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Gambling’s hidden price
Gambling’s hidden price
Meet Me Tonight In Atlantic City details the cost of gambling addiction for one Asian American family.
Is Harriet Hageman an ally of Indian Country?
Is Harriet Hageman an ally of Indian Country?
The rookie congresswoman says she wants to advance tribal autonomy.
In search of answers at the Salton Sea
In search of answers at the Salton Sea
To protect air and water quality, shoreline residents become community scientists.
Can net-zero homes really be affordable?
Can net-zero homes really be affordable?
A Colorado nonprofit is constructing its second affordable housing complex with an eye toward mass production.
Invisible Denver made indelible in a new documentary
Invisible Denver made indelible in a new documentary
‘The Holly’ connects the dots between the Mile High City’s history of gang violence, real estate development, law enforcement practices and one complicated man.
The 90-foot sentinel of Butte, Montana
The 90-foot sentinel of Butte, Montana
What does a statue dedicated to mothers reveal about women’s rights?
Does California’s Friendship Park need a taller border wall?
Does California’s Friendship Park need a taller border wall?
Advocates protest plans for reconstruction of the barrier at the binational meeting point.
Luck and life in pronghorn country
Luck and life in pronghorn country
‘Since I was a little girl, on the first day of every month, the first words out of my mouth are rabbit rabbit.’
For Black families, it isn’t simple creating roots in Phoenix
For Black families, it isn’t simple creating roots in Phoenix
Many have moved to the nation’s fastest growing city seeking community as well as a better life. Few are finding it.
What happens when an affluent Arizona suburb’s main water supply is cut off?
What happens when an affluent Arizona suburb’s main water supply is cut off?
As the Colorado River crisis worsens, an unregulated housing development faces a reckoning.
Books to see us through
Books to see us through
The written word can provide shelter for whatever is coming.
Tending a remnant of home
Tending a remnant of home
How a glass shelf connected a woman to what mattered most.
Alaska whaling communities pilot a project to keep traditional ice cellars frozen
Alaska whaling communities pilot a project to keep traditional ice cellars frozen
‘You can’t put half a whale in a little home freezer.’
Missoulians nearly lost access to their beloved community ski hill
Missoulians nearly lost access to their beloved community ski hill
Now they’re rallying to ensure public access to the recreation hotspot.
LDS environmentalists want their institution to address the Great Salt Lake’s collapse
LDS environmentalists want their institution to address the Great Salt Lake’s collapse
Advocates call for healing the rift between scripture and politics.
Foods harvested throughout the seasons make up a wintertime meal
Foods harvested throughout the seasons make up a wintertime meal
An Inupiaq writer describes the fellowship and delight of a Native supper.
Here’s what it takes to build Alaska’s highways of ice
Here’s what it takes to build Alaska’s highways of ice
Frozen rivers are vital transportation routes for communities outside the state’s traditional road system.
How far can $25 million go to relocate a community that’s disappearing into Alaska’s melting permafrost?
How far can $25 million go to relocate a community that’s disappearing into Alaska’s melting permafrost?
A recent Interior Department grant aims to help residents in Newtok move to higher ground, but it’s just a sliver of what’s needed.
At first, locals protested Alaska’s land sale. Now, they’re reclaiming it
At first, locals protested Alaska’s land sale. Now, they’re reclaiming it
The buyers plan to transform 40 acres of fire-scarred land into a sustainable, Indigenous-led farm.
Fire risk map ignites controversy
Fire risk map ignites controversy
Southern Oregon residents lash back at wildfire preparedness rules.
What if Indigenous women ran controlled burns?
What if Indigenous women ran controlled burns?
The Karuk Tribe’s first-of-its-kind training seeks to extinguish hypermasculinity in firefighting culture.
A year in the Borderlands: The biggest stories from 2022
A year in the Borderlands: The biggest stories from 2022
With a little help from our friends, HCN untangles the complexities of the U.S.-Mexico border.
Growing up queer in Colorado Springs
Growing up queer in Colorado Springs
In the wake of the Club Q mass shooting, reflections on an adolescence in the ‘Evangelical Vatican.’
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