From Arizona to Oregon, states have different tactics to make money off their state trust lands.
Analysis
Posted inNovember 27, 2017: Profit and Politics
In Utah, public access to state lands comes at a cost
Public access to trust lands varies widely from state to state.
Posted inNovember 27, 2017: Profit and Politics
Interior Department mired in investigations
Democrats vow to press the investigations while Zinke shrugs them off.
Posted inJanuary 22, 2018: A Separatist State of Mind
Fish and Wildlife retracts opposition to Arizona project
As Trump sidelines science, the agency flips on San Pedro River development.
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The disappearance of Washington’s killer whales
The endangered whales are at a 30-year low, tied to depressed chinook salmon runs.
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What a new report on climate science portends for the West
From wildfires to drought, a look at a warming world.
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A ‘war on the Republican establishment’ comes West
Former Trump strategist Steve Bannon aims to unseat incumbents in the 2018 midterms.
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Ski resorts prepare for warmer Northwest winters
Shrinking snowpack has led some resorts to use costly, water-intensive snowmakers.
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Why save the small town?
Cities may seem inevitable, but rural communities are finding ways to hang on.
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How the Bundy trial embodies many of America’s divisions
The conflict touches a number of flashpoints in today’s political climate.
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Six things to know about mass shootings in America
What policies help limit gun violence, and how does the U.S. rank in gun ownership?
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Women in rural Washington enter local politics after Trump
Energized by the election, more women in Klickitat County seek office, and change.
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Legal or not, Trump’s wall is already being built
What you need to know about construction currently happening on the border.
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How will Medicaid cuts affect health care in Indian Country?
The U.S. government is poised to limit funding for Indian Health Services.
Posted inOctober 30, 2017: The Changing Face of Woods Work
Why do white writers keep making films about Indian Country?
Try as they might, two new films can’t escape old tropes.
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McCain resumes his quest for climate change action
The senator bucks his party on climate change, after years of silence.
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Why is Roger Stone so interested in Cliven Bundy?
The Trump operative says he is heading to Nevada this week to call for a presidential pardon.
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The West’s dramatic wildfire season, explained
A fire ecologist on how it happened, and why communities will have to adapt.
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Why are federal flood maps so flawed?
The maps are expensive to maintain and shaped by local politics.
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What theme parks get wrong about the American West
Romanticized histories promote rugged individualism, devoid of government help.