Public pressure prompts reversal of unfriendly solar policies.
Economy
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West Obsessed: Why a blue town voted for Trump
The recipe for a political swing: retirees, unpopular candidates, local organizing.
Posted inJune 12, 2017: The Big Swing
Steinbeck’s Cannery Row, revisited
A new book examines six decades of transformation in Monterey, California.
Posted inJune 12, 2017: The Big Swing
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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The Trump administration’s false coal stats, explained
Enviro chief Scott Pruitt’s coal job numbers aren’t even close to accurate.
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Trump’s loyalty to coal is bad for taxpayers
A Colorado mine is an example of industry benefiting at the public’s expense.
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LNG project rises again, with support from Mountain states
White House backing could ease approval for Oregon’s Jordan Cove terminal.
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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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In these Western cities, using less water costs more
Some homes pay five times as much as others for the same amount of water.
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How low-wage immigrant workers are reviving unions
In Los Angeles, a steady movement takes hold under the Trump administration.
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Despite what the Trump administration says, coal is out
The energy transition is happening now and will only continue.
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Trump wants to cut the EPA’s Superfund by 25 percent
The budget proposal contradicts Administrator Scott Pruitt’s vow to prioritize the program.
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Outdoor industry pros rally for public lands in D.C.
Amid threats to rescind monuments, Big Rec gets fired up over Bears Ears.
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West Obsessed: The prison economy traps the innocent
How a town dependent on incarceration came to be and what that meant for one asylum-seeker.
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Why we should fight against Utah’s war on public lands
And where to submit your comments to protect Bears Ears National Monument.
Posted inMay 15, 2017: Prison Town
‘If you don’t want us, tell us to go back’
The making of a California prison town.
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How private prisons became a booming business
The numbers and policies behind the immigration-incarceration economy.
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Oregon’s monuments need protection from logging
Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument shouldn’t be managed for timber interests.
Posted inMay 1, 2017: Change Comes to Short Creek
An end to Tucson’s growth wars
A conservation plan puts science ahead of politics.
Posted inMay 1, 2017: Change Comes to Short Creek
Inside a taxidermy shop
In Western Colorado, bringing “life” to freeze-framed wild animals.