Brent Davis thinks he grows the tastiest tomatoes. For four generations, his family has farmed and ranched near the eastern shore of Utah’s Great Salt Lake, 45 minutes north of Salt Lake City. He ...

Farmers, tribes and environmental advocates in rural Oregon raise alarms about the empty promises of biofuels.

Copies of the original plan still exist, one of which sits in the Los Angeles Public Library, where it fell into the hands of the artist and video game designer Alice Bucknell. For Bucknell, the plan ...

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Male roadrunners’ colors become accentuated during mating season. In fact, in many bird species, males are the showiest, sporting iridescent, delectable colors, blooming tail feathers, and, in the ...

This article appeared in the March 2025 print edition of the magazine with the headline “‘Rights of nature’ laws take root in the West.” ...

I always learn from Jonathan Thompson’s work in HCN. But in his recent “ The climate fight endures ,” (February 2025), I must call out one half-sentence about Idaho that rankles: “much of its power ...

She lured Tiptoe from his hutch with bell peppers, covered him with a blanket and, with the help of family members, hoisted all 175 pounds of the tortoise — which is a lot of tortoise — into the back ...

Cindy Wehling leaves an unmatched legacy of art and design, writ large across hundreds of issues of High Country News.

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 ...

In the months before the Navajo Generating Station closed, many observers prognosticated economic doom for nearby Page, Arizona, population 7,500 or so. The plant employed 463 full-time, high-wage ...

We cannot let the hate eat away at our hearts. We cannot let it consume us. We must protect that part of us that loves fiercely from the part that aches at the tidal wave of injustice sweeping outward ...