In California, a dispute over a public beach could head to the Supreme Court.
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A new generation of activists, born next to an oil refinery
Long in the grips of industry, working-class parents take a lesson from their children.
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MS-13 isn’t the real enemy
The gang’s brutality is undeniable. But the president’s rhetoric erodes American ideals.
Posted inApril 30, 2018: Celebrity Scofflaw
Who can adopt a Native child?
The Indian Child Welfare Act has helped repair the damage of the boarding-school era – but not everyone wants it in place.
Posted inMarch 19, 2018: Desert, Divided
A corporate takeover of legal weed looms in California
Thousands of small-scale marijuana growers could be replaced by Big Ag.
Posted inMarch 5, 2018: Drilling Chaco
A shrinking supply of abalone shells affects coastal tribes
Climate change and overfishing have pushed the prized mollusk to perilously low numbers in California.
Posted inMarch 5, 2018: Drilling Chaco
Latest: Return of the giant orange-toothed rodents
Invasive nutria were eradicated from California but are coming back.
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West Obsessed: An Indigenous family’s struggle for housing
Writer Julian Brave NoiseCat discusses the experience of the Waukazoo family.
Posted inMarch 5, 2018: Drilling Chaco
Interior opens more Western waters to offshore drilling
Officials from both parties ask Secretary Ryan Zinke to reconsider.
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California’s hostility to offshore drilling is rooted in past spills
A massive 1960s spill has Californians on edge about Trump’s push for oil extraction.
Posted inFebruary 5, 2018: Caught Between Crises
A tale of two housing crises, rural and urban
How one Indigenous family is navigating two very different housing problems.
Posted inFebruary 5, 2018: Caught Between Crises
How a private company is bringing affordable houses to Indian Country
Decreased federal assistance has caused a dearth in affordable housing.
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West Obsessed: Rural discontent feeds the desire for a 51st state
A discussion on the State of Jefferson, a California movement renewed under Trump.
Posted inMarch 5, 2018: Drilling Chaco
From bears to condors, the West’s wildlife is finding ways to survive
Five ways science is finding unexpected resilience in animals.
Posted inMarch 5, 2018: Drilling Chaco
The class disparity in Montecito’s disaster recovery
Southern California sits at the intersection of wealth, poverty and climate change.
Posted inFebruary 5, 2018: Caught Between Crises
What Northwestern tribes say about the Jordan Cove pipeline
Under Trump, the natural gas pipeline gets a third chance.
Posted inFebruary 5, 2018: Caught Between Crises
What went wrong at Oroville?
Dam experts release a report on the California dam’s spillway vulnerabilities.
Posted inFebruary 5, 2018: Caught Between Crises
Latest: Another lease on life for the Salton Sea?
Now that water deliveries have ended, it’s a race for a solution.
Posted inJanuary 22, 2018: A Separatist State of Mind
Water-fat mountains; Pence visits Aspen; Oregonians gas up
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inJanuary 22, 2018: A Separatist State of Mind
A separatist state of mind
In the era of Trump, rural discontent settles in the state of Jefferson.