Southern California is jolted into a new reality.
Essays
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Los incendios urbanos no deberían sorprendernos
El sur de California se ve sacudido a una nueva realidad.
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The possibilities of climate grief
A journey through the heart of despair to find what’s on the other side.
Posted inFebruary 2025: Immigrant Stories
A veteran transforms a legacy of violence into a campaign for restoration
How a former Marine found a road to repair.
Posted inFebruary 2025: Immigrant Stories
The power of prescribed fire
A wildfire journalist steps behind the drip torch.
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A writer finds freedom in being unapologetically Indigenous
On strengthening roots in a new place.
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The beautiful and awful Butte, Montana
The indelible history of mining poisons a town yet extracts something new.
Posted inJanuary 2025: The West's Most Wanted
Tribal objects returned to the Northern Arapaho Tribe
After years of negotiation with the Episcopal Church, over 200 cultural items finally come back home.
Posted inJanuary 2025: The West's Most Wanted
What an ancient saguaro can teach us
A ‘grandpa’ desert keystone species has seen more than you have.
Posted inJanuary 2025: The West's Most Wanted
Lo que un antiguo saguaro puede enseñarnos
Un ‘abuelo’ del desierto que ha visto mucho más que tú
Posted inJanuary 2025: The West's Most Wanted
The new year is what we make it
What will you do to help make things better?
Posted inDecember 2024: Land as Reparations
The aftermath of the Hermit’s Peak and Calf Canyon Fires
Devastation is hard to face, but
turning away is harder.
Posted inDecember 2024: Land as Reparations
How blue jeans got their sexy reputation
The artist George Quaintance painted some of the first erotic depictions of denim.
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Audio: How nature can thrive despite human impact
What disturbance-loving plants teach.
Posted inNovember 2024: The Once and Future Prairie
In Washington’s Yakima Valley, quinceañeras connect people and place
Teens are making the tradition their own with high-top sneakers, glowing dresses and Tiktok dances.
Posted inNovember 2024: The Once and Future Prairie
Tenis, vestidos brillantes, y bailes de TikTok
En el Valle de Yakima, las jóvenes hacen suya la tradición quinceañera.
Posted inNovember 2024: The Once and Future Prairie
The search for a taste of home in a new place
After a move from rural to urban Alaska, a writer hunts for the blueberries that nourish her family, body and spirit.
Posted inOctober 2024: Latino Vote
Explaining invasive species to toddlers
And involving them in a murderous task.
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Audio: What do we really learn from trail cams?
Documenting wildlife can bring us back to nature.
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A dinner party at the end of the world
Scenes from a Wyoming wild game potluck amid a climate crisis.