An archaeology professor explains how official reviews miss key tribal sites.
The misguided archaeological review behind the Dakota Access Pipeline
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Two lesser-known reasons to celebrate our public lands
It may be the Park Service’s 100th year, but these policies have done a lot for open space.
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How an ‘awakened giant’ used its power on Election Day
In the West, Latino voters did turn out—just not the way analysts expected.
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Clearcutting the Tongass National Forest is dead wrong
To avert the worst climate change impacts, old forests and their massive carbon reserves must be protected.
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Army halts Dakota Access Pipeline construction
Federal government wants more discussions with tribes, analysis of possible spills.
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A different boom-and-bust story
Bridging the here/elsewhere divide in a country grown accustomed to failure.
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In a divided town, what to do after a polarizing election
If you were shocked by the election results, you should step outside of your silo.
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Rural economies get high on legal cannabis
For some small Colorado communities, recreational marijuana is generating much-needed revenue.
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How a rural town recovered after mining’s death
The disappearance of mining has hit many towns hard. But Raton, New Mexico is getting back on its feet.
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For fossil fuel-reliant towns, a solar alternative grows
A rural solar movement is growing, which focuses on local resilience.
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In New Mexico, a way out of the boom-bust cycle?
Lea County tries a different formula for rural success.
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Election roundup: What happened in the West
A rundown of the West’s political shifts and ballot measures.
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Why we don’t mention my great-grandfather’s name
Aaron A. Abeyta on his family’s shadowy past in New Mexico
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The West’s messy intersections
A few weeks ago, I heard author Terry Tempest Williams deliver the keynote address at the annual SHIFT conference in Jackson, Wyoming. The conference, which High Country News sponsors, deals with the interesting, and at times messy, intersection of the West’s conservation and recreation communities. It’s messy because the people who recreate on our public […]
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The promise of Alaska’s wilderness
Two novels offer perspectives on the allure of the last frontier.
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Terry Tempest Williams and the refuge of change
One of the West’s most beloved authors revisits Great Salt Lake.
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The disappearance of Lyle Jeffs, firefighters and threats over an endorsement
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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The deeper meaning of trails
Insightful new books in the well-worn genre of trail literature.
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See photos of otherworldly owls
The North American owls and their landscapes.
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Science fiction’s warnings for the present
Kim Stanley Robinson on climate change and the precarious health of the planet.