Nevada and Arizona attract the most “dark money” this election.
The shadow following Western political races
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The disappearing art of Southwestern cemeteries
A review of En Recuerdo de, a look at the afterlife of Mexican cemeteries in the West.
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The afterlife of cotton
Through the present and past of a border town, on the trail of literary legend José Revueltas.
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Sometimes a place
A family’s journey from the San Luis Valley to Denver, in illustrations.
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Opening day at the Crow Fair, an accidental Wild West show and a moose miracle
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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On borders, north and south
How the natural world challenges human notions of division.
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In search of a borderless West
Earlier this month, Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for U.S. president, gave a speech in Phoenix, in which he detailed his immigration policy. He repeated his frequent pledge to build a wall, the construction of which would start on “day one,” he said. “We will begin working on an impenetrable physical wall on the Southern […]
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Humans and ecosystems mix it up on the U.S. – Mexico Borderlands
Everything moves across lines here. Nothing’s straightforward.
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How humans nurtured the hated mosquito
Alexander von Humboldt and the spread of Aedes aegypti.
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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.