Alexander von Humboldt and the spread of Aedes aegypti.
How humans nurtured the hated mosquito
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Disappearing pika and coal’s latest hurdle
HCN.org news in brief.
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A mother’s flight into the desert
An excerpt from Black Dove: Mamá, Mi’jo, and Me.
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A guide to borderland education programs
A number of universities, especially those in border states, have programs that examine the influx of people who bring change to their new homes.
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The secrets of Los Gatos Canyon
Along the border, identity and memory.
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Washington state implements rule to combat climate change
State Department of Ecology unveils initiative to cap and reduce the carbon pollution.
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How for-profit detention persists in the West
Federal policy changes only go part of the way in dismantling private immigrant detention.
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Chasing the rarest bumblebee in the world
A group of Oregonians searches for the disappearing Franklin’s bee.
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West Obsessed: After 100 years, the national parks have hit some road bumps
The staff of High Country News talk about the challenges the Park Service faces.
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How the Dakota pipeline protest is spreading Westwide
The protests are fueled by a diverse array of causes, from tribal sovereignty to fossil fuel dependence.
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What we’re reading about the Bundy trial in Oregon
A guide to making sense of the courtroom drama, as the trial begins.
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For the first time, U.S. and Mexico take stock of the underground water they share
The two countries have tried for years to thoroughly assess aquifers along the border.
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If you can’t beat the weeds, eat them
How nature — and marmots — thwarted a plan for an urban garden.
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Tribes win one fight, lose another in pipeline protest
The Obama administration intervened in favor of tribes, for now.
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How do you beat hunger and food waste? Try compost
Reunity turns restaurant scraps into soil — and connects Santa Fe with rural farms in the process.
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Remembering High Country News Founder Tom Bell
Last week the founder of High Country News, Tom Bell, passed away at the age of 92. As a decorated veteran, biologist, environmental advocate, teacher and newsman, Tom made the West a better place for all of us. We gathered Tuesday in Lander, Wyoming—the place where High Country News began—to celebrate Tom’s life. Among his […]
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The myth of telemedicine?
While technology can fill in some gaps for rural health, it can’t do it all.
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Can a Montana community run its own forest?
Local citizens collaborate to restore, protect, and utilize Alvord Lake.
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Defense bill threatens sage grouse survival
A sneaky amendment would block protection under the Endangered Species Act.