The majority of public land is too fire prone and far away from communities to even make sense for housing, research shows.

Antiquities Act gave presidents the power to protect objects on public lands. A Justice Dept. memo said the Act also ”carries with it the power to revoke.” ...

Roque Planas is the co-founder of Public Domain. He is a reporter covering wildlife and public land issues. High Country News ’ weekly email newsletters keep you up-to-date with our latest news and ...

New Mexico’s legislators are eager to repurpose “produced water,” but environmental organizations say that there is no safe ...

Some people stuck at the U.S.-Mexico border are forced to risk their lives attempting to cross the desert. High Country News ...

This year, the 2025 Sundance Institute Native Lab was held at the Picuris Pueblo-owned Hotel Santa Fe in Santa Fe, where the Native Lab relocated in 2015. Indigenous program director Adam Piron (Kiowa ...

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’ ‘Blue Dog’ strategy of appealing to working-class rural moderates won her a long-held Republican district.

Thirty-seven wolves died in Washington in 2024, including four killed for preying on livestock, one by a cougar, one dying ...

The 8-0 decision overturned the U.S. Court of Appeals decision that the project’s environmental impact statement was insufficient.

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Aguilar’s portraits captured her harmony with nature, blurring the line between human and desert. As a naturist, I’ve been drawn to her nude imitations of rocks, trees and wind. What knowledge do we ...