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The monsoon can’t save us
An unusually rainy Southwest summer is welcome — but much more is needed to end the water crisis.
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The funky politics of wildfire right now
After New Mexico’s record-breaking fires, the politics of wildfire are morphing into weird configurations.
Posted inJuly 1, 2022: Living with Rivers
Out-of-this-world fest; territorial disputes; bear-family affairs
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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The shift to green energy, obstructed
A whole host of factors has thrown the transition away from fossil fuels to more sustainable forms of energy off track.
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Unprecedented fire, wind and snowmelt in the Southwest
This may not be the driest winter, the worst fire season or even the warmest spring on record, but taken together the conditions truly are superlative.
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What the Ukraine war means for Western lands
War hawks and climate hawks alike are calling for energy independence.
Posted inMay 1, 2022: New Ways of Seeing the West
A terrible lighthouse, swift treasure hunters, and a paranormal ghost town
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inDecember 1, 2021: Visions of Wildness
The emotional lives of wolves
Biologist Rick McIntyre uses anthropomorphism to tell the story of his subjects.
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Tongass timeline
To understand the context of the latest policy shift, here’s a brief timeline of significant disputes over the future of logging in the Tongass: Time immemorial to present: Alaska Natives, including the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian people, inhabit the Tongass, sustained by the forest’s rich diversity of plants and animals. Today, Alaska Natives are leading […]
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The ‘ecological hate speech’ developed around wildfire
A new book examines the myths that help fuel forest management.
Posted inMay 1, 2021: Beauty and Biodiversity in the Borderlands
Big awards and staffing changes
Our investigation from March 2020 gets deserved recognition, and we say a bittersweet farewell to a few employees.
Posted inMay 1, 2021: Beauty and Biodiversity in the Borderlands
Spread the news, and take us higher!
We’re on a quest to transform HCN for another 50 years, and you can help.
Posted inMarch 1, 2021: The Rough Road Ahead
HCN in the 2010s
The era was defined by Malheur, pipeline protests and the beginning of the Trump presidency.
Posted inFebruary 1, 2021: End of the Line
Mountaintop removal threatens traditional Blackfoot territory
Stop the Grassy Mountain coal project before it starts.
Posted inJanuary 1, 2021: No Place Like Home
Reflecting on HCN in the 1990s
Monuments, growth and the Marstons marked this era of the magazine.
Posted inDecember 1, 2020: A Community Divided
Former HCN interns look back
Our internship provides real-world skills, and a community, for a lifetime.
Posted in2020
High Country News associate editor wins AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award
Maya Kapoor won a silver in magazine writing for a feature story about the federally threatened Yaqui catfish.
Posted inNovember 1, 2020: When the Smoke Clears
High Country News in the ’80s
Resentment from environmental regulations and the Sagebrush rebels ramped up in the ‘decade of greed.’
Posted inNovember 1, 2020: When the Smoke Clears
Infographic: A patchwork of lands fragments wildlife migration
New legislation helps connect private and public parcels for wildlife flow.