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The threat of tariffs is already my problem

By Crista Worthy

Unless revoked or substantially reduced to what they are now, 30 percent for 90 days, President Trump’s tariffs will still…

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Public lands are a national treasure and must not be sold

By Tracy Stone-Manning

Public lands are one of our country’s great equalizers. It doesn’t matter how much money you have—a billionaire and a…

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“De-extinction” is a fool’s errand

By Pepper Trail

To breathless media coverage, a company called Colossal Biosciences now claims to have produced three genetically engineered pups of the…

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ICE is eroding the rule of law

By Benjamin Waddell

“I got lucky,” José told me. “Because they got the wrong person.” José, 28, who did not give his last…

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Solar panels have more than proven themselves

By Andrew Carpenter

I’d never heard of “net metering” until my electric bill hit $600 last February. Desperate for a way to reduce…

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Rural Colorado county gets ready for wildfire

By Dave Marston

When La Plata County in southwestern Colorado needed a director of emergency management in 2021, they found a winner in…

Shawna Legarza Kennebec Trail Race 2024

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When reality weighs you down

By Richard Knight

A lot of us feel hopeless today. There’s the return of energy dominance as a federal goal, which places oil,…

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Wolves need federal protection to survive

By Ted Williams

On January 31, the 30th anniversary of wolves getting reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park, congressional representatives Lauren Boebert (R-CO) and…

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It’s still the West against itself

By Stephen Trimble

Nearly 80 years ago, Bernard DeVoto, the Utah-born writer and historian, wrote an essay titled “The West Against Itself” for…

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We see the climate change in New Mexico

By Laura Paskus

Here in New Mexico, our growing season has lengthened since the 1970s, even as stream flows have decreased. Fire season…

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The gutting of our national park system

By Ben Long

Imagine a million-acre wilderness: Mountain peaks. Rushing rivers. Bears and wolves. Now imagine a city the size of, say, Chicago….

Glacier Park Logan Creek, by Ben Long

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Why do we blame lions?

By Wendy Keefover

Mule deer herds are declining across the West for many reasons. But three states, Utah, Wyoming and Nevada, want to…

Lion double set trap, Photo NDOW

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