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The Biden administration weighs in on Colorado River management
Amid mounting drought, changing federal leadership and stalled state negotiations, new federal proposals aim to chart a forward path.
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Audio: How nature can thrive despite human impact
What disturbance-loving plants teach.
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Why did Nevada vote to ban slavery, when California didn’t?
Both states require incarcerated people to work — often for critical and dangerous jobs.
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Western monarch butterflies favor private land. Now what?
A new analysis of the butterflies’ migration routes shows the need for collaborative conservation.
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Beautiful Bears Ears is at risk, again
What are the consequences for the land if the incoming president shrinks the national monument?
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My family experienced Indian boarding schools – and genocide
Why Biden’s apology didn’t go far enough.
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Where horses roam, sage grouse struggle
A new study shows the imperiled bird declines as free-roaming horses exceed the land’s capacity.
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How a dwindling helium supply is impacting public land management
A new BLM plan for western Colorado makes a priority of helium production, worrying environmentalists.
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Western voters reject ranked-choice voting
The alternative electoral system has many benefits, but public opinion remains mixed.
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Washington voters stand up for climate action
The state’s landmark climate law survived a repeal effort — and has raised billions of dollars. Here’s where that money is going.
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Key Senate and House races remain uncalled across the West
A dramatic shift by Latino voters toward Trump helped create a red wave.
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Taking the long view
After election day, stories to step back and gain perspective.
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Resource production or preservation? Election puts Alaska lands on the line
From oil in the Arctic to the Ambler Road, Alaska’s resource and conservation battles await a new administration’s fate, affecting communities, ecosystems and industries alike.
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Montana’s Jon Tester might lose. Here’s why that matters
What the Senate contest says about the unexpected shift in Western politics.
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Roads and wildlife don’t mix
Grizzly 399’s death sparks a broader conversation on how to live with wildlife.
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Welcome to Daylight Nonsense Time
When the Yukon tinkered with the time change, it stretched the Mountain Time Zone to its breaking point.
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What Nevada’s Culinary Union wants this presidential election
La Culinaria, which represents 60,000 hospitality workers in the battleground state, faces a high stakes election year.
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A lens on the Latino vote in Yakima, Washington
Organizers work to get out the vote within the diverse Latino population in the Yakima Valley.