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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

Climate change is creating a mental health crisis in Phoenix. A budding movement in the desert might solve it.

Anna V. Smith is an associate editor of High Country News. She writes and edits stories on tribal sovereignty and environmental justice for the Indigenous Affairs desk from Oregon.

The agency’s legacy isn’t perfect, but the region’s air and water are cleaner now than they once were.