A poem by Sean Hill.
Pearl & Lee
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Not-murder hornets, sentient chatbots and an AirBearNBear
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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Recollecting life on the edge of the prairie
Portraits of queer life and landscape in rural Washington.
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Refuge is a practice
Protecting ourselves and other species has always been an active endeavor.
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In a post-Roe West, abortion is on the ballot
Reproductive rights are in the hands of the states — and their voters.
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Native Lit is more than a marketing term
Its use is just another fence, and we’re busting them down.
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New bird flu strain threatens North American wildlife
Thousands of seabirds, geese, eagles and vultures are dead, as wildlife health experts recommend a revolution in disease management.
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Will the Supreme Court gut the Clean Water Act?
The justices could remove federal protection from 80% of the Southwest’s streams.
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‘You’re living in a tin can’
Arizona’s mobile-home residents are far more likely to die from excessive heat.
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‘Estás viviendo en una lata’
En Arizona, los residentes de casas rodantes son más propensos a morir de calor excesivo.
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How to prevent a hike from resulting in a heist
A new proposal aims to make trailheads near Seattle safe from car break-ins — but some worry it could compromise their own safety.
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The Punjabi truck drivers working in limbo
Like thousands of others in California, Gurpreet Singh builds a life in the West while reporting to ICE, awaiting immigration proceedings and longing for a sense of home.
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Trump tried to open Alaska lands to resource development — what will Biden do?
The Bureau of Land Management is taking comments on whether it should open about 28 million acres to oil, gas and mineral extraction.
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Races to watch throughout the West
The midterm elections promise to be a referendum on Joe Biden — and Donald Trump.
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What new national monuments are likely under Biden?
New designations could help meet conservation goals set by the administration.
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Salmon are nosing at the riverbanks trying to escape the Klamath River
As dam removal inches into view, fish have to survive increasingly compounding calamities.
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Meet the professor road-tripping for Colorado’s rural kids
Students in remote schools need exposure to higher education. Enter Robert Mitchell.
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Yak Titʸu Titʸu Yak Tiłhini say it’s time to return Diablo Canyon lands to Indigenous hands
The tribe, also known as the Northern Chumash, are requesting the return of their coastal home, currently occupied by PG&E’s nuclear power plant.
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When a housing crisis meets a megaflood
June’s massive Yellowstone-area floods illuminated and worsened housing inequities across southwestern Montana.
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Wildfires are burning away the West’s snow
A new study finds wildfires are burning more high elevation areas and dramatically impacting the West’s snowpack as a result.