Bringing flow back to Western waterways.
Audio: Undoing the dams
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What’s next for Willamette Falls?
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde move the second largest waterfall toward public access.
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Endangered wildflower threatened by Nevada lithium mine
Tiehm’s buckwheat is found nowhere else in the world, and the planned mine would sit square in its habitat.
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Deer 255 reaches the end of her journey
The ungulate migrated farther than any deer known to science.
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The American Climate Corps take flight, with most jobs based in the West
Biden’s climate jobs program will put young people to work starting this summer.
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$350M in federal land sales likely to benefit Nevada public lands and wildlife
See what projects are expected to get the funding.
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Parques y vida silvestre en Nevada se podrían beneficiar gracias a ventas de tierras federales
El estado espera recibir un ingreso proveniente de la Ley de Administración de Tierras Públicas del Sur de Nevada.
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As the Gila Wilderness turns 100, the Wilderness Act is still a living law
Wilderness areas are changing in profound ways — and so are our ideas about them.
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Hate groups in western Washington echo the past
The bigotry displayed when white supremacists disrupted a Pride celebration in Centralia repeats a pattern that dates back to 1919.
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California’s homelessness and climate crises leave unhoused communities vulnerable to floods
Seeking shelter, people are living in flood control channels and other flood-prone places.
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Water inequality on the Colorado River
A new accounting reveals deep disparities in Western water consumption.
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The race to understand the risks of the energy transition for wildlife
Researchers are trying to understand how utility-scale solar affects New Mexico pronghorn.
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New York’s Whitney Biennial turns its attention to the West
Contemporary artists and Western aesthetics get their due with ‘Western art’ for the 21st century.
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What if the future is the past?
Degrowth offers a path for dealing with our serious environmental issues.
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Learning how to live and die with long COVID
The late artist David Wojnarowicz’s work has brought me back from the dead.
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On wild hearts and wilderness
Why protecting places matter.
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Elusive elephants, zany zebras and Idaho anti-anthropophagists
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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New life landmarks and fond farewells
HCN welcomes good news among staffers and thanks a longtime board member who’s stepping away.