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For the first time, U.S. and Mexico take stock of the underground water they share
The two countries have tried for years to thoroughly assess aquifers along the border.
If you can’t beat the weeds, eat them
How nature — and marmots — thwarted a plan for an urban garden.
Tribes win one fight, lose another in pipeline protest
The Obama administration intervened in favor of tribes, for now.
How do you beat hunger and food waste? Try compost
Reunity turns restaurant scraps into soil — and connects Santa Fe with rural farms in the process.
Can a Montana community run its own forest?
Local citizens collaborate to restore, protect, and utilize Alvord Lake.
The myth of telemedicine?
While technology can fill in some gaps for rural health, it can’t do it all.
Defense bill threatens sage grouse survival
A sneaky amendment would block protection under the Endangered Species Act.
Ranch Diaries: Two years into Triangle P Cattle, we’re coming into our own
My childhood cowgirl dreams and family traditions are settling in and coming to fruition.
New Mexican farmers struggle to stay on the land
Can a tax break keep New Mexico’s struggling farmers from selling out?
Rural Colorado can’t afford to lose more water to Denver
Is diverting water through the Gross Dam-Moffat Tunnel project still necessary?
The Bundys go on trial
Following Oregon occupation and Nevada standoff, a family that refuses to accept the federal government will have its day in court.
Northern New Mexico’s fight against food insecurity
In the region’s most impoverished rural areas, food pantries fill gaps of grocery stores.
How to feed the masses in small-town America
New business models bring food to towns too small for big box stores.
Is there a way to revive drought-stricken soil?
In Colorado, potato-farming brothers are saving water by using cover crops innovatively.
Is farming a public service?
To build a new generation of farmers, one nonprofit wants states to forgive student loans.
Training programs teach farmers to do more with less
Can blackberries and tilapia help New Mexico’s small farmers thrive?
Food, food, everywhere, and not a bite to eat
Reforming America’s broken food and agriculture systems is possible, but it won’t happen overnight.
After thousands of fish die in the Yellowstone River, officials lift boating bans
Stretches of the river remain closed as officials scramble to save the iconic fishery.
California nixes funding for coal export terminals
Governor’s bill blocks transport to markets in Asia.
