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Co-management at Bears Ears forges ahead • Despite obstacles in Congress, five tribes and two federal agencies are figuring out how to work together on the ground.
TAKING A STAND
Rising waters • California’s homelessness and climate crises are leaving unhoused communities vulnerable to floods.
When lunch is free • New programs that provide free school meals to all students are gaining popularity.
Water inequality on the Colorado River • A new accounting reveals deep disparities in Wester water consumption.
Pronghorn among the panels • A research team hopes to ease the impacts of the solar boom on wildlife.
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The Tragedy of Centralia • Not everyone was surprised when white supremacists disrupted a Pride celebration in western Washington. Some say bigotry has been a fixture here since 1919.
Untrammeled • As the Gila Wilderness turns 100, wilderness areas — and our ideas about them — are changing in profound ways.
Dislocating Western aesthetics • Contemporary artists in the West are reorienting ‘Western art’ for the 21st century.
Can the future be the past? • Envisioning degrowth.
Back from the dead • The late artist David Wojnarowicz’s work has taught me how to live and die with long COVID.
Heard Around the West • Tips about Western oddities are appreciated and often shared in this column. Write heard@hcn.org.
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