Washington and Oregon utilities consider pulling out of Colstrip’s power station.
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Dispatch from Blockadia
Where enviros are uniting with social justice and tribal rights activists in the Northwest to stop new fossil fuel development.
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How some Western cities are leading on climate action
Despite faltering national policy, some communities are forging ahead.
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Huge U.S. coal company declares bankruptcy
Bad investments, cheap natural gas and air pollution regulations led to Arch’s decline.
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How the feds can ensure Western states get more water in 2016
Key legislation failed in 2015. Will this year be any different?
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California relocates residents whose wells have gone dry
Residents explain why the new drought program may or may not work for them.
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These are your state’s gun laws
In the wake of mass killings, a state-by-state look at Western gun policy.
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Highway injustice in Denver’s Latino neighborhoods
Poor districts have breathed I-70’s pollution for decades. Now they’re facing its expansion.
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Why Westerners die at the hands of cops
Jack Yantis, an Idaho rancher, raised the profile of rural police brutality.
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Colorado citizens can now report health problems from oil & gas
The nation’s first ‘health response’ program launched this fall.
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Millions in debt, a community wonders if its water source will provide
This master-planned community must keep building to survive, despite the drought.
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Why being a good neighbor is a good idea
Researchers look to Southwestern ranchers to learn why we share — and what happens when we don’t.
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Will the Little Shell Tribe finally be recognized?
The tribe’s complex history has slowed federal approval of the tribe. A new rule could change that.
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Latest: Anti-gay stance spurs exodus from Mormon Church
The church has a history of anti-gay actions.
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Water hustle
Did one of Nevada’s top water regulators try to cash in on the drought?
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Colorado, other Western states support Syrian refugee program
Governors choose sides on Obama’s Syrian resettlement program.
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Hillary Clinton woos coal communities
Coal companies say government programs won’t replace their high-paying jobs.
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Photos: Tracing poverty in the West
Over 11.5 million people live in poverty in Western states; here are intimate portraits of their communities.
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Reflecting on the tragedy of the young ‘invincibles’
A high school boy who recently survived a catastrophic crash that killed three of his friends in Maryland was quoted by the news media, saying: “We felt invincible!” The police estimated that their car was traveling at more than 70 miles per hour when it veered off the road and hit a tree. A pastor […]
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In Wyoming, the future of Native health depends on kids
Infant mortality among Wyoming’s Native population is more than double that of the state’s white population.