The legislation sets up an emergency disaster fund but also weakens protections for trees and wildlife.
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Exchange or exploitation? Ski towns turn to foreign students
The J-1 program is the main source of migrant labor for the ski industry.
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What the 2018 midterms could mean for Native voting
Candidates and organizers think now is the time for Indigenous lawmakers.
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Judge: Agency cherrypicked science for bison management
Amid protests, Fish & Wildlife has been ordered to reexamine protections for the iconic Yellowstone beast.
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How the U.S.-Mexico border has split the Tohono O’odham
When it comes to the ‘wall,’ the Nation is divided.
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The desert, divided
The Borderlands thrive on connections. What would it mean to sever them?
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Undocumented: A life, a home and a family in the rural West
What it’s like for one undocumented woman and her family in Trump’s America.
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Northwest tribes aid a fight against fossil fuels
Two Pacific Northwest conflicts exemplify a union between tribal nations and anti-fossil fuel advocates.
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‘I saw more dead birds in that one pit than hunters would poach’
Egged on by industry lobbyists, Interior Department weakens bird protections.
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Republican politicians should support the outdoor industry
Public lands should be conserved — not exploited for short-term gain.
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In Congress, both parties agree on one public lands bill
A bill allowing public land sales for conservation inches towards passage.
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Scott Pruitt’s EPA drags its feet on controlling pollution
An anti-regulations agency delays enforcing the rules it was created to oversee.
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At Bears Ears, Trump and Zinke ignored everyone but industry
Newly released documents show that locals had little voice in monument decisions.
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The business of climate change, in market terms
Climate change solutions are socially and politically divisive, but they needn’t be.
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Indian Child Welfare Act attacks are a threat to tribes
The law is essential to strengthening future Native American generations.
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Forest Service chief resigns over allegations of sexual misconduct
Tony Tooke stepped down from his role but disputes allegations against him.
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MS-13 isn’t the real enemy
The gang’s brutality is undeniable. But the president’s rhetoric erodes American ideals.
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In Arizona, a push for school choice targets Latino voters
The program, which would primarily benefit wealthy families, has received support from a Koch-funded group.
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Resistance to drilling grows on the Navajo Nation
Indigenous activists try to quell a rising tide of oil and gas exploration in Chaco Canyon.
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The danger of local hands on public lands
When it comes to monuments, Utah lawmakers have conflicts of interest.