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How a federal land transfer could give California its key to secession
Fundamental changes in federal land ownership could become more politically feasible than ever.
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House Republicans want to ‘repeal and replace’ the ESA
After attempts to chip away at the law bill by bill, Utah Rep. Rob Bishop says he’d rather scrap the Endangered Species Act altogether.
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What to do if you’re angry about ‘our new corporate overlords’
Regard your wallet as your daily voting booth.
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The Park Service centennial celebration’s damage to the lands
The numbers behind the 100th year celebration of our overflowing parks.
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Who is Ryan Zinke, really?
Trump’s Interior secretary pick set high standards for himself, but his lofty promises to rural voters are a problem.
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‘New Mexico’s DAPL’ is dead
The pipeline would have carried crude oil drilled around Chaco Culture National Historic Park.
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Canada’s pipeline plans run afoul of its climate goals
Environmentalists on both sides of the border are gauging Canada’s commitment to the Paris Agreement.
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Through the years: Here’s what to read on Obama’s presidency
High Country News stories show how Obama wrangled the West.
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5 reasons to be optimistic about climate change
Recent accomplishments have paved a way forward for environmental progress.
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Trump’s Interior pick confounds conservationists
Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke evokes Roosevelt, but his record has veered away from environmental protection.
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‘May the flock be with you’
History repeats itself on the poisonous waters of the Berkeley Pit.
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How Oregon predicted Trump’s partisan politics more than a decade ago
Timber communities gave way to right-wing nostalgia and a wave of progressive populism.
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What Trump’s Interior Secretary pick could mean for tribes
Rep. Ryan Zinke has long listened to Montana tribes, but environmentalists say he tilts in favor of extractive industry.
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Trump’s Cabinet choices reflect deep Koch influence
A rundown of the people with ties to ALEC, the Koch brothers and federal land transfer legislation.
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Second round of Malheur defendants face conspiracy charges
Federal prosecutors are moving ahead, despite the first trial’s acquittal.
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An argument against fish hatcheries
‘Planting fish’ doesn’t solve the problems that led to the need to plant them in the first place.
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How we investigated the National Park Service’s history of sexual harassment
A methodology of our yearlong series about how the agency treats women.
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Pipeline protesters seek refuge from the cold
A dispatch from Prairie Knights Casino, now an outpost of the Standing Rock protests.
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It’s not the Wild West anymore. Look before you shoot.
Carrying a gun in the backcountry isn’t the issue—responsible use is.