Cutbacks to Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears spark protests and lawsuits.
Utah national monuments face dramatic reductions
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Congress has rejected many of Trump’s budget cuts
Congress has pushed back on repeated efforts to ax environmental programs.
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How to make sense of Trump’s changes to Bears Ears
The drastically reduced boundaries don’t line up with what the public wants.
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The people fighting to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Under Trump, officials renew their push for American energy independence.
Posted inDecember 25, 2017: Bear Essentials
By shifting nesting times, early birds adjust to climate change
As the West warms, some songbirds in California are raising their young earlier.
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The myths of Pocahontas, dispelled
As Native voices gain prominence, the president undermines representation.
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After Oroville, officials across the West review dam safety
The California dam’s spillways are ready for rain as safety officials prepare for future catastrophes.
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West Obsessed: How to cover tribal affairs
Editor Graham Brewer discusses how best to write about Indian Country.
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Comment period ending for sage grouse review
An Interior Department overhaul of collaborative protection plans could sacrifice birds for development.
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In rural Colorado, can art provide an economic engine?
A small town invests in affordable housing for the creative sector.
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We need a commission to take action on wildfire in the West
Two Forest Service veterans say we fail to manage our fire-dependent forests.
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Defendants ordered released as Bundy trial continues
Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy says he would rather stay in jail.
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A new national monument – in Zinke’s home state
Interior threatens to shrink boundaries at Western sites, but Badger-Two Medicine might get designated.
Posted inDecember 25, 2017: Bear Essentials
A map of $1.1 billion in natural gas pipeline leaks
In seven years, pipeline incidents have killed nearly 100 people nationwide.
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The West grapples with history through its place names
A growing number of places have been renamed to honor their first inhabitants.
Posted inNovember 27, 2017: Profit and Politics
Republican infighting; Bundy trial delayed; Western climate report
HCN.org news in brief.
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In Utah, public access to state lands comes at a cost
Public access to trust lands varies widely from state to state.
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Threatened plants on state lands have few protections
Politics, land ownership and imperiled plants collide in New Mexico.
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A tale of two parks: How the Bakken boom transformed a landscape
While a North Dakota national park is an oasis from drilling, a nearby state park is thrown open.
Posted inNovember 27, 2017: Profit and Politics
Photos that trace migrations through Yellowstone
Ungulates overcome highways, rivers and other barriers while roaming the region.