Thanks to environmental groups’ efforts to protect and restore habitat in the Carrizo Plain, native species such as the giant ...

This story was originally published by Grist and is republished here by permission.

When Oregon’s short legislative session convenes in early February, conservation advocates will once again try to convince lawmakers to pass a major funding bill that could provide nearly $30 million ...

Tumbleweed seeds came to North Dakota from the Russian Empire in a shipment of flaxseeds in the 1870s. Seeds then accompanied settlers across the West, falling out of railcars to grow along train ...

The AI Age perpetuates fossil fuel burning Long before Bigfoot entered American popular culture, Indigenous people regarded the cryptid as a relative and protector, OPB News reported. Many Indigenous ...

Like nonprofits and news organizations across the country, however, HCN is not immune to the forces at work in the world today. Rising staff costs and a challenging economic climate forced us to say ...

The agency’s plan would narrow water quality reviews and eliminate one of the few ways that tribes can their enforce treaty rights.

Terrance Roberts took off his shirt and climbed up to the roof of the small building that housed his community youth organization, Prodigal Son. Under one arm, he carried a sledgehammer. Across the ...

This illustrated geologic timescale of Earth focuses on the landscapes, flora and fauna of the West, drilling into the region’s deep history.

Ansel Adams took one of his most famous nature photos while documenting the American citizens of Japanese ancestry who were imprisoned at Manzanar during World War II. Our country is both the darkness ...

As the data center buildup outpaces the energy transition, modern technology is ever more dependent on oil, gas and coal deposits that took millions of years to form.

As good as all the issues are, January 2026 was one of the best. In a time of impermanence in our national values and principles, it’s refreshing to read such good articles about things — rocks, in ...