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The crusade to end federal public lands in New Mexico
Howard Hutchinson, a private property rights activist, leads a coalition that’s quietly organizing a county-level rejection of the Antiquities Act.
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Audio: Under the shade of a nurse tree
The Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalists, a Tucson nonprofit, made a video about nurse trees — native ones like mesquites, ...
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Molly Montgomery
Molly Montgomery is a freelance writer from Santa Fe. She covered Rio Arriba County and agricultural issues at the Rio Grande Sun in Española, where she received a New Mexico Press Association award ...
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The horses and mules that moved mountains and hearts
Stay informed about the West. High Country News’ weekly email newsletters keep you up-to-date with our latest news and investigations from across the region. Nick hates to be separated from Emmy ...
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Bird flu finds its way into Western wildlife
Stay informed about the West. High Country News’ weekly email newsletters keep you up-to-date with our latest news and investigations from across the region. Last fall, a Clallam County ...
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Trump halts historic orphaned well-plugging program
Stay informed about the West. High Country News’ weekly email newsletters keep you up-to-date with our latest news and investigations from across the region. The billions of dollars approved by ...
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After losing everything in the Eaton fire, a family holds onto joy
After the Eaton Fire destroyed Adonis Jones' Altadena house of 55 years, the weight of what was lost is lingering long after the flames died. Now, like many Black families navigating disaster ...
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Trump’s unprecedented attack on America
Stay informed about the West. High Country News’ weekly email newsletters keep you up-to-date with our latest news and investigations from across the region. Back in the spring of 2022, as the U ...
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Montana’s youth climate activists aren’t stopping at their landmark court win
In August 2023, the judge ruled against the state, which appealed to the Montana Supreme Court. When the court affirmed the ruling in December, Held became the first case in the country in which youth ...
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Is a nuclear renaissance coming?
Cheaper renewables and natural gas began edging out nuclear generation; the San Onofre nuclear plant near San Diego shut down in 2012, and Diablo Canyon near San Luis Obispo was slated for retirement ...
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The importance of Indigenous curators
Stay informed about the West. High Country News’ weekly email newsletters keep you up-to-date with our latest news and investigations from across the region. For more than a century, leaders of ...