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High Country News has been a leading source of news on the Western U.S. for more than 50 years, covering the most pressing ecological, social and political topics across 12 Western states and hundreds of Indigenous communities. As a reader-supported news nonprofit, the in-depth, award-winning reporting produced by HCN is thanks to our community of subscribers and donors, who together supply more than three quarters of our annual budget.
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