The deadly Wine Country blazes ignited and grew in forests and shrublands.
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New Mexico breweries patch the gaps between oil booms
Rural towns explore ways to diversify their economies, from tourism to hospitality.
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Wild horse extremists obscure real-world solutions
We need to find a fix for the unhealthy populations of feral horses on public lands.
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Senate opens a path to drill the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
However, several more steps would have to happen for drilling to be authorized.
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As sediment builds, one dam faces its comeuppance
Officials at a Colorado reservoir are reckoning with decades of accumulation.
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West Obsessed: The Bundy trial looms in Las Vegas
Editor Tay Wiles unpacks how the legal dispute embodies this political moment.
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Canadian First Nations call for eviction of fish farms
British Columbia protests are rooted in a deeper conversation on Indigenous rights.
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San Francisco sues Big Oil for climate adaptation
Sea level rise could lead to catastrophic flooding, and the city blames Exxon and BP.
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Coexistence between wolves and livestock is a delusion
When it comes to public lands, native wolves should get preference.
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In Congress, an effort to curtail national monuments
Any monument larger than a square mile would require additional review.
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Take a job, create another
Despite mounting evidence to the contrary, the myth of job-stealing immigrants persists.
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Toma un trabajo, pero crea otro
A pesar de la evidencia, persiste el mito sobre los inmigrantes que roban empleos.
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In the West, fishing is more regulated than buying a gun
We stop large-caliper hooks but do nothing about large-caliber weapons.
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Trump’s BLM removes a hurdle for controversial Cadiz project
The Mojave Desert project moves forward without typical environmental review.
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A Northwest tribal sovereignty battle, centered on culverts
21 tribal nations wait to see if the Supreme Court will hear a decades-old case about salmon.
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An ‘ill-conceived’ road through Alaskan wilderness
The Trump administration’s backdoor land swap could set a dangerous precedent.
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In rural New Mexico, a new brewery creates momentum
Truth or Consequences looks for ways to attract a new generation of entrepreneurs.
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Infographic: Where in the West young people are moving
Some counties in the region buck the aging trend.
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Why save the small town?
Cities may seem inevitable, but rural communities are finding ways to hang on.
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Seeking economic health for small towns
A project looks at how communities are faring in rural New Mexico.