The race to dig deeper wells is a losing game for small rural communities.
Communities
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Take down monuments to Native American oppression
As monuments to slavery come down in the South, others, too, deserve scrutiny.
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Small towns are the place to challenge immigration policy
Rosa Sabido finds sanctuary from immigrant detention in a politically divided town.
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Clean water repeal moves forward
The public can now weigh in on the Trump administration’s regulatory rollback.
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The Navajo Nation’s coal economy was built to be exploited
When the plant closes, the Navajo people will suffer.
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The Pacific Crest Trail’s shadow hikers
At the border, migrants and long-distance trekkers hike side by side but worlds apart.
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California’s ‘covfefe’ craze; Bearthoven; How to stop a wedding
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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The making of a motorhead
Ex-skiers, ex-climbers, ex-hikers take on long-distance travel with motorbikes.
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A network of trails that spans the country
The National Trails System, by the numbers.
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Learn the lingo: Trailworker slang
You probably wouldn’t ask a ‘traildog’ to ‘sprinkle your donut.’
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Meet the woman behind Colorado’s highest trails
How trail designer Loretta McEllhiney protects mountains from people.
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Could the lure of trails salvage Alaska’s economy?
A trail along the Trans-Alaska pipeline could be the start of a booming recreation economy.
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How collaboration can save the Colorado River
Different interests must align for a successful restoration.
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Neighbors clash over a Colorado chicken farm
A local court decision lands on the side of a 15,000-hen operation.
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West Obsessed: Why a blue town voted for Trump
The recipe for a political swing: retirees, unpopular candidates, local organizing.
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Steinbeck’s Cannery Row, revisited
A new book examines six decades of transformation in Monterey, California.
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The Big Swing: Why a blue Colorado county voted for Trump
How a wave of retirees and a changed economic landscape reshaped rural politics.
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In Montana, an election shows a deepening partisan divide
Gianforte wins a House seat despite violence and after millions of dollars in spending.
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USDA plans to axe the position dedicated to rural economies
Critics say the move will eliminate leadership rural communities rely on.
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‘This Glock belongs to a friend’
What’s the protocol for holding onto a depressed person’s gun?