Colorado’s new wolf-themed specialty license plate joins a regional menagerie of critter-themed plates.
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Gov. Newsom releases new plan to save California salmon
A wave of dam removals is planned, but salmon strategy relies on voluntary water cuts.
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New DNA technique could bring closure for families of missing and murdered Indigenous people
But experts say this risks DNA sovereignty.
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Biden plan will earmark millions of acres of public land for solar development
Proposed updates to the Western Solar Plan would also close sensitive areas to utility-scale solar projects.
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Alaska is short on gravel and long on development projects
The state’s North Slope communities need rocks, and they’re hard to come by.
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Is uranium poised for a renaissance?
As prices climb, mining proposals proliferate. But it might just be hype.
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New Mexico pushes back on Big Oil
New bills in the legislature could curb industry excesses.
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Will the Supreme Court allow agencies to continue interpreting ambiguity in laws?
If the ‘Chevron deference’ is overturned, federal enforcement of key environmental and health care regulations will be sharply curbed.
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The culling of Alaska’s bears and wolves
As the state’s wildlife numbers decline, predators are getting the blame. The true threat is much more complex.
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In Northern California, Asian residents say they are being targeted by traffic stops
The Siskiyou County sheriff’s department has been accused of racial profiling in the past.
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(Re)name that bird! Now’s your chance
The American Ornithological Society is renaming dozens of birds and wants the public’s help.
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Climate litigation to watch in 2024
These court cases could move the needle on the climate crisis.
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Is Biden waging a war on energy? Or on the climate?
A year-end review of the administration’s policy on fossil fuels and public lands.
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Know the West, cover by cover
High Country News informs and inspires, and the magazine’s covers are part of the reason why. Here’s a peek into our process.
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2023 in Native environmental news
The beat’s biggest news that you might have missed.
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Stories that made us green with envy in 2023
A roundup of the articles we wish we’d written ourselves this past year.
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Mountain towns are trying all sorts of solutions to the housing crisis
A new report details the many ways that high-altitude communities are wrestling with ballooning housing costs.
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Tending the shoots of possibility
On the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, a researcher contemplates the future of species we’ve tried to protect.
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How grizzly bear poachers are getting away with it
Investigation finds that Department of Justice rarely prosecutes grizzly bear killers under the Endangered Species Act.