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LETTERS • High Country News is dedicated to independent journalism, informed debate and discourse in the public interest. We welcome letters through digital media and the post. Send us a letter, find us on social media, or email us at editor@hcn.org.
The long tail of toxic emissions • Communities in the eastern reaches of the Navajo Nation contend with ongoing air quality issues tied to gas and oil wells.
Enter the healers • Finding appropriate and effective ways of treating the multigenerational trauma of boarding school survivors.
Unsettling the Oregon Trail
The twin crises of climate and addiction • Extreme temperatures and natural disasters push harm reduction workers to find new ways to keep communities safe.
Rooted and rising • The Black Farmers Collective is working to build a Black food system in Seattle.
Who owns the West? • Increasingly, land is shifting into the hands of billionaires.
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Rock Springs Riot Revisited • On Sept. 2, 1885, white coal miners in Rock Springs, Wyoming Territory, murdered at least 28 Chinese men and ran the rest of the Chinese out of town at gunpoint. These art works bring that history back to the present.
The Blab of the Pave • Noise pollution disrupts animals’ lives everywhere, even in national parks.
EDITOR’S NOTE • EMPLOYMENT & EDUCATION
We don’t need utopias • What if Eden is chilling out in your neighborhood?
The lemon squeezer • A simple tool becomes a form of self-defense.
A naughty, queer little bird • What the gray jay taught me about authenticity and playfulness.
Heard Around the West • Tips about Western oddities are appreciated and often shared in this column. Write heard@hcn.org.
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