A new report warns of bankruptcies and abandoned wells on Western public land.
Private equity gets into oil and gas
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People are starting a lot of fires in the Pacific Northwest
The Forest Service reports 197 human-caused or undetermined starts since the beginning of June.
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People are shooting birds off power lines in the West
Gunshots outnumber electrocution as a cause of death, according to a new study.
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How a mobile-home park saved its community from a corporate buyout
In southwest Colorado, a cooperative and a land trust partnered to preserve affordable housing.
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Consoling spirits
A visit to the sacred Ireichō at the Japanese American National Museum.
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Things We Were Told About the Moon in School
A poem by Dara Yen Elerath.
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‘We have fire all around us and we can’t get out’
What happened when two experienced hikers got caught in the Bolt Creek Fire.
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The abundance of subsistence
Losing salmon means losing more than just food.
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Oregon’s Greater Idaho movement echoes a long history of racism in the region
Instead of fixing Oregon, the Greater Idaho movement seeks to leave it. White supremacists are on board.
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Letters to the editor, August 2023
Comments from readers.
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An antiquated law rules mining in the West
Can the U.S. finally vanquish one of the most enduring Lords of Yesterday?
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‘It’s really about unconditional love’
#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.
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Orcas, insects and other roadside attractions
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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The Tractor Princess
Memories from California’s Pajaro Valley.
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Practice vigilance
What recreation looks like in the age of wildfire.
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HCN in ABQ
Our board meeting and an event about oil-and-gas permitting highlighted a commitment to do the work.
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In the Utah desert, can golf justify itself?
The struggle for water is straining St. George, Utah, where golf – and grass – are sacred cows.
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A bumpy, interesting ride in ‘The Unknown Country’
The film’s exploration of ‘Middle America’ is at its best when it lets Lily Gladstone take the wheel.
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The West sizzles — even at midnight
Climate change and the urban heat islands take their toll from Phoenix to Portland.
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Finding a fix for ‘forever chemicals’
Tests found PFAS in nearly all the public drinking water in Vancouver, Washington. The city is testing a solution that could take years — and more than $170 million — to build.