The controversial, long-dormant project rears its head in Congress.
Is Yucca Mountain back from the dead?
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Week in review: May 5
After AHCA passes, the Western senators to watch. Plus a baby bison is born and new rules for oil and gas.
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Latest: Mexican wolves are about to get wild
An appeal court ruling allows wolves more room to roam in New Mexico.
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Interior has yet to meet with Bears Ears tribal leaders
Zinke is losing the faith of a tribal coalition as a monument review looms.
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How will Interior respond to Yellowstone harassment?
An investigation found a culture of “inappropriate comments and actions.”
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Oregon’s monuments need protection from logging
Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument shouldn’t be managed for timber interests.
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Fatal Colorado home explosion reignites drilling safety debate
Have regulators done enough to protect public safety?
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Police, la migra and the trouble with Trump
A ride-along with LAPD shows how tricky community policing can be.
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La policía, la migra y el problema con Trump
Un patrullaje en Los Angeles muestra lo complicada que es la colaboración ciudadana.
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Last ride for the West’s iconic trains?
Trump’s budget would make it harder for Westerners to ride the rail.
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A farm town weighs protections for immigrants
In Yakima, Washington, anxious migrant farmers worry about deportation.
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What is owed to a damaged river?
A new book illustrates the Duwamish’s difficult path to recovery.
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What happens when the church comes for your kids?
Former FLDS members fight for their families and homes.
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We’re not an environmental magazine
A deeper look at the way we cover the lands and communities of the American West.
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We’ll keep covering the West’s politics
Below are readers’ responses to the editor’s note by Editor-in-Chief Brian Calvert in our April 3 issue, in which he addressed recent criticism of our coverage of “divisive” political issues. I appreciated your editor’s note about the mix of politics and High Country News. In today’s polarized political environment, we tend to be more sensitive […]
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Vote with your dollars — on public lands
Many people have applauded the Outdoor Retailer Show companies moving their $10 million convention business out of Utah and said that they plan to take their personal outdoor recreation dollars elsewhere this year (“Outdoor rec industry defends public lands,” HCN, 2/20/17). However, our economic role as public-lands lovers is opposite that of the recreation retailers. […]
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The monkey on art’s back; Bigfoot in Idaho; Tent City’s second life
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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Ten years, 3 million pounds of soil and 1,800 sensors
The numbers behind the world’s largest weathering experiment.
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Love, loss and nuclear reactors
Two new books explore the perspectives of women during the West’s nuclear boom.
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Latest: Zinke releases ATV plans for Recapture Canyon area
The Interior Secretary wants to prioritize public-land access.