Instead of fixing Oregon, the Greater Idaho movement seeks to leave it. White supremacists are on board.
Oregon’s Greater Idaho movement echoes a long history of racism in the region
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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.
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Building queer visibility in rural Utah
A Q&A with barber and filmmaker, Kylee Howell.
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Water quality research helps bring healing and sovereignty to the Apsáalooke
‘I know it is my responsibility to care for this land that has always taken care of me.’
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New public-land drilling rules would overhaul the Western oil industry
The potential new rules would hike the amount companies must pay in order to drill, in addition to other changes.
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The case of the Colorado River’s missing water
Researchers are trying to unravel the mystery of snow that falls but never shows up in the river.
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Mexican wolf recovery hinges on maternal instincts
Fifty years after the passage of the Endangered Species Act, the Mexican wolf recovery plan walks a fine line between human meddling and trusting mother nature.
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A quarter of rural water systems likely contain ‘forever chemicals’
USGS research confirms widespread PFAS contamination in drinking water — including in rural communities and private wells that are almost never tested.
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In logging country, a community protects its woods as an act of resilience
The Butte Falls Community Forest can bring in tourists and protect the community from wildfire.
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In the Northern Rockies, grizzly bears are on the move
As grizzlies recover, they’re no longer content to roam within the boundaries contrived for them.