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What do the deadly Los Angeles fires mean for the city’s wildlife?
People weren’t the only ones fleeing fast-moving flames and hot embers as deadly wildfires burned down entire neighborhoods in Los Angeles beginning on Tuesday night and ongoing as of publication.
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How the Park City ski patrol won concessions from Vail
Over in Colorado, ski patrollers from Eldora and Loveland resorts demonstrated outside Vail’s headquarters in Broomfield, ...
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Montana’s ag tax slashes bills for thousands of million-dollar homes
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Wind energy jobs are taking off, but so are risks
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Who’s against wind development in ‘The Crazies’?
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Jimmy Carter’s mixed environmental record
In June 1979, President Jimmy Carter announces his new solar energy policy while standing in front of solar panels placed on West Wing roof of the White House. Credit: Glasshouse Images/Alamy ...
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Shaun Griswold
Shaun Griswold is the acting news editor for High Country News. He lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Email him at [email protected] or follow him on Bluesky. Sign up to receive High Country News ...
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Tribal objects returned to the Northern Arapaho Tribe
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Culture that impacted our sense of the West
HCN has covered the lands, wildlife and communities of the Western U.S. for more than 50 years. Get to know the West better by signing up to receive HCN’s on-the-ground reporting and investigations in ...
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Fire crews do more than fight fires
At Sequoia National Park in California, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employees cover trees in structure wrap to protect them from fires in late September, 2021. Credit: Gary Kazanjian/AP Photo ...
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Letters to the Editor, January 2025
Marc Norton San Francisco, California We welcome reader letters. Email High Country News at [email protected] or submit a letter to the editor. See our letters to the editor policy.
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What an ancient saguaro can teach us
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