A new documentary explores progress and place in fracking country.
Holding onto home in rural North Dakota
Posted inAugust 31, 2018: The Big Threat to Bighorns
The casualties of Trump’s trade war
How ‘America First’ often puts the West last.
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Wildfires hit the West: ‘We’re stretched to our limits’
Fires this year have covered 1 million more acres than the 10-year average from January to July.
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Farmers should stand up for the immigrants they depend on
A farmer recognizes the ways undocumented workers sustain his community.
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Imperiled wildlife are caught in a political tug-of-war
The proposed bills and rule changes that would reshape the Endangered Species Act.
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A bird’s eye view of wildfire
Ecologically important blazes are a crucial part of Western landscapes.
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After reunion deadline, many families remain separated
The chances of reuniting immigrant parents and children may dwindle with time.
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New Mexico investigates immigration detention
Reports and testimony argue for stricter oversight of private facilities.
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Journalism is less diverse than Hollywood — and Congress
Stop enabling news organizations that shun inclusive coverage.
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Arizona’s nuclear power caught in crossfire
A renewable energy ballot measure could up the state’s reliance on cleaner energy.
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Interior ordered an end to science-forward parks policy
The Obama-era guidelines emphasized research and precaution in decision-making.
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As Montana ages, community can help combat loneliness
Fostering connections boosts elders’ physical as well as mental health.
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Hunters and anglers need to get the lead out
Lead ammunition and fishing gear poison ecosystems — and dinner tables.
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Counties lacking mental health providers turn to technology
A Montana clinic’s telemedicine network helps far-away patients receive care.
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This farm bill deregulates the rich and polices the poor
A former farmer calls the legislation an attack on family farms and the environment.
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Most Americans support the Endangered Species Act
It’s politicians — not citizens — who want to gut protections for threatened species.
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In a state troubled by suicide, teens learn mental health skills
A Swedish program takes root in Montana classrooms.
Posted inJuly 23, 2018: Pay for Prey
When cattle go missing in wolf territory, who should pay the price?
A program to reimburse Oregon ranchers for livestock killed by wolves is in trouble.
Posted inJuly 23, 2018: Pay for Prey
The Colorado, lifeblood and sculptor of an arid West
In a new book, a longtime river-runner invites readers to sit down by the Colorado’s riverside and listen to its stories.
Posted inJuly 23, 2018: Pay for Prey
Nothing new
Since the acquittal of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge occupiers in October 2016, HCN Associate Editor Tay Wiles has suggested that extremists on the radical right — bent on privatizing federal lands in the American West — have made great headway in rallying rural Westerners to their cause. “A Separatist State of Mind” (HCN, 1/22/18) argues that right-wing troubadours […]