Silt and erosion threaten to clog up the enduring structure.
Growth & Sustainability
Posted inOctober 31, 2016: A Monumental Divide
How can we protect our National Parks? Here’s an idea.
Maintenance issues abound, a new Civilian Conservation Corps could lend a hand.
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‘These big dreams to have everyone prosper’
A conversation with Renae Yellowhorse about the proposal to build a tram to the Colorado River.
Posted inDecember 26, 2016: Obama and the West
Will a twice-burned county change its ways?
Don’t count on wildfires to alter how counties plan development in fire-prone zones.
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Photos: Diving for delicacies
One man braves frigid Alaskan seas to harvest sea cucumbers.
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Getting over the ‘taboo’ in a gun-rights conversation
In Montana, the gap between gun rights supporters and opponents begins to shrink.
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A rural school shrinks—but grows its digital toolkit
How educators brought internet access to New Mexican youth.
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When truancy laws don’t work
A New Mexico principal ponders a tougher approach to keep frequently absent students in school.
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Wildfires spark where growth is sprawling
Nationally, nearly a third of homes built since 2000 are in wildland areas.
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What the Clean Power Plan means for you
The U.S. Court of Appeals will hear arguments on the federal carbon plan in the coming weeks.
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Where the Clean Power Plan will have the most impact
The federal rule would intensify an existing trend toward clean energy.
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Burner of Land Management
It takes year-round planning to host 70,000 people in one of the planet’s harshest environments.
Posted inSeptember 19, 2016: Frontera Incognita
Sometimes a place
A family’s journey from the San Luis Valley to Denver, in illustrations.
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Washington state implements rule to combat climate change
State Department of Ecology unveils initiative to cap and reduce the carbon pollution.
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Can a Montana community run its own forest?
Local citizens collaborate to restore, protect, and utilize Alvord Lake.
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New Mexican farmers struggle to stay on the land
Can a tax break keep New Mexico’s struggling farmers from selling out?
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How to feed the masses in small-town America
New business models bring food to towns too small for big box stores.
Posted inSeptember 5, 2016: When the Doctor is Out
What hospital closures mean for rural California
The very economic decline that contributed to their closure is likely to be worsened by their disappearance.
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The NASA scientist keeping an eye on California’s drought
Senior scientist Jay Famiglietti’s research looks at the West and the world’s dwindling water resources.
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Wildfire rips through California’s windy Cajon Pass
Under potentially ‘new normal’ fire conditions, 80,000 people have been evacuated.