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However, even with this robust community support, High Country News, like many non-profit organizations and news outlets nationwide, has not been immune to the broader economic forces and rising operational…
However, even with this robust community support, High Country News, like many non-profit organizations and news outlets nationwide, has not been immune to the broader economic forces and rising operational…
The federal deadline for seven Western states to submit a unified water management plan for the beleaguered Colorado River passed on November 11 without agreement, casting a long shadow of…
Texas-based New Era Energy & Digital has announced plans to construct a colossal, "hyperscale" data center complex in Lea County, New Mexico, a region already at the heart of the…
The North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum), a creature instantly recognizable by its formidable quilled defense, paradoxically remains one of the most elusive animals in the wild, its presence fading across…
America’s vast public lands, spanning hundreds of millions of acres across the West, have long served as a cornerstone of the nation’s agricultural heritage, providing grazing opportunities for livestock. However,…
The quest to resurrect a century-old cinematic treasure began not on a film set, but within the hushed aisles of a library. In 2023, Colin Mannex, executive director of the…
The transformation began starkly in 2015, as industrial-scale fracking operations rapidly expanded across New Mexico’s Greater Chaco Landscape. This region, a UNESCO World Heritage site, holds profound spiritual and historical…
In late 2019, a routine compliance check by the U.S. Forest Service on federal lands in Montana ignited a multi-year dispute, exposing the deep-seated political pressures that often complicate federal…
Thirty years ago, in the summer of 1992, journalist Jess Walter, then a staff writer for The Spokesman-Review in Spokane, Washington, found himself at the epicenter of a national firestorm.…
Once a decade, ranchers are required to renew permits that grant them the right to graze livestock on Western public lands, a process that represents the government’s primary opportunity to…