And yet, in just its first 60 days, the second Trump administration has managed to outdo them all, launching an unmitigated assault on democracy, the rule of law, public lands, the federal government ...

Western states were using funds from the Infrastructure Act to clean up pollution left behind by industry. Now, the Trump administration has canceled them.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, although battered by Trump administration attempts to impose massive staff and budget cuts on the agency, nevertheless continues to publish ...

The author of ’By the Fire We Carry’ notes the nation’s power of empire while looking to history to frame our present.

Pedro Calderon-Dominguez’s daily work requires calm, quiet, and patience.

A U.S. District Court judge ruled Thursday that federal agencies illegally fired tens of thousands of employees over ...

Despite statewide restrictions on the deadly poisons, new research shows they’re still infiltrating the food web.

GEO Group, whose stock is valued at $4 billion, says that state minimum wage laws don’t apply to work migrants perform where they’re detained.

The scientists responsible for crucial fish and wildlife research projects in the West involving species like elk, mule deer, ...

A federal appeals court upheld a lower court’s ruling in favor of four hunters who faced civil trespassing charges for violating airspace above private land they never touched.

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McKenzie Funk is a reporter at ProPublica’s Northwest hub and is based in Bellingham, Washington. High Country News ’ weekly email newsletters keep you up-to-date with our latest news and ...