to prepare for a wildfire,” HCN, 12/10/18). There is no evacuation plan on Earth that could have handled […]
Posted inDecember 24, 2018: Good news, bad news
Patagonia’s plastics
Yes, microplastics are pervasive (“Welcome to the Plastocene,” HCN, 11/26/18). Here is a quote from the Patagonia ad in the same issue: “The newest addition to the Patagonia Workwear line, our Steel Forge Denim blends 92% organic cotton with 8% Dyneema®, a fiber that’s light enough to float on water but 15 times stronger than […]