States across the West are dealing with outdated funding systems in the face of skyrocketing wildfire costs. Some are responding in creative ways: www.hcn.org/articles/wil...

Immigration raids are not discrete events. They echo for months and years to come. The @nytimes.com with a thoughtful piece on the fallout of a major raid that has largely been forgotten outside of Idaho. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...

HCN is partnering with Report for America to launch the Western Environmental Reporting Collaboration (WERC). Reporters will work with both a host newsroom and High Country News on environmental stories across the West. 🚨 Apply by 2/16/26. ℹ️ Questions: [email protected] buff.ly/uMNzkC4

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The Senate just passed a big environmental spending package that largely rejects the massive cuts Trump asked for. It passed the House last week and Trump is expected to sign it: www.hcn.org/articles/con... @highcountrynews.org

Native histories have long asserted that humans first populated North America much earlier than ~12,000 years ago, the timing I was taught in school. @btoastie.bsky.social explains how the 12,000-yrs-ago idea props up settler-colonialism, & how one phrase can push back: www.hcn.org/issues/58-1/...

Ever wish rocks could tell you their stories? Geologist and writer Marcia Bjornerud imagines how 10 Wyoming rocks would describe the world as it was when they formed for @highcountrynews.org's Deep Time issue: www.hcn.org/issues/58-1/...

Want some context on the latest Republican-led attempt to sell off public lands (aka why it probably isn't the best way to actually achieve more affordable housing)? My great colleagues @highcountrynews.org have the story right here: www.hcn.org/articles/sen...