A High Country News/ProPublica investigation shows that Arizona goes to unusual lengths in water negotiations to extract restrictive concessions from tribes.
How Arizona squeezes tribes for water
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Meet the youth attempting to hold Montana to account on climate
Loving the land, racing against time and paving the way for others inspired the plaintiffs to bring a case that went to trial this week.
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James Watt, Ted Kaczynski and power over lands
The legacies of the two recently departed men are intertwined.
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Hey New York, we’ve survived decades of smoke. Here’s how
Tips on staying healthy, keeping sane and getting through being socked in by smoke.
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Hay – yes, hay – is sucking the Colorado River dry
Desert farming, wasteful irrigation and the profoundly thirsty crop is bringing the critical river to the brink.
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The Supreme Court just made it easier to destroy wetlands and streams
The decision strips federal protections from the ephemeral streams that are crucial for life in the arid West.
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How do you count the elusive lynx?
Wildlife cameras may be key to understanding the threatened species’ response to climate change.
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In search of answers at the Salton Sea
To protect air and water quality, shoreline residents become community scientists.
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A refuge in the North Fork
Harvesting memories on Colorado’s Western Slope.
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Sugaring the Pacific Northwest
How climate and cost cramp bigleaf maple syrup production.
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‘It’s about supporting the queer community, uplifting people and bringing magic here’
#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.
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Geothermal: Hot or not?
This old, abundant, relatively clean energy source has barely been tapped.
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Is Harriet Hageman an ally of Indian Country?
The rookie congresswoman says she wants to advance tribal autonomy.
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Gambling’s hidden price
Meet Me Tonight In Atlantic City details the cost of gambling addiction for one Asian American family.
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Ferry felines, ornithopters and Tokitae going home at last!
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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The many legacies of Letitia Carson
An effort to memorialize the homestead of one of Oregon’s first Black farmers illuminates the land’s complicated history.
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The West is an accumulation of stories
Complex and different to all, the region changes with time and tellings.
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Read with us
As summer arrives, so too does another summer reading challenge.