Utah used actors, AI, stagecraft and NDAs as it sought to sway public opinion and take control of 18.5 million acres of ...

The majority of public land is too fire prone and far away from communities to even make sense for housing, research shows.

New Mexico’s legislators are eager to repurpose “produced water,” but environmental organizations say that there is no safe ...

Days after the workplace immigration raids that first sparked protests in Los Angeles, families still had no contact with relatives in detention.

Antiquities Act gave presidents the power to protect objects on public lands. A Justice Dept. memo said the Act also ”carries with it the power to revoke.” ...

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Data show that rural, tribal and Western stations would be the most impacted by Trump’s attempt to cut CPB funding.

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. A mother doe, flanked by a fawn ...

A field begins to flood after harvest near Knights Landing, California. Paying rice farmers to create “pop-up” migratory bird habitat has since created tens of thousands of acres of temporary ...

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