You never know what you’ll find with a ‘detective of the land.’
Archaeologists are the last line of defense against destruction
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Enviros and BLM reach major public lands settlement in Utah
Thousands of miles of off-highway routes will get new travel management plans.
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The Trump administration’s false coal stats, explained
Enviro chief Scott Pruitt’s coal job numbers aren’t even close to accurate.
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Trump is dangerously beyond climate denial
He and his administration are dismantling the tools for studying climate change.
Posted inJune 26, 2017: Personal Pilgrimage
I am the High Priestess of Leave No Trace
A miscreant is littering. What’s the Priestess to do then?
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A tour of the West’s radioactive legacy
Trump’s push for nuclear security could send ripples across the region.
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States commit to action in absence of climate accord
California and Washington form a coalition that will fight climate change even if Trump won’t.
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In Montana, an election shows a deepening partisan divide
Gianforte wins a House seat despite violence and after millions of dollars in spending.
Posted inJune 12, 2017: The Big Swing
Latest: Washington to restore salmon habitat blocked by culverts
The state has 15 years to comply.
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Week in review: June 2
Breaking ties with Paris, Dakota Access ships oil and we’ll never forget “covfefe.”
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Why the Endangered Species Act can’t save whitebark pines
Politics, money and climate change threaten one of the West’s iconic trees.
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West Obsessed: Crimes against non-humanity
High Country News staffers discuss human-wildlife killings and conflicts.
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Inside the military tactics used during Standing Rock
Documents show the company behind DAPL used paramilitary security to track activists.
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Trump’s loyalty to coal is bad for taxpayers
A Colorado mine is an example of industry benefiting at the public’s expense.
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La clase trabajadora le está dando nueva vida a los sindicatos
En Los Angeles, un movimiento crece a pesar de la administración de Trump.
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LNG project rises again, with support from Mountain states
White House backing could ease approval for Oregon’s Jordan Cove terminal.
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USDA plans to axe the position dedicated to rural economies
Critics say the move will eliminate leadership rural communities rely on.
Posted inJune 12, 2017: The Big Swing
‘This Glock belongs to a friend’
What’s the protocol for holding onto a depressed person’s gun?
Posted inMay 29, 2017: The Cost of a Comeback
Why are coyotes so polarizing?
A new book seeks to make sense of the hated canid’s history.
Posted inMay 29, 2017: The Cost of a Comeback
‘My Montana’: Depictions that resist Western myths
The works of painter Theodore Waddell, a rancher and Montanan.