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Feb 11, 2026 · While the seven Colorado River Basin states try to reach agreement over how to divvy up diminishing flows in the Colorado River, another crisis lies in the design of Glen Canyon Dam, …

Apr 1, 2026 · In the Trump administration’s reorganization of the struggling agency, painful echoes of BLM’s past moves.

Sep 29, 2023 · April 24, 1989: HCN’s Guide to Outdoor Education in the West April 24, 2000: At your service: Unions help some Western workers serve themselves April 25, 1975: Who profits from our …

Oct 6, 2025 · A groundwater crisis halted the construction of thousands of homes and pitted affordability against environmental concerns.

Mar 20, 2026 · HCN: It sounds like it would be much more expansive than Interior’s previous investigations into the federal role of boarding schools under the Biden administration.

HCN looks at several Western ecosystems and the various species that depend on them — including the human beings who rely on the drought-stricken Colorado River. How are farmers in the Colorado ...

HCN‘s 52.9 issue celebrates the legacy of Tom Bell and the 50-year history of High Country News, even as a path forward is charted.

May 1, 2025 · At the small city’s only emergency shelter, demand is higher and the work is harder than ever.

Mar 5, 2025 · On a snowy Saturday in February, seven just-fired, now-former U.S. Forest Service employees — including my partner and me — gathered in our living room, in a small town nestled …