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If you could walk the ocean floor off the coast of Cape Arago in Oregon in the summer, you’d find yourself in the mysterious green depths of a forest of kelp. Look up, and youd ...

Some people stuck at the U.S.-Mexico border are forced to risk their lives attempting to cross the desert. High Country News ’ weekly email newsletters keep you up-to-date with our latest news and ...

Cal Solar has been installing panels on homes and businesses in Grass Valley and surrounding Nevada County for the past 25 years. In 2019, it became a worker-owned cooperative, and Ortegren went from ...

Thirty-seven wolves died in Washington in 2024, including four killed for preying on livestock, one by a cougar, one dying after ingesting a piece of plastic that perforated its intestine and 18 ...

In her May 2025 editor’s note (“ The social contract ”) Jennifer Sahn said that transferring public land, or any “public good,” to private hands should be considered “un-American.” As a student of ...

The members of the High Country News Board of Directors recently welcomed Chris Winter to their ranks. Chris is an attorney and heads the Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy and the ...

Aguilar’s portraits captured her harmony with nature, blurring the line between human and desert. As a naturist, I’ve been drawn to her nude imitations of rocks, trees and wind. What knowledge do we ...

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Documents show Interior rejected a union contract for employees at BLM headquarters days before the inauguration.

Anfield first submitted its proposed operating plan in April 2024. The BLM initially found that both the plan and a follow-up application were deficient, and the mine’s progress was halted. But under ...