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High Country News

December Vol. 55, No. 12
Magazine

High Country News is the nation's leading source of reporting on the Western United States. Through in-depth reporting, High Country News covers the West’s social, political and ecological issues.

High Country News

Know the West.

For the love of a species

CONTRIBUTORS

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.

Montana’s half-hearted housing miracle • The state’s new housing laws will boost development. What about affordability?

[Antedesolate: On the Western Set of Pioneer Town, California: How to Be a Black Cowboy] • Antedesolate (adj).-Feeling of helplessness in the face of widespread environmental damage

A toxic tour of the Great Salt Lake • Utah grapples with its future of industry around its dying inland sea.

Thank you, readers! • Your generous and dedicated support makes these pages possible.

Home for the holidays

ESA@50 • This month, the Endangered Species Act marks its 50th anniversary.

Staving off endangerment • Can voluntary conservation save the last native population of Arctic grayling in the Lower 48?

Both sword and shield • The Endangered Species Act’s complicated legacy in Indian Country.

The Endangered Species Act by the numbers • Half a century of wins and losses.

The epic history of a landmark law • The two-volume Codex of the Endangered Species Act takes a long look back — and forward.

HOLLY HUNTERS • Meet the scientists and conservationists fighting to save the Northwest’s forests from an invasive plant.

GREEN ACRES • Will a billion-dollar infrastructure project heal a North Denver community — or displace its residents?

Give a gift subscription to High Country News

Get the most out of your subscription.

Crawling around in the dark • A momentous trade illuminates what’s true.

The sapphic lizards of the Southwest • An encounter with a gay icon.

Heard Around the West • Tips about Western oddities are appreciated and often shared in this column. Write heard@hcn.org.

#IAMTHEWEST


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Frequency: Monthly Pages: 52 Publisher: High Country News Edition: December Vol. 55, No. 12

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  • Release date: December 1, 2023

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News & Politics

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English

High Country News is the nation's leading source of reporting on the Western United States. Through in-depth reporting, High Country News covers the West’s social, political and ecological issues.

High Country News

Know the West.

For the love of a species

CONTRIBUTORS

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.

Montana’s half-hearted housing miracle • The state’s new housing laws will boost development. What about affordability?

[Antedesolate: On the Western Set of Pioneer Town, California: How to Be a Black Cowboy] • Antedesolate (adj).-Feeling of helplessness in the face of widespread environmental damage

A toxic tour of the Great Salt Lake • Utah grapples with its future of industry around its dying inland sea.

Thank you, readers! • Your generous and dedicated support makes these pages possible.

Home for the holidays

ESA@50 • This month, the Endangered Species Act marks its 50th anniversary.

Staving off endangerment • Can voluntary conservation save the last native population of Arctic grayling in the Lower 48?

Both sword and shield • The Endangered Species Act’s complicated legacy in Indian Country.

The Endangered Species Act by the numbers • Half a century of wins and losses.

The epic history of a landmark law • The two-volume Codex of the Endangered Species Act takes a long look back — and forward.

HOLLY HUNTERS • Meet the scientists and conservationists fighting to save the Northwest’s forests from an invasive plant.

GREEN ACRES • Will a billion-dollar infrastructure project heal a North Denver community — or displace its residents?

Give a gift subscription to High Country News

Get the most out of your subscription.

Crawling around in the dark • A momentous trade illuminates what’s true.

The sapphic lizards of the Southwest • An encounter with a gay icon.

Heard Around the West • Tips about Western oddities are appreciated and often shared in this column. Write heard@hcn.org.

#IAMTHEWEST


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