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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.
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LETTERS
Will tribes become Colorado River powerbrokers? • Indigenous nations vie for more influence in crucial water negotiations.
Pink alert for Western snowpack • Scientists seek to understand how snow algal blooms affect water supplies.
The disappearing sagebrush sea • To protect an iconic ecosystem, researchers take a wider view.
Rising rivers don’t always follow the map • A record flood on the Yellowstone River reveals the politics of risk assessment.
A Utah diner goes dark • On the void left when a treasured establishment closes.
The night the Greyhounds came • On the Colorado Plateau, memories of boarding school roundups haunt survivors.
Déélgééd, the Horned Monster
Carbon capture convolution • A complicated process, explained.
TOGETHER WE MAKE IT POSSIBLE.
Thank you, readers! • Your generous and dedicated support makes this magazine possible.
Happy holidays!
STEEPED IN CHAOS • Kim Stringfellow’s transmedia Mojave Project delves into the desert’s many histories.
Home place • Rooting a new life under a juniper tree.
The ghosts of the tidepools • Queer history is all around us, even if it is obscured from sight.
Making Christmas cake in Compton • Reviving a family tradition eases holiday grief.
Heard Around the West • Tips about Western oddities are appreciated and often shared in this column. Write heard@hcn.org.
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