Fire season is here, a new wolf recovery plan and health care protester arrests.
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Small towns are the place to challenge immigration policy
Rosa Sabido finds sanctuary from immigrant detention in a politically divided town.
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What ‘America First’ means for energy development
At a hearing, a discussion of Trump’s aggressive oil and gas leasing policies.
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The thru-hike you’ve never heard of: Oregon Desert Trail
Photographer Meg Roussos shares views from her solo-trek deep in the backcountry.
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As the Great Plains disappear, a path to better farming
Since 2009, an area the size of Kansas has been converted to crops.
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Clean water repeal moves forward
The public can now weigh in on the Trump administration’s regulatory rollback.
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The Navajo Nation’s coal economy was built to be exploited
When the plant closes, the Navajo people will suffer.
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The difference between hunting and killing
A writer recalls two contrasting experiences with so-called hunters.
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What Joe Arpaio represents in today’s American West
The embattled lawman faces charges of criminal contempt.
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12 books expelled from Tucson schools
Seven years after Arizona banned Mexican American Studies, some want it back.
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The Senate health care bill guts Indian Health Services
The bottom line: There will not be enough money.
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Giant Sequoia is a monument to why we need monuments
With few original trees left, the area exemplifies the need for protection.
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EPA staffers weigh in on the damage of Trump’s team
Veterans of the agency say the shake-up is unlike anything they’ve seen before.
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Fires sweep the Southwest
In an unseasonably hot and dry West, an intense fire season takes shape.
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Border Patrol arrests migrants seeking humanitarian aid
As temperatures in the Southwest soar, advocates worry about border crossers.
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Week in review: June 23
What you missed amid the health care hubbub: offshore drilling sales, EPA buyouts, roadkill rules.
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5 things to read about the Yellowstone grizzly delisting
Trump’s Interior Department has announced the bear will no longer receive endangered species protection.
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Zinke: Trump is ‘greatest boss in the world’
The Interior Secretary defended proposed budget cuts to Park Service, and more.
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How collaboration can save the Colorado River
Different interests must align for a successful restoration.
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California enters the global climate stage
As Trump backs off climate agreement, California tackles ambitious renewables goal.