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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.
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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?
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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.
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