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WEBSep 20, 2024 · High Country News, an award-winning magazine covering the communities and environment of the Western United States, seeks applicants for our year-long fellowships.
California orders Nestlé to stop siphoning spring water
WEBApr 28, 2021 · The draft order comes two months after Nestlé, which is based in Switzerland, sold its U.S.- and Canada-based water brands to equity firms One Rock Capital Partners and Metropoulos for $4.3 billion.
How human noise pollution is disrupting wild places
WEBJul 20, 2017 · This article was originally published on The Conversation.. As transportation networks expand and urban areas grow, noise from sources such as vehicle engines is spreading into remote places.
Reckoning with History: The legacy of lynching in the West
WEBJul 13, 2018 · Reckoning with History is an ongoing series that seeks to understand the legacies of the past and to put the West’s present moment in perspective.
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California tribal colleges offer ‘sense of belonging’ for Native ...
WEBAug 6, 2021 · Graduates on stage with speaker, Dr. T. Robert Przeklasa, Jr., during the first CINC commencement ceremony at Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa Rancho Mirage on June 6, 2021.
Can the Salton Sea be saved? - High Country News
WEBOct 13, 2022 · The waterbody is fed by about 50 agricultural channels, carrying limited amounts of water infused with pesticides, nitrogen, fertilizers, and other agricultural byproducts.
The Gadsden flag is a symbol. But whose? - High Country News
WEBMay 18, 2020 · The year was 2017, the month was August. America was 241 years old, and totems of its racist past were crumbling. One of the Northwest’s largest tributes to Confederate soldiers — an 8-foot ...
A reality check on Biden’s ‘30 by 30’ conservation plan
WEBJun 23, 2021 · A week after Joe Biden became president, he signed an executive order that announced his commitment to protecting 30% of U.S. land and water — over 720 million acres — by 2030.
Diverted, drained and dwindling: What’s the fate of New Mexico’s …
WEBJan 14, 2021 · The Rio Grande used to provide water on a bell curve, with powerful floods in the spring and summer and lower and slower flows in the winter. Now the dams release about 20% of what naturally ...