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Income inequality proliferates across the West

How history, tax policies and gentrification play into wealth inequity.

2 min readNov 30, 2021

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Income inequality proliferates across the West

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Black entrepreneurs built beach havens in California. Racism shut them down.

The hidden history of Santa Monica’s Black coastal enclaves.

2 min readOct 14, 2021

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Black entrepreneurs built beach havens in California. Racism shut them down.

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After the Palisades Tahoe name change, where is the Washoe Tribe looking next?

‘This whole thing, it’s decent. It’s a decent thing to do.’

2 min readSep 23, 2021

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After the Palisades Tahoe name change, where is the Washoe Tribe looking next?

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In Arizona, a radical change in juvenile detention

How a rural town transformed a juvenile facility into a safe space for teens.

2 min readSep 20, 2021

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In Arizona, a radical change in juvenile detention

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The incredible shrinking Colorado River

Climate change and rising demand are sucking the life out of the Southwest’s water supply.

2 min readAug 23, 2021

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The incredible shrinking Colorado River

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For dairy cows, where there’s smoke, there’s less milk

Scientists in Idaho are finding that wildfire smoke dampens milk production and coincides with increased risk of disease and even death in…

3 min readAug 16, 2021

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For dairy cows, where there’s smoke, there’s less milk

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The Apache community running to rescue its holy mountain

Indigenous spiritual leaders say the Vatican’s observatory is searching for something it doesn’t understand.

2 min readAug 10, 2021

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The Apache community running to rescue its holy mountain

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Reviving traditional Apsáalooke water sources

Tribal scientists and community members are testing wells, solving plumbing problems and delivering clean water to their neighbors.

4 min readAug 6, 2021

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Reviving traditional Apsáalooke water sources

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Tree DNA thwarts black market lumber

How the genetic code of flora helped catch timber thieves.

1 min readAug 4, 2021

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Tree DNA thwarts black market lumber

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A mega-dairy is transforming Arizona’s aquifer and farming lifestyles

Minnesota’s Riverview Dairy has deep pockets and long straws.

2 min readAug 4, 2021

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A mega-dairy is transforming Arizona’s aquifer and farming lifestyles

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High Country News

Working to inform and inspire people — through in-depth journalism — to act on behalf of the West’s diverse natural and human communities.

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