San Juan County’s Navajo population has lived for decades with a minority white government. This election could change that.
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Posted inOctober 15, 2018: Nature Retreat
Love wins in Idaho; ‘relief’ at Old Faithful; rural drive-bys
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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Utah files to support Trump’s diminished national monuments
Worried that the original monument designation may stand, Utah wants to jump into the fray.
Posted inOctober 15, 2018: Nature Retreat
A revival for the Navajo Nation’s police force
Despite continuous underfunding, a new academy is training cadets to protect the Nation on its own terms.
Posted inSeptember 17, 2018: The Pioneer of Ruin
The pioneer of ruin
Amid a desolate mess in Cisco, Utah, a young woman resurrects a home.
Posted inSeptember 17, 2018: The Pioneer of Ruin
A toilet project; carpet-bombing trout; the ick factor
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inSeptember 17, 2018: The Pioneer of Ruin
Latest: County campaign promotes monuments on the chopping block
San Juan County says ‘Make it Monumental’ while asking for exemption from the Antiquities Act.
Posted inAugust 31, 2018: The Big Threat to Bighorns
Latest: Tribes gain more leverage over Western water
A recent ruling could settle the unresolved groundwater rights of nearly 240 tribes.
Posted inOctober 29, 2018: When your neighborhood goes BOOM
Trump’s attacks on public lands could help Democrats out West
Monument reviews, wilderness access are key sticking points in the midterms.
Posted inAugust 20, 2018: Where the West is Moving - and Why
In southwestern Utah, unceasing growth means increased tension
Access to public lands has caused St. George to become one of the fastest-growing metro areas in the country.
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Meet the Native Americans running for office in 2018
Indigenous candidates are seeking governorships, seats in Congress and more.
Posted inAugust 6, 2018: What Are We Doing Here?
In the Southwest, ‘drought’ doesn’t tell the whole story
Why ‘aridification’ is a better term for our new, more parched reality.
Posted inJune 11, 2018: Reclaiming the Klamath
Kleptoparasitism; an octopus named Fred; moose chasers
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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We need to fix up roads and bridges — not mines
Federal officials may add mining to a law that fast-tracks infrastructure permitting.
Posted inJune 11, 2018: Reclaiming the Klamath
Tribal nations hold some of the best water rights in the West
But to use them, tribes often must negotiate settlements that need federal approval.
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The playground of Lake Powell isn’t worth drowned canyons
Before a writer knew the true cost of Glen Canyon Dam, ‘ignorance was bliss.’
Posted inMay 14, 2018: Death in the Alpine
Free-range parenting; vandalized valentine; duck, duck, goat
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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Bears Ears is open for business
A reporter staked a mining claim on former monument lands. You could, too.
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High schoolers forced Utah to admit climate change is real
A group of students convinced state lawmakers to acknowledge the warming planet.
Posted inApril 30, 2018: Celebrity Scofflaw
Bullying bulls; pup poop problems; email missteps
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.