A mix of rain and smoke from the nearby Line Fire creates a heavy stew of air pollution this September over San Bernardino, California. Credit: David McNew/Getty Images The more researchers learn ...

A crowd of about 40 people followed the kids into a small snow-covered park. Everyone gathered around the stage, where Mayor Lenise Peterman read a proclamation from Gov. Spencer Cox declaring Helper ...

In a statement, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland paid tribute to “the transformational power that collaborative conservation efforts — grounded in Indigenous Knowledge — can have on fish and wildlife.” ...

“2024 felt like the year where all the pieces finally came together,” said Rachael Hamby, policy director for the Center for Western Priorities, a nonprofit that advocates for clean energy and ...

In September, a coal mine reopened in Utah’s Coal Country. But the mine’s owner, Wolverine Fuels, can’t find enough people to fill the estimated 350 jobs needed to staff it.

The Yakama Nation contends that the project, which threatens ceremonial sites and wildlife habitat, is unlawful.

In recent years, U.S. Supreme Court decisions have undercut federal agencies’ ability to curb pollution and fight climate change. Several cases decided in 2024 continued this trend, systematically ...

From oil in the Arctic to the Ambler Road, Alaska’s resource and conservation battles await a new administration’s fate, affecting communities, ecosystems and industries alike.

High Country News talked to Book Club founder Kinsale Drake (Diné), a poet whose book The Sky Was Once a Dark Blanket won the National Poetry Series, about the need for literary community, elevating ...