A booming industry is reviving communities and suffering growing pangs.
The state of the West’s cannabis economy
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Reviving the Samish Tribe’s kelp
Researchers are documenting the decline of once-plentiful kelp beds in an effort to reverse the trend.
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How solar geoengineering is clouding issues of tribal consent
‘Move fast, break things’ approach runs into issues of tribal authority.
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‘My advice to others is to start small’
#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.
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Bighorns, badgers, coyotes and Christmas tumbleweeds
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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A day inside a one-room school in Montana
An old model of schooling still has promise in modern education.
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Live and let live
How we think about the animals in our midst.
Posted inJanuary 11, 2024: The Creatures in Our Midst
Letters to the editor, February 2024
Comments from readers.
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New DNA technique could bring closure for families of missing and murdered Indigenous people
But experts say this risks DNA sovereignty.
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Gov. Newsom releases new plan to save California salmon
A wave of dam removals is planned, but salmon strategy relies on voluntary water cuts.
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A bear hunt illuminates the complexities of a marriage
Will the gift of a significant harvest be individual or shared?
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The Northwestern Shoshone are restoring the Bear River Massacre site
The tribe is reclaiming their gathering place and returning water to the Great Salt Lake.
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Biden plan will earmark millions of acres of public land for solar development
Proposed updates to the Western Solar Plan would also close sensitive areas to utility-scale solar projects.
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Alaska is short on gravel and long on development projects
The state’s North Slope communities need rocks, and they’re hard to come by.
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Is uranium poised for a renaissance?
As prices climb, mining proposals proliferate. But it might just be hype.
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Chef Preeti Mistry is changing the structure of food and fine dining
The award-winning, celebrity culinarian celebrates hybridness in life and cuisine.
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As glaciers melt, potential salmon habitat collides with outdated mining laws
In Alaska and British Columbia, climate change may open new rivers to fish – and to gold mines.
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New Mexico pushes back on Big Oil
New bills in the legislature could curb industry excesses.
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Will the Supreme Court allow agencies to continue interpreting ambiguity in laws?
If the ‘Chevron deference’ is overturned, federal enforcement of key environmental and health care regulations will be sharply curbed.