Mass federal layoffs the Trump administration has planned can move forward immediately, after the U.S. Supreme Court lifted ...

The time-honored tradition of humans looking to the natural world can help us survive difficult times.

A Diné writer confronts how to offer a hand from far away as tragedy strikes on the Navajo Nation. It was the last day of ...

Climate change is creating a mental health crisis in Phoenix. A budding movement in the desert might solve it.

Reclaiming Chinese culture through cultivation.

Scientists in the United States tend to avoid activism; many fear that wading into politics will undermine their work and compromise their independence. Others worry that engaging in protest or ...

He has also helped develop agrivoltaics projects all around the world, working with communities in Kenya, Mexico, Morocco and elsewhere. High Country News’ twice weekly email newsletter includes our ...

Ten years after the impasse between the Bundy family and the BLM, the doctrine of white oppression is widely embraced.

IN THE HOT SUMMER months in the Mountain West, from July into late summer, the hard winters pay off. You can almost forget that spring is short, and the growing season is over so quickly. You can ...

OARRA collects samples of dead animals’ lungs, brains, blubber and more, compiling a biological library of clues for researchers around the country. The data helps scientists learn more about what’s ...

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The decision opens the door for new ways to manage uranium pollution on tribal land.