How Madhvi and Lalitha Chittoor teamed up against a proposed oil and gas development.
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Posted inOctober 2024: Latino Vote
On the road with Latino organizers in the swing states of the West
In Nevada and Arizona, Latinos make up nearly a third of all voters. What are they thinking this election year?
Posted inOctober 2024: Latino Vote
El voto indeciso latino
De gira con organizadores en Arizona y Nevada.
Posted inOctober 2024: Latino Vote
Latino voting power is building in Yakima
Activists in central Washington focus on informing voters and getting them to show up to the polls.
Posted inOctober 2024: Latino Vote
Poder latino
En el centro del estado de Washington, los organizadores latinos están promoviendo el voto y eligiendo a sus propios candidatos
Posted inOctober 2024: Latino Vote
The Native vote dilemma
Every election year, Indigenous people grapple with whether and
how to engage in electoral politics.
Posted inOctober 2024: Latino Vote
Remembering Colleen McElroy, the ‘literary North Star’ of the Pacific Northwest
In the last quarter century, this Black poet was one of the most decorated in American literature.
Posted inOctober 2024: Latino Vote
How do you describe a sacred site without describing it?
Western journalism puts Indigenous reporters in a tricky position where values don’t always align.
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A dinner party at the end of the world
Scenes from a Wyoming wild game potluck amid a climate crisis.
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The California Forever debate moves underground
A billionaire-backed company will continue sowing support, while residents weigh their options.
Posted inSeptember 2024: When Migrants Go Missing
Venezuelan migrants use social media to counter xenophobia
In the face of anti-immigration rhetoric, content creators show the ‘good outnumber the bad.’
Posted inSeptember 2024: When Migrants Go Missing
The scrappy store that gave me everything when I had nothing
Before its demise, the 99 Cents Only chain fed generations of families across four states.
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Utah wants your public land — for more roads
The state wants to build a highway through tortoise habitat.
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The hunt for a great third place
The significance of discovering a place with charm, wit and different flavors of personality.
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The New Mexico utility that wants to go all in on green hydrogen
The project, like the larger green hydrogen economy, will need to overcome skepticism from local communities and funding challenges.
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As cities enact camping bans, where will California’s unhoused population go?
The number of people experiencing homelessness vastly exceeds the number of available shelter beds in the state.
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How an unexpected storm reshaped Alaska’s west coast
Disaster recovery is a long game and the boats and driftwood that pepper Western Alaska’s tundra are the perfect reminder.
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Banning concentrated feedlots is on the ballot in Sonoma
Locals worry what this could mean for a region dominated by agritourism.
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Is your community ready for a wildfire?
Local governments throughout the West are investing in wildfire defense. Here’s how to know if yours is one of them.
Posted inAugust 2024: In the Wake of the Floods
After historic floods, the safety net failed small farmers
Climate disasters are killing the largest subset of California farms. Government programs are too.