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datetime="2025-03-26T17:01:44-06:00">March 26, 2025</time></a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>We need an army of Raúl Grijalvas to stem the flood of ‘bullshit’ emanating out of the White House.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-333299" class="post-333299 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles tag-climate tag-climate-change tag-colorado-river tag-donald-trump tag-drought tag-rivers-lakes tag-scientific-research tag-southwest tag-water tag-weather entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://www.hcn.org/articles/noaa-issues-critical-drought-warnings-during-cuts-to-agency/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/53987949475_20e635e166_k.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image-large size-newspack-archive-image-large wp-post-image" alt="One bend down from Dead Horse Point on the Colorado River near Moab, Utah." loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/53987949475_20e635e166_k.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/53987949475_20e635e166_k.jpg?resize=800%2C600&quality=100&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/53987949475_20e635e166_k.jpg?resize=600%2C450&quality=100&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/53987949475_20e635e166_k.jpg?resize=400%2C300&quality=100&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/53987949475_20e635e166_k.jpg?resize=200%2C150&quality=100&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/53987949475_20e635e166_k.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://www.hcn.org/category/articles/" rel="category tag">Articles</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.hcn.org/articles/noaa-issues-critical-drought-warnings-during-cuts-to-agency/" rel="bookmark">NOAA issues critical drought warnings during cuts to agency</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.hcn.org/author/bob-berwyn/">Bob Berwyn</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://www.hcn.org/articles/noaa-issues-critical-drought-warnings-during-cuts-to-agency/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-03-26T02:00:00-06:00">March 26, 2025</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-03-25T14:49:15-06:00">March 25, 2025</time></a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>The embattled agency continues to disseminate crucial updates in a hostile political environment.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-332360" class="post-332360 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles tag-communities tag-energy-industry tag-mining tag-new-mexico tag-nuclear-energy tag-pollution tag-public-health tag-tribes tag-u-s-department-of-energy tag-u-s-environmental-protection-agency tag-water tag-web-exclusive entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://www.hcn.org/articles/contamination-threatens-the-last-source-of-clean-groundwater-in-west-new-mexico/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Grants-3--scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image-large size-newspack-archive-image-large wp-post-image" alt="Homestake Mining Company’s large tailings pile appears like a berm in the distance. In front are Homestake’s reverse-osmosis plant, along with collection and evaporation ponds." loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Grants-3--scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Grants-3--scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&quality=100&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Grants-3--scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&quality=100&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Grants-3--scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&quality=100&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Grants-3--scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&quality=100&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Grants-3--scaled.jpg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Grants-3--scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://www.hcn.org/category/articles/" rel="category tag">Articles</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.hcn.org/articles/contamination-threatens-the-last-source-of-clean-groundwater-in-west-new-mexico/" rel="bookmark">Contamination threatens the last source of clean groundwater in west New Mexico</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.hcn.org/author/alicia-inez-guzman/">Alicia Inez Guzmán</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://www.hcn.org/articles/contamination-threatens-the-last-source-of-clean-groundwater-in-west-new-mexico/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-03-13T05:00:00-06:00">March 13, 2025</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-03-12T17:10:03-06:00">March 12, 2025</time></a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>The toxic legacy of Cold War uranium mining and milling has shattered lives, destroyed homes and created a pollution problem for an entire region.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-331969" class="post-331969 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-issues category-57-3 tag-economy tag-energy-industry tag-features tag-growth-sustainability tag-pollution tag-rivers-lakes tag-utah tag-water entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/57-3/as-the-great-salt-lake-recedes-industry-rises/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/industrial-revolution-57-03_6-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image-large size-newspack-archive-image-large wp-post-image" alt="Wetlands and farmland in and adjacent to an area where the Utah Inland Port Authority is boosting development in West Weber, Utah." loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/industrial-revolution-57-03_6-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/industrial-revolution-57-03_6-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&quality=100&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/industrial-revolution-57-03_6-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&quality=100&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/industrial-revolution-57-03_6-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&quality=100&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/industrial-revolution-57-03_6-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&quality=100&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/industrial-revolution-57-03_6-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://www.hcn.org/category/issues/57-3/" rel="category tag">March 2025: The Berry Pickers</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/57-3/as-the-great-salt-lake-recedes-industry-rises/" rel="bookmark">As the Great Salt Lake recedes, industry rises</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.hcn.org/author/brooke-larsen/">Brooke Larsen</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/57-3/as-the-great-salt-lake-recedes-industry-rises/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-03-01T02:00:11-07:00">March 1, 2025</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-02-28T13:02:17-07:00">February 28, 2025</time></a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Utah’s Inland Port Authority works with local officials to boost development, but residents feel ignored.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-331903" class="post-331903 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-issues category-57-3 tag-communities tag-conservation-beyond-boundaries tag-election2024 tag-law tag-rivers-lakes tag-tribes tag-washington tag-water entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/57-3/rights-of-nature-laws-take-root-in-the-west/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/rights-of-nature-57-03_1.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image-large size-newspack-archive-image-large wp-post-image" alt="The Snohomish River’s estuary, near Everett, Washington" loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/rights-of-nature-57-03_1.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/rights-of-nature-57-03_1.jpg?resize=800%2C600&quality=100&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/rights-of-nature-57-03_1.jpg?resize=600%2C450&quality=100&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/rights-of-nature-57-03_1.jpg?resize=400%2C300&quality=100&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/rights-of-nature-57-03_1.jpg?resize=200%2C150&quality=100&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/rights-of-nature-57-03_1.jpg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/rights-of-nature-57-03_1.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://www.hcn.org/category/issues/57-3/" rel="category tag">March 2025: The Berry Pickers</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/57-3/rights-of-nature-laws-take-root-in-the-west/" rel="bookmark">‘Rights of nature’ laws take root in the West </a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.hcn.org/author/anna-v-smith/">Anna V. Smith</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/57-3/rights-of-nature-laws-take-root-in-the-west/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-03-01T01:55:28-07:00">March 1, 2025</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-02-28T13:04:38-07:00">February 28, 2025</time></a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Thanks to voters in Everett, Washington, the Snohomish River watershed now has legal standing.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-331906" class="post-331906 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-issues category-57-3 tag-agriculture tag-climate tag-columbia-river tag-energy-industry tag-fish tag-oregon tag-renewable-energy tag-rivers-lakes tag-tribes tag-water entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/57-3/a-renewable-diesel-plant-may-put-the-columbia-river-at-risk/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/tailpipe-dreams-57-03_1.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image-large size-newspack-archive-image-large wp-post-image" alt="Port Westward on the Columbia River in Oregon." loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/tailpipe-dreams-57-03_1.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/tailpipe-dreams-57-03_1.jpg?resize=800%2C600&quality=100&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/tailpipe-dreams-57-03_1.jpg?resize=600%2C450&quality=100&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/tailpipe-dreams-57-03_1.jpg?resize=400%2C300&quality=100&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/tailpipe-dreams-57-03_1.jpg?resize=200%2C150&quality=100&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/tailpipe-dreams-57-03_1.jpg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/tailpipe-dreams-57-03_1.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://www.hcn.org/category/issues/57-3/" rel="category tag">March 2025: The Berry Pickers</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/57-3/a-renewable-diesel-plant-may-put-the-columbia-river-at-risk/" rel="bookmark">A renewable diesel plant may put the Columbia River at risk </a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.hcn.org/author/amal-ahmed/">Amal Ahmed</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/57-3/a-renewable-diesel-plant-may-put-the-columbia-river-at-risk/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-03-01T01:50:08-07:00">March 1, 2025</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-02-28T13:00:59-07:00">February 28, 2025</time></a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Farmers, tribes and environmental advocates in rural Oregon raise alarms about the empty promises of biofuels.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-331942" class="post-331942 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-issues category-57-3 tag-california tag-cities tag-climate tag-climate-change tag-essays tag-technology tag-water tag-wildfire tag-wildlife entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/57-3/the-video-game-that-makes-the-climate-apocalypse-look-good/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/next-la-57-03_1.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image-large size-newspack-archive-image-large wp-post-image" alt="Still frame from The Alluvials video game." loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/next-la-57-03_1.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/next-la-57-03_1.jpg?resize=800%2C600&quality=100&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/next-la-57-03_1.jpg?resize=600%2C450&quality=100&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/next-la-57-03_1.jpg?resize=400%2C300&quality=100&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/next-la-57-03_1.jpg?resize=200%2C150&quality=100&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/next-la-57-03_1.jpg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/next-la-57-03_1.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://www.hcn.org/category/issues/57-3/" rel="category tag">March 2025: The Berry Pickers</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/57-3/the-video-game-that-makes-the-climate-apocalypse-look-good/" rel="bookmark">The video game that makes the climate apocalypse look good</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.hcn.org/author/erin-x-wong/">Erin X. Wong</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/57-3/the-video-game-that-makes-the-climate-apocalypse-look-good/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-03-01T01:35:01-07:00">March 1, 2025</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-03-11T08:50:19-06:00">March 11, 2025</time></a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>In The Alluvials, artist Alice Bucknell reimagines the Los Angeles water system.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-331859" class="post-331859 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles tag-bureau-of-land-management tag-climate tag-climate-change tag-climate-desk tag-energy-industry tag-mining tag-monuments tag-mountain-west tag-national-park-service tag-natural-gas tag-oil tag-public-lands tag-recreation tag-u-s-forest-service tag-water tag-web-exclusive entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://www.hcn.org/articles/poll-finds-majority-of-westerners-support-climate-action-and-conservation/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="1200" height="853" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/28363016080_278d38266c_o.jpg?resize=1200%2C853&quality=100&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image-large size-newspack-archive-image-large wp-post-image" alt="A duo strolls on BLM land in the Alabama Hills, which lie west of Death Valley National Park." loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/28363016080_278d38266c_o.jpg?resize=1200%2C853&quality=100&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/28363016080_278d38266c_o.jpg?resize=1200%2C853&quality=100&ssl=1&w=370 370w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/28363016080_278d38266c_o.jpg?resize=1200%2C853&quality=100&ssl=1&w=400 400w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://www.hcn.org/category/articles/" rel="category tag">Articles</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.hcn.org/articles/poll-finds-majority-of-westerners-support-climate-action-and-conservation/" rel="bookmark">Poll finds majority of Westerners support climate action and conservation</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.hcn.org/author/jake-bolster/">Jake Bolster</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://www.hcn.org/articles/poll-finds-majority-of-westerners-support-climate-action-and-conservation/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-02-20T02:00:00-07:00">February 20, 2025</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-03-06T13:47:05-07:00">March 6, 2025</time></a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Colorado College’s annual survey included residents of 8 Western states, the majority of whom identified as politically conservative or moderate.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-331049" class="post-331049 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles tag-communities tag-military tag-new-mexico tag-nuclear-energy tag-pollution tag-public-health tag-social-justice tag-southwest tag-tribes tag-u-s-environmental-protection-agency tag-water entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://www.hcn.org/articles/epa-takes-unprecedented-step-to-remove-uranium-waste-from-the-navajo-nation/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Red-Water-Pond-Road-Community-leader.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image-large size-newspack-archive-image-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Red-Water-Pond-Road-Community-leader.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Red-Water-Pond-Road-Community-leader.jpg?resize=800%2C600&quality=100&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Red-Water-Pond-Road-Community-leader.jpg?resize=600%2C450&quality=100&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Red-Water-Pond-Road-Community-leader.jpg?resize=400%2C300&quality=100&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Red-Water-Pond-Road-Community-leader.jpg?resize=200%2C150&quality=100&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Red-Water-Pond-Road-Community-leader.jpg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Red-Water-Pond-Road-Community-leader.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://www.hcn.org/category/articles/" rel="category tag">Articles</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.hcn.org/articles/epa-takes-unprecedented-step-to-remove-uranium-waste-from-the-navajo-nation/" rel="bookmark">EPA takes unprecedented step to remove uranium waste from the Navajo Nation</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.hcn.org/author/natalia-mesa/">Natalia Mesa</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://www.hcn.org/articles/epa-takes-unprecedented-step-to-remove-uranium-waste-from-the-navajo-nation/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-01-17T02:00:00-07:00">January 17, 2025</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-01-23T17:17:06-07:00">January 23, 2025</time></a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>The decision opens the door for new ways to manage uranium pollution on tribal land.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-330984" class="post-330984 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles tag-california tag-cities tag-climate tag-climate-change tag-water tag-web-exclusive tag-wildfire entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://www.hcn.org/articles/wildfires-are-too-much-for-municipal-water-systems-in-los-angeles-firefighters-tried-anyway/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CA_Palisades_Fire_Continues_to_Threaten_Homes_25008468641219-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image-large size-newspack-archive-image-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CA_Palisades_Fire_Continues_to_Threaten_Homes_25008468641219-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CA_Palisades_Fire_Continues_to_Threaten_Homes_25008468641219-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&quality=100&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CA_Palisades_Fire_Continues_to_Threaten_Homes_25008468641219-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&quality=100&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CA_Palisades_Fire_Continues_to_Threaten_Homes_25008468641219-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&quality=100&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CA_Palisades_Fire_Continues_to_Threaten_Homes_25008468641219-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&quality=100&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CA_Palisades_Fire_Continues_to_Threaten_Homes_25008468641219-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CA_Palisades_Fire_Continues_to_Threaten_Homes_25008468641219-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://www.hcn.org/category/articles/" rel="category tag">Articles</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.hcn.org/articles/wildfires-are-too-much-for-municipal-water-systems-in-los-angeles-firefighters-tried-anyway/" rel="bookmark">Wildfires are too much for municipal water systems. In Los Angeles, firefighters tried anyway.</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.hcn.org/author/kylie-mohr/">Kylie Mohr</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://www.hcn.org/articles/wildfires-are-too-much-for-municipal-water-systems-in-los-angeles-firefighters-tried-anyway/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-01-14T02:01:00-07:00">January 14, 2025</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-01-16T17:04:46-07:00">January 16, 2025</time></a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Water systems aren’t designed for unlimited demands during wildland-urban interface fires.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-330069" class="post-330069 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles tag-bureau-of-reclamation tag-climate tag-climate-change tag-colorado-river tag-drought tag-joe-biden tag-rivers-lakes tag-water tag-web-exclusive entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://www.hcn.org/articles/the-biden-administration-weighs-in-on-colorado-river-management/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/La-Poudre-Pass-Lake-CO-River-Headwaters-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image-large size-newspack-archive-image-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/La-Poudre-Pass-Lake-CO-River-Headwaters-scaled.jpg?w=2560&quality=100&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/La-Poudre-Pass-Lake-CO-River-Headwaters-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&quality=100&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/La-Poudre-Pass-Lake-CO-River-Headwaters-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1500&quality=100&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/La-Poudre-Pass-Lake-CO-River-Headwaters-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&quality=100&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/La-Poudre-Pass-Lake-CO-River-Headwaters-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&quality=100&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/La-Poudre-Pass-Lake-CO-River-Headwaters-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&quality=100&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/La-Poudre-Pass-Lake-CO-River-Headwaters-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/La-Poudre-Pass-Lake-CO-River-Headwaters-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&quality=100&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/La-Poudre-Pass-Lake-CO-River-Headwaters-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&quality=100&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/La-Poudre-Pass-Lake-CO-River-Headwaters-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&quality=100&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/La-Poudre-Pass-Lake-CO-River-Headwaters-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&quality=100&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/La-Poudre-Pass-Lake-CO-River-Headwaters-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&quality=100&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/La-Poudre-Pass-Lake-CO-River-Headwaters-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1176&quality=100&ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/La-Poudre-Pass-Lake-CO-River-Headwaters-scaled.jpg?w=2340&quality=100&ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/La-Poudre-Pass-Lake-CO-River-Headwaters-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://www.hcn.org/category/articles/" rel="category tag">Articles</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.hcn.org/articles/the-biden-administration-weighs-in-on-colorado-river-management/" rel="bookmark">The Biden administration weighs in on Colorado River management</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.hcn.org/author/natalia-mesa/">Natalia Mesa</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://www.hcn.org/articles/the-biden-administration-weighs-in-on-colorado-river-management/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-12-03T02:00:00-07:00">December 3, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-12-02T18:00:37-07:00">December 2, 2024</time></a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Amid mounting drought, changing federal leadership and stalled state negotiations, new federal proposals aim to chart a forward path.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-329862" class="post-329862 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-56-12 category-issues tag-california tag-climate tag-climate-change tag-communities tag-economy tag-features tag-history tag-housing tag-people-places tag-race-racism tag-tribes tag-water entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/56-12/can-land-repair-the-nations-racist-past/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/unsteady-ground-56-12_thumb.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image-large size-newspack-archive-image-large wp-post-image" alt="Jade Stevens rests near Lake Putt on land in California’s Tahoe National Forest that is owned and managed by the 40 Acre Conservation League." loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/unsteady-ground-56-12_thumb.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/unsteady-ground-56-12_thumb.jpg?resize=800%2C600&quality=100&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/unsteady-ground-56-12_thumb.jpg?resize=600%2C450&quality=100&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/unsteady-ground-56-12_thumb.jpg?resize=400%2C300&quality=100&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/unsteady-ground-56-12_thumb.jpg?resize=200%2C150&quality=100&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/unsteady-ground-56-12_thumb.jpg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/unsteady-ground-56-12_thumb.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://www.hcn.org/category/issues/56-12/" rel="category tag">December 2024: Land as Reparations</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/56-12/can-land-repair-the-nations-racist-past/" rel="bookmark">Can land repair the nation’s racist past?</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.hcn.org/author/adam-mahoney/">Adam Mahoney</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/56-12/can-land-repair-the-nations-racist-past/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-12-01T02:00:00-07:00">December 1, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-11-26T17:08:07-07:00">November 26, 2024</time></a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>California’s approach to Black reparations shifts toward land access, ownership and stewardship.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-328978" class="post-328978 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-issues category-56-11 tag-alaska tag-canada tag-climate tag-climate-change tag-coast tag-communities tag-dams tag-drought tag-features tag-fish tag-food tag-ocean tag-rivers-lakes tag-scientific-research tag-tribes tag-water entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/fish-camp-in-alaska-without-the-fish/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/when-fish-56-11_8.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image-large size-newspack-archive-image-large wp-post-image" alt="Ryan Madros takes a boat full of children, teens and adults to this year’s culture camp upriver from Ruby, Alaska. Madros and his wife, Rachael Kangas Madros, played key roles in organizing culture camp this year." loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/when-fish-56-11_8.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/when-fish-56-11_8.jpg?resize=800%2C600&quality=100&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/when-fish-56-11_8.jpg?resize=600%2C450&quality=100&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/when-fish-56-11_8.jpg?resize=400%2C300&quality=100&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/when-fish-56-11_8.jpg?resize=200%2C150&quality=100&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/when-fish-56-11_8.jpg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/when-fish-56-11_8.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://www.hcn.org/category/issues/" rel="category tag">Issues</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/fish-camp-in-alaska-without-the-fish/" rel="bookmark">Fish camp in Alaska – without the fish</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.hcn.org/author/julia-omalley/">Julia O'Malley</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/fish-camp-in-alaska-without-the-fish/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-11-01T02:00:00-06:00">November 1, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-10-31T14:34:28-06:00">October 31, 2024</time></a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Yukon River communities fight to maintain their salmon fishing traditions.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-328957" class="post-328957 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-issues category-56-11 tag-communities tag-dams tag-danger tag-northwest tag-washington tag-water entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/56-11/tolt-river-dam-false-alarms-prompt-worry-and-distrust/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/dam-wolf-56-11_2.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image-large size-newspack-archive-image-large wp-post-image" alt="Sign with direction arrow for Tolt Dam Flood Evacuation Route in Carnation." loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/dam-wolf-56-11_2.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/dam-wolf-56-11_2.jpg?resize=800%2C600&quality=100&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/dam-wolf-56-11_2.jpg?resize=600%2C450&quality=100&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/dam-wolf-56-11_2.jpg?resize=400%2C300&quality=100&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/dam-wolf-56-11_2.jpg?resize=200%2C150&quality=100&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/dam-wolf-56-11_2.jpg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/dam-wolf-56-11_2.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://www.hcn.org/category/issues/56-11/" rel="category tag">November 2024: The Once and Future Prairie</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/56-11/tolt-river-dam-false-alarms-prompt-worry-and-distrust/" rel="bookmark">Tolt River Dam false alarms prompt worry and distrust</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.hcn.org/author/hannah-weinberger/">Hannah Weinberger</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/56-11/tolt-river-dam-false-alarms-prompt-worry-and-distrust/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-11-01T01:45:00-06:00">November 1, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-10-31T14:37:21-06:00">October 31, 2024</time></a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>The town of Carnation has declared a state of emergency and is threatening dam managers with a lawsuit.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-328970" class="post-328970 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-issues category-56-11 tag-birds tag-climate tag-climate-change tag-conservation-beyond-boundaries tag-new-mexico tag-rivers-lakes tag-u-s-fish-wildlife tag-water entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/56-11/the-future-of-new-mexicos-beloved-bosque/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/riverside-oasis-56-11_1.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image-large size-newspack-archive-image-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/riverside-oasis-56-11_1.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/riverside-oasis-56-11_1.jpg?resize=800%2C600&quality=100&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/riverside-oasis-56-11_1.jpg?resize=600%2C450&quality=100&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/riverside-oasis-56-11_1.jpg?resize=400%2C300&quality=100&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/riverside-oasis-56-11_1.jpg?resize=200%2C150&quality=100&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/riverside-oasis-56-11_1.jpg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/riverside-oasis-56-11_1.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://www.hcn.org/category/issues/56-11/" rel="category tag">November 2024: The Once and Future Prairie</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/56-11/the-future-of-new-mexicos-beloved-bosque/" rel="bookmark">The future of New Mexico’s beloved bosque</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.hcn.org/author/anna-marija-helt/">Anna Marija Helt</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/56-11/the-future-of-new-mexicos-beloved-bosque/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-11-01T01:35:00-06:00">November 1, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-11-08T11:16:13-07:00">November 8, 2024</time></a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>In a warmer, drier climate, restoration has its limits.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-328779" class="post-328779 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles tag-agriculture tag-birds tag-california tag-water tag-web-exclusive tag-wildlife entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://www.hcn.org/articles/migrating-birds-find-refuge-in-pop-up-habitats/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DJI_0433-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image-large size-newspack-archive-image-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DJI_0433-scaled.jpg?w=2560&quality=100&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DJI_0433-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&quality=100&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DJI_0433-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1500&quality=100&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DJI_0433-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&quality=100&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DJI_0433-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&quality=100&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DJI_0433-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&quality=100&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DJI_0433-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DJI_0433-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&quality=100&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DJI_0433-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&quality=100&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DJI_0433-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&quality=100&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DJI_0433-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&quality=100&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DJI_0433-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&quality=100&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DJI_0433-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1176&quality=100&ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DJI_0433-scaled.jpg?w=2340&quality=100&ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DJI_0433-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://www.hcn.org/category/articles/" rel="category tag">Articles</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.hcn.org/articles/migrating-birds-find-refuge-in-pop-up-habitats/" rel="bookmark">Migrating birds find refuge in pop-up habitats</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.hcn.org/author/natalia-mesa/">Natalia Mesa</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://www.hcn.org/articles/migrating-birds-find-refuge-in-pop-up-habitats/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-10-11T02:01:00-06:00">October 11, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-10-28T17:52:47-06:00">October 28, 2024</time></a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>A program that pays rice farmers to create wetland habitats is a rare conservation win.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-328720" class="post-328720 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles tag-forests tag-labor tag-public-lands tag-recreation tag-u-s-department-of-agriculture tag-u-s-forest-service tag-water tag-web-exclusive tag-wildfire tag-wildlife entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://www.hcn.org/articles/the-forest-service-is-cutting-its-seasonal-workforce-and-public-lands-will-suffer/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/31265633634_abfe7d82f9_k.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image-large size-newspack-archive-image-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/31265633634_abfe7d82f9_k.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/31265633634_abfe7d82f9_k.jpg?resize=800%2C600&quality=100&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/31265633634_abfe7d82f9_k.jpg?resize=600%2C450&quality=100&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/31265633634_abfe7d82f9_k.jpg?resize=400%2C300&quality=100&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/31265633634_abfe7d82f9_k.jpg?resize=200%2C150&quality=100&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/31265633634_abfe7d82f9_k.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://www.hcn.org/category/articles/" rel="category tag">Articles</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.hcn.org/articles/the-forest-service-is-cutting-its-seasonal-workforce-and-public-lands-will-suffer/" rel="bookmark">The Forest Service is cutting its seasonal workforce and public lands will suffer</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.hcn.org/author/nick-bowlin/">Nick Bowlin</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://www.hcn.org/articles/the-forest-service-is-cutting-its-seasonal-workforce-and-public-lands-will-suffer/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-10-08T05:00:00-06:00">October 8, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-10-10T09:50:36-06:00">October 10, 2024</time></a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Temporary employees warn that important work will go undone all over the country.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-328719" class="post-328719 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles tag-activism tag-cities tag-climate tag-climate-change tag-colorado tag-communities tag-energy-industry tag-justice tag-natural-gas tag-oil tag-people-places tag-pollution tag-public-health tag-water tag-web-exclusive entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://www.hcn.org/articles/the-mother-daughter-duo-fighting-fossil-fuels-in-colorado/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Chitoors_TheGuardian-61-thumb.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image-large size-newspack-archive-image-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Chitoors_TheGuardian-61-thumb.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Chitoors_TheGuardian-61-thumb.jpg?resize=800%2C600&quality=100&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Chitoors_TheGuardian-61-thumb.jpg?resize=600%2C450&quality=100&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Chitoors_TheGuardian-61-thumb.jpg?resize=400%2C300&quality=100&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Chitoors_TheGuardian-61-thumb.jpg?resize=200%2C150&quality=100&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Chitoors_TheGuardian-61-thumb.jpg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Chitoors_TheGuardian-61-thumb.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://www.hcn.org/category/articles/" rel="category tag">Articles</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.hcn.org/articles/the-mother-daughter-duo-fighting-fossil-fuels-in-colorado/" rel="bookmark">The mother-daughter duo fighting fossil fuels in Colorado</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.hcn.org/author/raksha-vasudevan/">Raksha Vasudevan</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://www.hcn.org/articles/the-mother-daughter-duo-fighting-fossil-fuels-in-colorado/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-10-08T02:00:00-06:00">October 8, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-10-08T17:15:53-06:00">October 8, 2024</time></a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>How Madhvi and Lalitha Chittoor teamed up against a proposed oil and gas development.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-328657" class="post-328657 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles tag-arizona tag-bureau-of-land-management tag-department-of-interior tag-energy-industry tag-indigenous-affairs tag-justice tag-mining tag-tribes tag-water tag-web-exclusive entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://www.hcn.org/articles/will-exploratory-lithium-mining-continue-near-a-sacred-hot-spring/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ponders_-_HCN_-_Lithium_Courthouse_-_3994.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image-large size-newspack-archive-image-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ponders_-_HCN_-_Lithium_Courthouse_-_3994.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ponders_-_HCN_-_Lithium_Courthouse_-_3994.jpg?resize=800%2C600&quality=100&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ponders_-_HCN_-_Lithium_Courthouse_-_3994.jpg?resize=600%2C450&quality=100&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ponders_-_HCN_-_Lithium_Courthouse_-_3994.jpg?resize=400%2C300&quality=100&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ponders_-_HCN_-_Lithium_Courthouse_-_3994.jpg?resize=200%2C150&quality=100&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ponders_-_HCN_-_Lithium_Courthouse_-_3994.jpg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ponders_-_HCN_-_Lithium_Courthouse_-_3994.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 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