Thousands of miles of off-highway routes will get new travel management plans.
Articles
Posted inArticles
The Trump administration’s false coal stats, explained
Enviro chief Scott Pruitt’s coal job numbers aren’t even close to accurate.
Posted inArticles
Trump is dangerously beyond climate denial
He and his administration are dismantling the tools for studying climate change.
Posted inArticles
A tour of the West’s radioactive legacy
Trump’s push for nuclear security could send ripples across the region.
Posted inArticles
States commit to action in absence of climate accord
California and Washington form a coalition that will fight climate change even if Trump won’t.
Posted inArticles
In Montana, an election shows a deepening partisan divide
Gianforte wins a House seat despite violence and after millions of dollars in spending.
Posted inArticles
Week in review: June 2
Breaking ties with Paris, Dakota Access ships oil and we’ll never forget “covfefe.”
Posted inArticles
West Obsessed: Crimes against non-humanity
High Country News staffers discuss human-wildlife killings and conflicts.
Posted inArticles
Why the Endangered Species Act can’t save whitebark pines
Politics, money and climate change threaten one of the West’s iconic trees.
Posted inArticles
Inside the military tactics used during Standing Rock
Documents show the company behind DAPL used paramilitary security to track activists.
Posted inArticles
Trump’s loyalty to coal is bad for taxpayers
A Colorado mine is an example of industry benefiting at the public’s expense.
Posted inArticles
La clase trabajadora le está dando nueva vida a los sindicatos
En Los Angeles, un movimiento crece a pesar de la administración de Trump.
Posted inArticles
LNG project rises again, with support from Mountain states
White House backing could ease approval for Oregon’s Jordan Cove terminal.
Posted inArticles
USDA plans to axe the position dedicated to rural economies
Critics say the move will eliminate leadership rural communities rely on.
Posted inArticles
In these Western cities, using less water costs more
Some homes pay five times as much as others for the same amount of water.
Posted inArticles
Republican wins Montana election, despite violence
Rep. Greg Gianforte starts his tenure with assault charges.
Posted inArticles
Week in review: May 26
Another Anadarko oil explosion, protestors at FERC and landslides in Big Sur.
Posted inArticles
Meet the people in the path of a massive pipeline expansion
Standing Rock tactics are being used in a Canada pipeline fight.
Posted inArticles
How low-wage immigrant workers are reviving unions
In Los Angeles, a steady movement takes hold under the Trump administration.
Posted inArticles
Good management starts with science
Should decisions on wildlife be made at the ballot box — or by experts?