What it feels like when the world goes cold and dark.
The actuality of the path of totality
Posted inOctober 2, 2017: Following Ancient Footsteps
Money-for-water programs work — but for how long?
In the Colorado River Basin, a pilot project wins over skeptical farmers and ranchers.
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Texas hurricane exposes flaws in flood protections
After a series of disasters, a national insurance program is struggling financially.
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What the Arpaio pardon means for civil rights
State and local officials may see it as permission to pursue more aggressive federal immigration tactics.
Posted inSeptember 4, 2017: The Elwha, Unleashed
Latest: A new push to ban predator poisoning
Cyanide meant for coyotes also kills dogs and eagles, and injures people
Posted inSeptember 18, 2017: No Hoax
A salmon festival portends struggles on the Klamath River
The Yurok Tribe has again halted fishing during the chinook’s fall run.
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Uranium pervades homes on and near Navajo Nation
EPA budget cuts threaten to slow a long-overdue cleanup.
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Blame for wildfires gets pinned on ‘environmental extremists’
Montana’s lawmakers slight climate change as a main driver for the state’s blazes.
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Fishy reasons behind big Atlantic salmon escape
Did eclipse-driven tides release a pen of salmon off the coast of Washington?
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Details emerge on proposed monument cutbacks
Interior Secretary Zinke says he will recommend reductions to some monuments, but not eliminations.
Posted inSeptember 4, 2017: The Elwha, Unleashed
Latest: New Mexico’s landlocked wilderness may become reachable
Feds move to accept land that would open access to the Sabinoso Wilderness
Posted inSeptember 4, 2017: The Elwha, Unleashed
Interior overhauls sage grouse conservation
How big a role do industry concerns play in potential rewrite of management plans?
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Hey hunters, don’t vote against protecting public lands
Hunting and angling groups said Trump would represent their interests — but they were wrong.
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Lessons in the moon’s shadow
How the eclipse makes you understand space, and why we should pay attention to lesser wonders.
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Photos: An unexpectedly quiet eclipse viewing
In Lander, Wyoming, the promised eclipse hordes never materialized.
Posted inSeptember 4, 2017: The Elwha, Unleashed
States restrict chinook fisheries
Extreme climate conditions over recent years pummeled the king of Western salmon.
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How many golf trips is public funding for the arts worth?
Consider the saguaro cactus — and celebrate it with your tax dollars.
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The national monuments ‘review’ is a sham
The Trump administration is using cynical politics, not sound policy.
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The view of the eclipse from the lenses of our readers
A collection of photos submitted by the High Country News community.
Posted inSeptember 4, 2017: The Elwha, Unleashed
Gutting regulations damages democracy
Shutting the public out of natural resource rule-making is bad for the environment — and the country.