A new law could change the nature of wilderness travel.
Transportation
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Members of the King Island Native Community see potential threats to their food security and cultural resources.
In many Western states, 19th-century laws and deregulation allow chemical- laden trains to roll in obscurity — leaving hazmat teams guessing.
A writer muses on a recent loss of confidence in the West’s rail system.
Three Forks has weathered much. Facing new pressures, can it stay in control?
Ryan Zinke faces a range of accusations, and some investigations are underway.
Residents say the $1.2 billion project would increase pollution and health problems.
Ex-skiers, ex-climbers, ex-hikers take on long-distance travel with motorbikes.
At the border, migrants and long-distance trekkers hike side by side but worlds apart.
Thousands of miles of off-highway routes will get new travel management plans.
Trump’s budget would make it harder for Westerners to ride the rail.
Six decisions likely to have effects for decades.
The rural West may have helped elect Trump, but his vision leaves them behind.
New size restrictions will keep “megaloads” off the road.
Sometimes we need to stop — to think about the ways we wreak havoc in the world.
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Coal companies look to Asia, but face port challenges.
This is not your typical library job.
What is it about Tesla and Elon Musk that has attracted such fierce devotion from so many people?
An ode to airport-dwelling birds.
Federal transportation board rejected a proposed Montana railroad due to coal bankruptcies.
Where enviros are uniting with social justice and tribal rights activists in the Northwest to stop new fossil fuel development.
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