In ‘Aphasia,’ Mauro Javier Cárdenas explores the liminal spaces of divided language, place and family.
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Tribes defend themselves against a pandemic and South Dakota’s state government
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and Oglala Sioux Tribe’s COVID-19 checkpoints are at stake.
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Sage advice
The ecological and ethical problems of ‘smudging.’
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The lessons of Redwood Summer, thirty years later
A summer of protest ultimately marked a turning point in environmental activism.
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Wildish Podcast: When a horse goes ‘home’
Episode Six: In Montana, two ranchers adopted ‘Delilah.’ They’re among the growing number of people actually getting paid to adopt wild horses and burros.
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Is spiritual growth possible without confronting whiteness?
In ‘White Utopias,’ cultural appropriation at festivals like Burning Man goes under the microscope.
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Former California prisoners may become professional wildfire fighters
Amid a raging fire season and pandemic, the Western U.S. seeks experienced fire crews to battle its conflagrations.
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Six states threaten lawsuits if feds fast-track the Lake Powell Pipeline
The Trump Administration’s plan to expedite review of Utah’s diversion project undoes decades of collaborative agreements between the states that rely on the Colorado River.
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When home is next to an oil refinery
All I knew about Wilmington, California, was poverty, so I long hid my connection to it.
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Burn out: Frequent fires are changing Western landscapes
Previously burned areas are less likely to re-burn, but intense fires could erase forests.
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Colorado public schools turn to outdoor instruction during COVID-19
These classes have become a key safety tactic as in-person learning returns.
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The world’s largest battery could be the answer to California blackouts
A new project in San Diego will substantially increase the state’s storage capacity.
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Where people are migrating in, and out of, the West
While the region continues to grow, migration patterns are in flux.
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Marco Vargas grew up with gun violence. Now, he wants to do something about it.
A new program in Los Angeles is working to train young activists.
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Marlon’s hustle to survive
The unforgiving economy left by the pandemic leaves many undocumented people without a safety net.
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The physics of connection and solitude
In the middle of a pandemic, a lifetime of lessons from a parent.
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Thousands forced from their homes despite California’s eviction moratorium
Without clear state orders, a loophole in the law allows sheriff departments decide whether to evict.
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Across California, local governments are abolishing court fees
Legal fees tend to fall disproportionately on low-income people.
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Frustrated by delays, states are finding their own COVID-19 testing solutions
Montana struck a deal with a state university to get test results more quickly.
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The old-school organizers who got it done on Zoom
How the country’s oldest organizing group won COVID-19 relief for undocumented immigrants in California.