50 years ago, a functional Congress enacted four important conservation bills.
Perspective
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Students explore nature in densely built Los Angeles
Educators hope this elementary school will foster a commitment to science and conservation.
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Un grupo de estudiantes explora la naturaleza en el casco urbano de Los Ángeles
Los educadores esperan que esta escuela primaria fomente un compromiso con la ciencia y la conservación.
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The U.S. has become a nation of suburbs
In the West and elsewhere, suburban areas are growing as cities decline.
Posted inOctober 15, 2018: Nature Retreat
Trump’s methane rule rollback burns the natural gas bridge
Without emissions regulations, the ‘clean’ fossil fuel is as dirty as coal.
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Wildfire suppression is a decades-old conundrum
Wilderness managers are still trying to balance the risks and necessity of fire.
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California’s apocalyptic fires are a side effect of modern life
The ‘new normal’ of a year-round wildfire season is a problem of our own making.
Posted inAugust 20, 2018: Where the West is Moving - and Why
Immigrants aren’t the real threat to public lands
Population growth isn’t the problem. Look to the American lifestyle and economy instead.
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Where there’s smoke, there’s suffering
The small, sad harms of a summer spent indoors to avoid wildfire smoke.
Posted inAugust 31, 2018: The Big Threat to Bighorns
The casualties of Trump’s trade war
How ‘America First’ often puts the West last.
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Journalism is less diverse than Hollywood — and Congress
Stop enabling news organizations that shun inclusive coverage.
Posted inAugust 6, 2018: What Are We Doing Here?
Montanans sightsee at a political circus
President Donald Trump’s spectacle draws a crowd, for now.
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Reckoning with History: The legacy of lynching in the West
Violence, often thought of as ‘frontier justice,’ disproportionately targeted people of color.
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En el Sur de California, el vehículo aún manda
La ansiedad de estar contribuyendo a las emisiones de carbono en la gran ciudad.
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Why Justice Anthony Kennedy wasn’t good for Indian Country
The retiring Supreme Court justice leaves a legacy of anti-tribal votes.
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In Southern California, the car still reigns
The anxieties of trying to lower emissions in Los Angeles’ sprawl.
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How to disrupt negative narratives in Indian Country
A study finds that Indigenous people face continued discrimination and invisibility.
Posted inJune 25, 2018: Little Weed, Big Problem
Trump’s coal and nuclear bailout helps execs and hurts the grid
In a heavy-handed directive, the Department of Energy caters to industry barons.
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On the border, colonial violence goes unpunished
Tribal members positioned to help Border Patrol are getting run down by its agents.
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The problems and potential in HBO’s ‘Westworld’
The hit series both relies on and pushes against stereotypes of the mythological West.