Why suppressing wildfires costs public land agencies so much money.
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Malheur occupation impacts linger throughout the West
Sagebrush Rebellion flareups cooled off after Bundy arrests but the standoff’s effects ripple out.
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Replacing Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day isn’t enough
To better honor their history, activists want “justice, not gestures.”
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Vegan food may not be as “vegan” as you think
Plant-based food processing collides with the ugliest side of animal production.
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A look at Gold Butte, Nevada, two years after the Bundy standoff
Surveyors found illegal cattle grazing, defaced petroglyphs and ditch-digging.
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An argument against internet access in parks
Tethered by their devices, “younglings” of today don’t want to camp.
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Where the Clean Power Plan will have the most impact
The federal rule would intensify an existing trend toward clean energy.
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What the Clean Power Plan means for you
The U.S. Court of Appeals will hear arguments on the federal carbon plan in the coming weeks.
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A couple living off the grid fought water law — and won
The decision could upend a Colorado rule that goes back 150 years.
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How this year’s general election repeats history
The messy 2016 presidential election echoes deeply flawed candidates of the past.
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Yosemite’s superintendent retires after discrimination allegations surface
New allegations of harassment, discrimination crop up in Yosemite, Yellowstone.
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Burner of Land Management
It takes year-round planning to host 70,000 people in one of the planet’s harshest environments.
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West Obsessed: How to fix a broken rural health care system
The staff of High Country News discuss the solutions small towns are trying to patch up their healthcare.
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The shadow following Western political races
Nevada and Arizona attract the most “dark money” this election.
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Washington state implements rule to combat climate change
State Department of Ecology unveils initiative to cap and reduce the carbon pollution.
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How for-profit detention persists in the West
Federal policy changes only go part of the way in dismantling private immigrant detention.
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Chasing the rarest bumblebee in the world
A group of Oregonians searches for the disappearing Franklin’s bee.
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West Obsessed: After 100 years, the national parks have hit some road bumps
The staff of High Country News talk about the challenges the Park Service faces.
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How the Dakota pipeline protest is spreading Westwide
The protests are fueled by a diverse array of causes, from tribal sovereignty to fossil fuel dependence.