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State trust lands generate millions of dollars for carceral facilities and programs every year, largely from extractive industries like oil and gas drilling, shares Grist.

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Grief needn’t be a terminus. It can become a portal to something better.

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A Marine combat veteran found purpose in river restoration. Now, he writes, he needs an army of helpers.

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Like LA’s new climate refugees, immigrants also deserve respect.

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White Mesa residents say they’d be last to know about accidents despite being closest to danger.

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Renters in an obstacle loop following the fires in LA County are now facing the high costs of recovery nearly one month later.

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Even as Trump administration orders sow chaos, EPA staffers say they will continue to uphold the agency's mission.

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The 46th president finished his term in customary contradictory style.

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Sacred land protectors call on leaders to take meaningful action before the second Trump administration eviscerates the work they’ve done.

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Remembering the activist and author Karsten Heuer.

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North Dakota sued the Interior Department at least five times under Governor Doug Burgum. Now he’s set to run the agency; shares ProPublica.

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Key takeaways from our investigation revealing how expensive properties use a system meant to help farmers and ranchers.

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Utah’s Coal Country doesn’t look like it once did, but the region is exploring pathways to remain a major energy producer.

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The mass displacement of both previously housed fire victims and unhoused people is making it more difficult for Los Angeles County to accurately count how many people are experiencing homelessness in the region.

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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, who was banned from nine tribal reservations, will oversee policies uniquely important to Indigenous people.

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Katherine Hoff, a research fellow at the University of California Berkeley’s Center for Law, Energy and the Environment, discusses how communities participate in conversations around where and how to build renewable energy developments in this Q&A.

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After just 8 months, Biden’s green jobs program shut down before Trump took office. What did it do? asks Grist.

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Many ancient desert species have seen more than you have. What do they carry with them?

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These are tough times for the West, but its people inspire hope. In our Feb. issue: 🎨 Papay Solomon honors African immigrants with stunning portraits 🌿 Veteran Alexander Lemons heals through habitat restoration 🐚 Researchers fight to save the black abalone https://buff.ly/3CFUuij

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Friends, this is the cover of @highcountrynews.bsky.social right now, and if you're not sure what action you can take to seed hope right now, I would like to suggest subscribing to this brilliant publication. #IAmTheWest

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Many ancient desert species have seen more than you have. What do they carry with them?

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In early 2025, uranium from a Superfund site on the Navajo Nation will be removed from tribal land to a landfill run by state officials in New Mexico.

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Community benefits agreements offer a promising solution to address local concerns and build trust for renewable energy projects, but their success depends on fair negotiations and transparent collaboration.

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✨We're excited to announce our new cohort of editorial fellows: @goesbykim.bsky.social - climate and science fellow @chadebradley.bsky.social - Indigenous affairs fellow @annierosenthal.bsky.social - Virginia Spencer Davis fellow Watch our website for stories from these amazing journalists. 👀🤩

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City water systems aren’t built for megafires.

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Formerly incarcerated firefighter Eddie Herrera just wants people to treat incarcerated firefighters like human beings.

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As climate change fuels larger, more frequent, and more destructive fires, resource advisors are working harder than ever to protect species, cultural items, and other resources from wildfires and fire-suppression activities.

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The legislative win in a divided congress signals the strength of the outdoor rec industry as a political force.

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My friend Riley just penned this for @highcountrynews.bsky.social. Great to see some familiar faces here, and Riley really brings it home w/ this: "There is no future without fire, and no future in which federal wildland firefighters are not its indispensable stewards." www.hcn.org/articles/pay...

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The wildfires tearing through the greater LA-area are symptoms of drastic climate change and outdated infrastructure.

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For @highcountrynews.bsky.social Ruxandra Guidi provides a brilliant essay we all can use right now where, even death can provide meaning🌵 Stunning photos by Bear Guerra www.hcn.org/issues/57-1/...

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Wildlife biologist Miguel Ordeñana tells High Country News how wildlife are hurting from the Los Angeles wildfires, and how the fires could impact some species’ populations in the long term.

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Join @highcountrynews.bsky.social and the Journalism and Public Interest Communication program at the University of Washington in an evening with content creators Kelsey Russell, @showmeyourmask.bsky.social, and @westernwatergirl.bsky.social. 💬 February 5 ⏰ 5:30-7pm

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We sat down with the outgoing director of The Bureau of Land Management, Tracey Stone-Manning, to talk about how she’s helped conserve public lands and what’s next.

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After a 12-day unfair labor practice strike over the holidays, unionized ski patrollers at Park City Mountain ratified a new agreement with Vail Resorts.

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The wind industry is taking off, and workers face numerous risks: equipment failure, falls, electrocution and more; but increased unionization, industry-specific OSHA standards, pro-labor laws and better training could all help make the job safer.

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Former Northern Arapaho tribal chairman and filmmaker Jordan Dresser shares the story about how his community worked to get almost 200 cultural items back from the Episcopal Church in Wyoming and returned to the tribe.

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Talk about having bats in your belfry! Imagine buying your dream house, only to discover that it’s already occupied by bats. And not just one or two, but thousands. #HeardAroundTheWest

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Approaching the new year with a sense of purpose, and a little grit and determination, can act as a counterbalance to despair and fear of what’s to come.

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An ag tax system intended to support farming and ranching ops is widely used by non-farmers and ranchers — but fixing the system is a political challenge because it would require the political will to anger current beneficiaries by raising their taxes.

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Wealthy people can stymie renewable energy projects, which is imperiling the country’s transition to clean energy.

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Carter’s efforts to conserve land and reduce consumption are the most enduring parts of his legacy.

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In the West, Republicans outperformed expectations among voters of color, and independents leaned heavily to the right.

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Researchers, managers and landowners are striving to better understand and conserve the West’s remaining prairie dogs and the prairie that depends on them.

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On Wednesday, after a 12-day unfair labor practice strike, unionized ski patrollers at Park City ratified a new agreement. My latest for @highcountrynews.bsky.social looks at how they won concessions and what it may mean for other ski patrols in the West. www.hcn.org/articles/how...

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An end-of-year roundup highlighting some of our favorite Indigenous affairs stories from other publications.

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Some books, happenings and other cultural endeavors that helped expand our sense of place in 2024.

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New wildfire smoke research published throughout 2024 illuminated more ways that wildfire smoke is dangerous for human health.

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