Inside a Helitack crew’s fast response to wildland fires.
From cribbage to wildfire in just 5 minutes
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Zinke went to Bears Ears to listen, but supporters felt unheard
The Interior Secretary’s monument review is off to a complicated start.
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Oregon keeps the Elliott State Forest public
The state reverses course and decides not to sell its first state forest.
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Climate change is unraveling natural cycles in the West
Spring’s early arrival creates more mismatches in ecosystems.
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Homesick for nowhere
An Oregon man finds his sense of place in the Zumwalt Prairie.
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What citizen science can say about seabird deaths
In the Pacific Northwest, the diligence of citizen scientists helps discern patterns in die-offs.
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In a prairie dog colony, the power dynamics of modern America
How do we care for the vulnerable?
Posted inMay 15, 2017: Prison Town
Latest: Dam on Yellowstone River moves ahead
The effects on the pallid sturgeon remain uncertain.
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A New Mexico electricity co-op declares its independence
A co-op leaves its power provider, whose reliance on coal kept prices too high.
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Could Trump dismantle the American West?
How the president’s ‘deconstruction’ doctrine threatens public lands.
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Is Yucca Mountain back from the dead?
The controversial, long-dormant project rears its head in Congress.
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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.
Posted inMay 15, 2017: Prison Town
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.