The ‘blab of the pave’ disrupts animals’ lives everywhere, even in national parks.
Wildlife and the inescapable impact of road noise
Posted inSeptember 1, 2023: Food Justice
We don’t need utopias
What if Eden is chilling out in your neighborhood?
Posted inSeptember 1, 2023: Food Justice
Letters to the editor, September 2023
Comments from readers.
Posted inSeptember 1, 2023: Food Justice
‘I want people to know me for the good that I do in my life’
#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.
Posted inSeptember 1, 2023: Food Justice
Bathroom bison, foul-smelling flowers and outlaw otters on the lam
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inSeptember 1, 2023: Food Justice
Revisiting the Rock Springs Massacre
In 1885, white coal miners in Wyoming Territory, murdered at least 28 Chinese men and ran the rest of the Chinese out of town at gunpoint. These artworks bring that history back to the present.
Posted inSeptember 1, 2023: Food Justice
My beloved lemon squeezer
A simple tool becomes a form of self-defense.
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How the West reaps collective good fortune
What results when caring for others is prioritized.
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What the gray jay taught me about myself
The authenticity and playfulness of the naughty, queer bird is something to celebrate.
Posted inSeptember 1, 2023: Food Justice
The twin crises of climate and addiction
Extreme temperatures and natural disasters push harm reduction workers to find new ways to keep communities safe.
Posted inSeptember 1, 2023: Food Justice
Seattle’s Black Farmers Collective nurtures communities and crops
At Small Axe Farm, producers learn how to tend vegetables and grow their businesses.
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Public lands had a roller coaster month
Rounding up the Biden administration’s ups and downs on land policy.
Posted inSeptember 1, 2023: Food Justice
The long tail of toxic emissions on the Navajo Nation
Communities contend with ongoing air quality issues tied to gas and oil wells.
Posted inSeptember 1, 2023: Food Justice
Who owns the West?
Increasingly, land is shifting into the hands of billionaires.
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Grief, girls and the gross in Vauhini Vara’s new collection
‘This Is Salvaged’ considers what unites, including death and survival.
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Why has Alaska given an uninhabited, remote island to feral cattle?
Chirikof Island belongs to cows despite habitat loss being one of the biggest issues facing wild animals.
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Federal court derails proposed Utah oil railroad
Failures to assess risks to Colorado River and ‘numerous NEPA violations’ in project’s impact analysis highlighted.
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Washington to adopt rules protecting farmworkers from wildfire smoke
Some labor advocates say they don’t go far enough.