Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
The “perfect wolf” and the cognitive complexity of crows
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The life of a once-lost dog
Aging takes its toll on creatures both human and canine.
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The desert and the sown
“Aridity, more than anything else,” Wallace Stegner once wrote, “gives the Western landscape its character.” Though we sometimes forget it, we can never escape this fact. This issue of High Country News offers us a chance to check in on that essential piece of our nature, one that is shaped, for better or worse, by […]
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Remembering friends, current and past
The founder of Great Old Broads for Wilderness has passed away.
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How a plan to save southeastern Colorado went off the rails
Heritage tourism offered a way out of economic doldrums. Why did it go wrong?
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On the unease of violent people
Review of T.C. Boyle’s ‘The Harder They Come.”
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Let it burn
Within the “Fall board meeting” note in the Oct. 12 edition, you mention “150 HCN fans” who “sparked a lively discussion on how climate change, fire suppression and exurban development have encouraged repeated megafires in our region.” The premise behind the statement, i.e., that Western wildfires are getting larger and more intense, is not supported by […]
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Latest: National Park Service intervenes in Alaska predator hunting
BACKSTORYIn Alaska, federal and state officials have long clashed over the management of wolves and bears in national parks and preserves. State law requires sustaining abundant caribou and moose populations for food security, a goal that often entails killing off predators, while the federal 1916 Organic Act mandates keeping healthy populations of all wildlife species. […]
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Latest: Investigation proves wild horses were sent to slaughter
Management of the West’s wild horses have proved controversial for decades and spawned rumors of maltreatment.
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High Country News: The reopening
The third in a series celebrating our 45th anniversary.
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Coal on the verge of bankruptcy and drilling on sacred land
Hcn.org news in brief.
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A subtle love in small-town Colorado
A review of Kent Haruf’s new book, ‘Our Souls at Night.’
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Coal mining rejected for climate risks is back on the table
The Colorado mine expansion could cost society billions of dollars in climate impacts.
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Colorado, other Western states support Syrian refugee program
Governors choose sides on Obama’s Syrian resettlement program.
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Soundtable: Who will feel the pinch as energy economies shift?
Experts discuss transitioning communities and changing climate policies in a live radio Tweet-in.
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Ducks Unlimited fires writer over stream access fracas
An axed journalist accuses a billionaire of playing fowl with sportsmen’s rights.
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The tiny Nebraska town where Keystone opposition began
Note: the opinions expressed in this column are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect those of High Country News, its board or staff. If you’d like to share an opinion piece of your own, please write Betsy Marston at betsym@hcn.org. To call Newport, Nebraska, a small town inflates its size. Located on the edge […]
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Will a new state plan solve Colorado’s water troubles?
After years of growing scarcity and population pressure, Colorado finally has a plan of action.
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Rubio rises in the West
Western endorsements have the Florida senator and GOP presidential hopeful surging.
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Hillary Clinton woos coal communities
Coal companies say government programs won’t replace their high-paying jobs.