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The newly approved renewable energy project is planned across an eco-corridor and ceremonial sites.
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The Oregon activists call attention to ongoing clearcuts in old-growth forests.
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The administration makes the biggest land-management moves in a half century.
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A Q&A with Great Salt Lake Institute Director Bonnie Baxter on studying a dying lake.
The post Are the Great Salt Lake scientists alright? appeared first on High Country News ..read more
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The SunZia transmission line will cut through Indigenous lands in the Southwest.
The post Tribes turn to the U.N. for help intervening in gigantic Arizona wind project appeared first on High Country News ..read more
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As a competing bill emerges, supporters defend RAWA as the ’gold standard.’
The post The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act is still a bipartisan unicorn appeared first on High Country News ..read more
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The next international climate meeting could make carbon markets permanent. Indigenous leaders call for a moratorium before it’s too late.
The post Indigenous people rush to stop ‘false climate solutions’ ahead of COP29 appeared first on High Country News ..read more
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A long-term study of the Elwha River Delta reveals lasting change — and a healthier ecosystem.
The post When dams come down, what happens to the ocean? appeared first on High Country News ..read more
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The Indigenous-led department is a ’shining star’ when it comes to tribal consultation, but it still has a long ways to go.
The post At UN, Interior says it’s starting to include consent in tribal policy appeared first on High Country News ..read more
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Lake City’s ice-climbing park is transforming the local economy.
The post Can ice climbing bring life to an isolated Colorado town in the dead of winter? appeared first on High Country News ..read more