This story is co-published with The Border Chronicle .

You are the carpool that ferries toxic waste from around the world into Texas to be glued together with shiny materials and ...

Even as Oak Flat moves ahead, the mining industry commits to voluntary guidelines to consult with communities.

The Bozeman location is meant to be an emergency shelter. Other local organizations provide housing for families and domestic ...

Dagger fingernails and polished glass, swirls of blue ink wrapping muscled torsos, tough-guy biceps cradling newborn babes — the images capture quintessential New Mexican culture, one that boldly ...

But now, the pressure is on for co-ops in Colorado to invest in renewable energy, following passage of state laws starting in 2019 that require utilities to slash their greenhouse gas emissions by 80% ...

Pay for presence’ aims to compensate ranchers for predator-related losses, but Western states might not be able to afford it.

Around the Colville Reservation, nearly everyone has vivid memories of fire. The blazes’ names — Devil’s Elbow, North Star, Tunk Block, Summit Hill, Cold Springs and Chewah — are recalled and recited ...

This article appeared in the May 2025 print edition of the magazine with the headline “Behavior change is society change.” ...

This season, purple hammock headgear was all the rage in the little town of Pullman, Washington. Just ask Walter, the white-tailed deer that became an international internet celebrity after his ...

Alix Soliman is an environmental journalist based in Juneau, Alaska. She previously covered climate science from Washington, D.C., and worked at conservation nonprofits in California and Oregon. @alix ...

As Western mountain towns struggle with overtourism, Jackson Hole tries out a new plan to mitigate visitors’ impacts.