The largest tidal restoration project in the Sacramento Delta’s history awaits the return of the threatened Delta smelt.

This story is the final chapter of a series focusing on how Missoula and its surrounding communities are grappling with challenges of sustainable growth. (If you haven’t yet, check out the first of ...

But while Andrews and thousands of Angelinos were racing to evacuate, other people saw a financial opportunity. Using ...

A century-old Oregon water law lets one wealthy region turn the desert green while water-starved ag fallows commercial crops.

For more than 100 years, salmon had been absent from the Klamath Tribe’s lands — a fact that cut them off from funding ...

That was one of the inspirations behind the Western Environmental Reporting Collaborative (WERC), a partnership with the national nonprofit Report for America and local news organizations across the ...

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Students from Heritage University and Northwest Indian College spent 10 weeks this summer gathering data about the spotted wing drosophila on the Yakama Nation Reservation and in Gifford Pinchot ...

Reimagining Community in the Age of Disconnection (Beacon Press), presents communal living as a practical remedy for affordability issues, familial strife, and loneliness.

This article appeared in the June 2026 print edition of the magazine with the headline “#IAMTHEWEST.” ...

It’s OK to cry; it’s OK to learn from your mistakes. If you don’t have a strong relationship with your dad or your older brothers, seek someone who’s willing to help you, guide you. That’s who I want ...