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How 3 Indigenous women are leading the way on climate change
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2023 in Native environmental news
The beat’s biggest news that you might have missed.
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Stories that made us green with envy in 2023
A roundup of the articles we wish we’d written ourselves this past year.
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Mountain towns are trying all sorts of solutions to the housing crisis
A new report details the many ways that high-altitude communities are wrestling with ballooning housing costs.
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As migration routes shift toward New Mexico, so does death
Migrant deaths in the state have jumped from 2 to 109 in a few years.
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Tending the shoots of possibility
On the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, a researcher contemplates the future of species we’ve tried to protect.
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How grizzly bear poachers are getting away with it
Investigation finds that Department of Justice rarely prosecutes grizzly bear killers under the Endangered Species Act.
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Paws on the ground: How Colorado got its wolves back
Five wolves were released in remote western Colorado yesterday, marking the beginning of an ambitious reintroduction program.
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Remove dams to fight the climate crisis
Ten reasons bringing down these barriers are key for mitigation and adaptation.
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‘Frybread Face and Me’ shows the complexity of Indigeneity
Billy Luther’s new coming-of-age film shows characters grappling with city life juxtaposed against the reservation.
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A Westerner’s guide to the Endangered Species Act
What you need to know about the law that’s shaped our region.
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Lower Snake River dams closer to coming down with new agreement
After decades of litigation, the historic initiative among states, tribes and the federal government signals a dramatic change for the region.
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Washington lags behind in water-pollution oversight
State officials have been missing Clean Water Act deadlines for a decade.
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Washington works to reconcile its history of Indigenous boarding schools
An all-Indigenous committee will identify the state’s responsibility of rectifying harm caused to boarding school survivors and their descendants.
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Forest Service proposes storing CO2 under public land
‘It’s the opposite of a virtuous cycle.’
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What’s on your Christmas tree? Hint: Not just ornaments
A lack of data obscures the possible polluted legacy of a holiday tradition.
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Washington state residents ask: What is our wildlife agency for?
Public backlash over a new policy reveals a deeper divide over the future of conservation.
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An angler goes ever farther upstream with tenkara
How a centuries-old Japanese method of fly-fishing awoke a strong connection to hāfu lineage.
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Horrible holly: A festive plant runs amok
Meet the scientists and conservationists fighting to save the Northwest’s forests from an invasive plant.
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