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- People are starting a lot of fires in the Pacific Northwest https://www.hcn.org/articles/wildfire-people-are-starting-a-lot-of-fires-in-the-pacific-northwest 44 comments
- Tribes lead on wildlife passages https://www.hcn.org/issues/56-5/tribes-lead-on-wildlife-passages/ 0 comments environment
- Was Yellowstone’s deadliest wolf hunt in 100 years an inside job? https://www.hcn.org/articles/wolves-was-yellowstones-deadliest-wolf-hunt-in-100-years-an-inside-job 3 comments environment
- Will the Supreme Court gut the Clean Water Act? The justices could remove federal protection from 80% of the Southwest’s streams. https://www.hcn.org/articles/landline-will-the-supreme-court-gut-the-clean-water-act 29 comments politics
- Western United States: Scientists Unravel The Origins Of The American Southwest’s Monsoon — High Country News https://www.hcn.org/articles/south-climate-change-scientists-unravel-the-origins-of-the-southwests-monsoon 3 comments science
- The EPA has more options to rein in climate change than you think: There are still many ways to shut down major polluters — including some options the agency isn’t using. https://www.hcn.org/issues/54.9/south-the-epa-has-more-options-to-rein-in-climate-change-than-you-think 4 comments environment
- When extremism hides in plain sight: Leah Sottile investigates how an Idaho couple’s embrace of fringe Mormon beliefs led to multiple murder charges in her debut book, ‘When the Moon Turns to Blood.’ https://www.hcn.org/articles/north-extremism-when-extremism-hides-in-plain-sight/ 11 comments books
- 6 things you should know about the 2021 Native American Voting Rights Act https://www.hcn.org/articles/indigenous-affairs-law-6-things-you-should-know-about-the-2021-native-american-voting-rights-act 2 comments politics
- Wild rice sues to stop oil pipeline https://www.hcn.org/articles/latest-justice-wild-rice-sues-to-stop-oil-pipeline 2 comments nottheonion
- How a trail in rural Oregon became a target of far-right extremism—To understand the state’s urban-rural divide, start by looking at Yamhill County’s proposed walking trail. https://www.hcn.org/issues/53.7/north-extremism-how-a-trail-in-rural-oregon-became-a-target-of-far-right-extremism 42 comments moderatepolitics
- How will humans live through ecological collapse? https://www.hcn.org/issues/53.7/ideas-books-how-will-humans-live-through-ecological-collapse 7 comments politics
- How will humans live through ecological collapse? https://www.hcn.org/issues/53.7/ideas-books-how-will-humans-live-through-ecological-collapse 12 comments environment
- The ‘slow-motion genocide’ of the Chinook Indian Nation https://www.hcn.org/issues/53.4/indigenous-affairs-the-slow-motion-genocide-of-the-chinook-indian-nation 2 comments indepthstories
- Border barrier boondoggle https://www.hcn.org/issues/53.3/infographic-borderlands-border-barrier-boondoggle 4 comments politics
- Trump’s impact on Indian Country over four years - From legal decisions to on-the-ground policies, Indigenous lawyers describe the administration’s tactics as an “onslaught” removing federal protections of land and wildlife https://www.hcn.org/articles/indigenous-affairs-trumps-impact-on-indian-country-over-four-years 14 comments politics
- How anti-Indigeneity proliferates around the West and the world https://www.hcn.org/articles/indigenous-affairs-across-the-globe-how-anti-indigeneity-proliferates-around-the-west-and-the-world 3 comments politics
- Triumph and tragedy: Trump’s border wall expands - Anger and despair rise as new projects are announced in the Southwest https://www.hcn.org/issues/52.5/south-borderlands-triumph-and-tragedy-trumps-border-wall-expands 4 comments politics
- Can a new voting system improve our fractured democracy? - A county in Oregon decides to rank its voters’ choices https://www.hcn.org/issues/52.4/what-works-can-a-new-voting-system-improve-our-fractured-democracy 9 comments politics
- Trump’s border wall threatens fish species - The U.S. is skirting conservation laws and withdrawing millions of gallons of groundwater https://www.hcn.org/articles/climate-desk-trumps-border-wall-threatens-fish-species 6 comments politics
- In rural Colorado, the kids of coal miners learn to install solar panels - Where the mines once provided steady employment, solar energy now offers jobs for the next generation. https://www.hcn.org/issues/52.1/solar-energy-in-rural-colorado-the-kids-of-coal-miners-learn-to-install-solar-panels 813 comments technology
- When disaster strikes, Indigenous communities receive unequal recovery aid - U.S. citizens recovering from natural disasters receive $26 per person, per year from the federal government. Tribal citizens? Just $3. https://www.hcn.org/articles/indigenous-affairs-when-disaster-strikes-indigenous-communities-receive-unequal-recovery-aid 4 comments politics
- How BLM employees really feel about moving West | Leaked audio from a recent agency meeting is filled with fumbles by leadership, disapproving rumbles and derisive laughter from staff. https://www.hcn.org/issues/51.17/bureau-land-management-how-blm-employees-really-feel-about-moving-west 6 comments politics
- Judge orders industries to pay royalties for public land extraction. Tens of millions more dollars will flow into Western communities after a federal court throws out the Trump administration’s industry-friendly deal. https://www.hcn.org/articles/energy-and-industry-judge-orders-industries-to-pay-for-public-land-extraction 3 comments politics
- New EPA head has long history of ties to mining interests https://www.hcn.org/articles/us-environmental-protection-agency-new-epa-head-andrew-wheeler-has-long-history-of-ties-to-mining-interests 3 comments politics
- A judge just dealt a potentially fatal blow to Keystone XL Trump’s approval of the oil pipeline failed to account for environmental impacts. https://www.hcn.org/articles/oil-a-judge-just-dealt-a-potentially-fatal-blow-to-keystone-xl 124 comments politics
- Tossing salmon for science: Trees grew faster when fertilized with salmon guts than they had grown in the twenty years prior to the experiment, study finds https://www.hcn.org/articles/scientific-research-tossing-salmon-for-science 624 comments science
- 5 obstacles for Native voters in the November midterms https://www.hcn.org/articles/tribal-affairs-5-obstacles-for-native-voters-in-the-november-election 3 comments politics
- High schoolers forced Utah to admit climate change is real https://www.hcn.org/articles/opinion-high-schoolers-forced-utah-to-admit-climate-change-is-real 344 comments politics
- Why the National Park advisory board imploded: An interview with board chairman Tony Knowles http://www.hcn.org/articles/national-park-service-why-the-national-park-advisory-board-imploded 4 comments politics
- Trump’s message for tribes: Let them eat yellowcake http://www.hcn.org/articles/tribal-affairs-trumps-message-for-tribes-let-them-eat-yellowcake 3 comments politics
- A book in hand deepens the backcountry experience http://www.hcn.org/issues/49.19/philosophy-a-book-in-hand-deepens-the-backcountry-experience 6 comments books
- Court rejects temporary block to the methane rule: The ruling snarls Trump’s directive to rollback environmental regulations. http://www.hcn.org/articles/news-energy-and-energy-a-court-rejects-trumps-effort-to-temporarily-block-epas-methane-rule 3 comments politics
- 12 books expelled from Tucson schools http://www.hcn.org/articles/education-tucsons-mexican-american-studies-ban-goes-back-to-court 16 comments books
- USDA plans to axe the position dedicated to rural economies: Critics say the move will eliminate leadership rural communities rely on. http://www.hcn.org/articles/trumps-ag-secretary-wants-to-eliminate-rural-development-office-leadership 4 comments politics
- Federal hiring freeze hits Western land agencies: It’s not clear what will happen with seasonal hires such as wildland firefighters. http://www.hcn.org/articles/donald-trump-federal-employee-hiring-freeze-west 10 comments politics
- Trump’s Cabinet Choices Reflect Deep Koch Influence http://www.hcn.org/articles/donald-trumps-cabinet-choices-reflect-koch-influence 5 comments politics
- Trump met with a leader of the land transfer movement http://www.hcn.org/articles/trump-met-with-a-leader-of-the-land-transfer-movement 4 comments politics
- Study finds surprising source of Colorado River water supply http://www.hcn.org/articles/more-than-half-of-the-rivers-in-the-upper-colorado-basin-originate-as-groundwater 2 comments science
- Congress lets sun set on Land and Water Conservation Fund. The nation's most successful conservation program is in jeopardy. https://www.hcn.org/articles/congress-lets-sun-set-on-land-and-water-conservation-fund 11 comments politics
- In saving the California Condor from extinction, officials inadvertently wiped out another entire species, a louse that lived only on those 23 birds http://www.hcn.org/blogs/goat/the-power-and-plight-of-the-parasite?utm_source=wcn1&utm_medium=email 3 comments nottheonion