Fire destroys and fire creates, according to firefighters-turned-authors River Selby and Kelly Ramsey, who fought wildland fire as hotshots and lived to come out on the other side, irrevocably changed ...

As tourism season begins, trail crews are facing disruptions in key trail maintenance projects.

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 ...

The time-honored tradition of humans looking to the natural world can help us survive difficult times.

Mass federal layoffs the Trump administration has planned can move forward immediately, after the U.S. Supreme Court lifted an injunction that has held them off since mid-May. More than 100,000 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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