Don’t count on wildfires to alter how counties plan development in fire-prone zones.
Economy
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How independent libraries are transforming some New Mexico towns
In Rio Arriba County, a community fix for a book deficit.
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Opening day at the Crow Fair, an accidental Wild West show and a moose miracle
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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Sometimes a place
A family’s journey from the San Luis Valley to Denver, in illustrations.
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Washington state implements rule to combat climate change
State Department of Ecology unveils initiative to cap and reduce the carbon pollution.
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How for-profit detention persists in the West
Federal policy changes only go part of the way in dismantling private immigrant detention.
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New Mexican farmers struggle to stay on the land
Can a tax break keep New Mexico’s struggling farmers from selling out?
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How to feed the masses in small-town America
New business models bring food to towns too small for big box stores.
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Food, food, everywhere, and not a bite to eat
Reforming America’s broken food and agriculture systems is possible, but it won’t happen overnight.
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Rural hospitals pool their resources to survive
A group of ten New Mexico hospitals is making a go of it in tough times.
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What hospital closures mean for rural California
The very economic decline that contributed to their closure is likely to be worsened by their disappearance.
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The Bundy battle continues, the Airbnb squeeze, and an unusual gun sale
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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The Park Service’s befuddled funding
The cash-strapped agency wrestles with corporate sponsorships and budget shortfalls.
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An electric-power giant is poised to fail
A radical change could be coming to the way electric co-ops across the country do business.
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Partisan politics are pulling my town apart
Can lessons from ecology offer a way to find common ground in our polarized nation?
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How Utah coal interests helped push a secret plan to export coal from California
Companies and investors are trying to survive a collapsing U.S. coal market.
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Let’s be clear: TSA’s new tactics are bribery
A new program lets you cut in line at security, for a fee.
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Dispatch from coal country: Advocates and adversaries duel over leasing reform
In western Colorado, two visions for the future of fossil fuels collide at a BLM listening session.
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By the numbers: Western coal mine layoffs
Coal mines are scaling back and shutting down — and jobs are disappearing.
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Judge strikes down BLM fracking rule
Enviros hope for a successful appeal, but the path could be long and windy.