OARRA collects samples of dead animals’ lungs, brains, blubber and more, compiling a biological library of clues for researchers around the country. The data helps scientists learn more about what’s ...

The border wall, a centerpiece of President Donald Trump’s agenda, cuts through a rugged, unique ecosystem home to hundreds of native species, from jaguars and pumas to black bears and deer. These ...

Benji Jones is an environmental correspondent at Vox, where he covers biodiversity loss and climate change.

He has also helped develop agrivoltaics projects all around the world, working with communities in Kenya, Mexico, Morocco and elsewhere. High Country News’ twice weekly email newsletter includes our ...

Amy Romer is an award-winning photojournalist based on Sḵwx̱wú7mesh territory. Her stories focus on Indigenous law and child welfare for IndigiNews. She is a National Geographic Explorer. An ...

A Diné writer confronts how to offer a hand from far away as tragedy strikes on the Navajo Nation. It was the last day of ...

Protesters gathered in Tucson, Arizona, during a “Hands Off” protest against the Trump administration in April. Credit: Roberto (Bear) Guerra/High Country News This past April, I attended one ...

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Tom Bell didn’t found High Country News on a shoestring. To Tom, back in 1970 or 1971 or 1972, a shoestring would have been luxury. Tom had something better than start-up capital. He had a ...