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

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 ...

This story was originally published by The Guardian and is republished here through a partnership with Climate Desk. The record-breaking heatwave scorching the West this week would have been ...

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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.” ...

This story was published in partnership with Public Domain. Last year, as Utah prepared to file a federal lawsuit aiming to take control of millions of acres of federal public land within its borders, ...

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 ...

Visiting the lily not only fills me with awe — who would not feel awe in the presence of an 8-foot blooming wonder? — it also renews my faith in humanity. The fact that we are capable of caring this ...