How one Indigenous family is navigating two very different housing problems.
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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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Saints and sinners in the Southwest
A new book explores the dark characters that make the wide-open West their home.
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The uncompromising environmentalist behind the Sierra Club
A new book details the rise of the Sierra Club from hiking group to political force.
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A football team on the edge of the world
The Barrow High School Whalers in Alaska are nearly 500 miles away from the nearest opponent.
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The demise of Chief Wahoo
Cleveland’s logo phase-out is a small win in the fight against racist mascots.
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A Montana bill takes aim at wilderness study areas
Sen. Steve Daines wants to slash protections for some of the state’s wildest land.
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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.
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The hidden health inequalities that Indigenous peoples face
Disparities are shaped by social inequality, historical trauma and discrimination.
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The allure of horse-powered farms
Photos of Washington homesteads, where an old practice draws young farmers.
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Where #MeToo meets #MMIW
The national conversation should include murdered and missing Indigenous women.
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Montana’s first black mayor is here to listen
How might the toxic tenor of national politics change if more of us practiced forbearance and gratitude?
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Latest: Another lease on life for the Salton Sea?
Now that water deliveries have ended, it’s a race for a solution.
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A separatist state of mind
In the era of Trump, rural discontent settles in the state of Jefferson.
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Water-fat mountains; Pence visits Aspen; Oregonians gas up
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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The Cherokee Nation vs. Big Pharma
A major lawsuit over opioid addiction won’t be adjudicated in Cherokee Nation courts.
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In Montana, rural fairs cling to a tenuous future
Long seen as a way to fuel local economies, summer festivals are getting harder for some to justify.
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Want to revitalize a depressed economy? The EPA can help.
A Montana town is using an obscure program to help clean up contaminated areas.
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Rural areas short on workers turn to overseas professionals
Montana has a shortage of nurses, teachers and other workers.
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Social services give rural families a safety net
Issues of affordable housing and transportation impede rural families from getting out of poverty.