A Colorado nonprofit is constructing its second affordable housing complex with an eye toward mass production.
People & Places
Posted inMarch 1, 2023: Moving Parts
‘I’ve always been a fan of getting people to empathize with a landscape’
#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.
Posted inMarch 1, 2023: Moving Parts
The 90-foot sentinel of Butte, Montana
What does a statue dedicated to mothers reveal about women’s rights?
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What happens without warning
How a California ash embodies new information in a long friendship.
Posted inMarch 1, 2023: Moving Parts
A demonstration of Black bodies in nature
‘Our family trip to Yosemite has given me access to places I subconsciously felt weren’t home to me.’
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How far will you go to reduce your wildfire risk?
It may depend on how you see the world.
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Does California’s Friendship Park need a taller border wall?
Advocates protest plans for reconstruction of the barrier at the binational meeting point.
Posted inMarch 1, 2023: Moving Parts
Luck and life in pronghorn country
‘Since I was a little girl, on the first day of every month, the first words out of my mouth are rabbit rabbit.’
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Books to see us through
The written word can provide shelter for whatever is coming.
Posted inFebruary 1, 2023: The Reveal
Tending a remnant of home
How a glass shelf connected a woman to what mattered most.
Posted inFebruary 1, 2023: The Reveal
‘Cultivating a community is like a garden’
#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.
Posted inFebruary 1, 2023: The Reveal
Missoulians nearly lost access to their beloved community ski hill
Now they’re rallying to ensure public access to the recreation hotspot.
Posted inFebruary 1, 2023: The Reveal
Foods harvested throughout the seasons make up a wintertime meal
An Inupiaq writer describes the fellowship and delight of a Native supper.
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How California’s emergency plans fail disabled communities
Kelley Coleman’s 9-year-old son had two days of his medication left. Then the evacuation order hit.
Posted inMarch 1, 2023: Moving Parts
Here’s what it takes to build Alaska’s highways of ice
Frozen rivers are vital transportation routes for communities outside the state’s traditional road system.
Posted inMarch 1, 2023: Moving Parts
California’s power outages are a life-and-death issue
A perspective on the impacts of storms for people with disabilities.
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At first, locals protested Alaska’s land sale. Now, they’re reclaiming it
The buyers plan to transform 40 acres of fire-scarred land into a sustainable, Indigenous-led farm.
Posted inJanuary 1, 2023: Ripple Effects
What if Indigenous women ran controlled burns?
The Karuk Tribe’s first-of-its-kind training seeks to extinguish hypermasculinity in firefighting culture.
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A year in the Borderlands: The biggest stories from 2022
With a little help from our friends, HCN untangles the complexities of the U.S.-Mexico border.
Posted inJanuary 1, 2023: Ripple Effects
How protecting trees can fight gentrification
LA activists are wielding black walnut protections to stop development.