In a mountain range too steep to cross, DHS is spending millions of dollars on five miles of border wall.
Arizona
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Violence at the U.S.-Mexico border as a presidential election nears
Law enforcement deploys tear gas and rubber bullets in confrontation with Indigenous activists.
Posted inDecember 1, 2020: A Community Divided
Black cowboys reclaim their history in the West
At an annual rodeo in Phoenix, the contributions of African Americans are finally recognized.
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How residents rallied to get their post office back
In rural Arizona, the postal service is a literal lifeline.
Posted inNovember 1, 2020: When the Smoke Clears
Once a boom town, now a ghost town. Always a hometown.
Over generations, the Soto family has lived through cycles of mining booms and the broken promises that come with them.
Posted inOctober 1, 2020: Democracy's Frayed Western Front
Young and politically empowered in Arizona
Latino canvassers push to get out the vote.
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Southwest experiences mass bird die-off
‘To see this many individuals and species dying is a national tragedy.’
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Wildish Podcast: The unsexy burro
Episode Five: In Arizona, two incarcerated men rehabilitate wild donkeys for adoption.
Posted inOctober 1, 2020: Democracy's Frayed Western Front
Tribal nations face continued voter suppression
A new book explains barriers at the ballot box.
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Six states threaten lawsuits if feds fast-track the Lake Powell Pipeline
The Trump Administration’s plan to expedite review of Utah’s diversion project undoes decades of collaborative agreements between the states that rely on the Colorado River.
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Nuestro sistema de detención está dejando a los inmigrantes en bancarrota
Mientras las corporaciones se benefician, las familias de estatus mixto son arrojadas a la pobreza.
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‘It’s still my history, even when I choose not to know it.’
For as long as America has interned children, it’s chosen to look away.
Posted inSeptember 1, 2020: The Next West
Where people are migrating in, and out of, the West
While the region continues to grow, migration patterns are in flux.
Posted inSeptember 1, 2020: The Next West
Extreme heat is here, and it’s deadly
Gearing up for the fight against a new climate enemy.
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The Navajo Nation and White Mountain Apache Tribe chase down a virus
Contact-tracing programs in two areas hit hardest by COVID-19 are working.
Posted inSeptember 1, 2020: The Next West
The failures of U.S. immigration policies
Three new books challenge the way we imagine the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Contested water settlements inflamed the Navajo Nation’s health crisis
Colonial laws and federal neglect created a worse-case scenario during a global pandemic.
Posted inSeptember 1, 2020: The Next West
A wildlife refuge under siege at the border
New emails detail drained ponds, salvaged fish and a tense relationship with the Department of Homeland Security.
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How California election officials are fighting disinformation
Authorities expect widespread false information campaigns ahead of the November election.
Posted inJuly 1, 2020: 'I am here fighting for my life and future children'
The only catfish native to the Western U.S. is running out of water
The Yaqui catfish was going extinct. Then came the border wall.