Brooke Larsen, Author at High Country News https://www.hcn.org A nonprofit independent magazine of unblinking journalism that shines a light on all of the complexities of the West. Mon, 17 Feb 2025 19:51:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cropped-HCN_Logo-Monogram_White_Sq-2-32x32.png Brooke Larsen, Author at High Country News https://www.hcn.org 32 32 229054741 What happens after Utah’s coal-fired power plants close? https://www.hcn.org/issues/what-happens-after-utahs-coal-fired-power-plants-close/ Thu, 23 Jan 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=331141

Department of Energy grants are helping eastern Utah plan for the energy transition.

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How the Park City ski patrol won concessions from Vail https://www.hcn.org/articles/how-the-park-city-ski-patrol-won-concessions-from-vail/ Fri, 10 Jan 2025 17:38:03 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=330890

As patrollers and management reach an agreement, other ski patrols are learning from Park City’s example.

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Wind energy jobs are taking off, but so are risks  https://www.hcn.org/issues/57-1/wind-energy-jobs-are-taking-off-but-so-are-risks/ Wed, 01 Jan 2025 08:55:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=330372 Workers at Wild Horse Wind Farm in central Washington.

Workers are pushing for improved training and safety standards to help avoid falls, electrocution and equipment failure.

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How Utah’s Christmas Festival has buoyed a changing coal community https://www.hcn.org/articles/how-utahs-christmas-festival-has-buoyed-a-changing-coal-community/ Wed, 25 Dec 2024 09:01:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=330520

Thirty-five years ago, Helper was nearly a ghost town. Now, art and tourism are providing new paths forward.

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Utah’s coal mines can’t find enough workers https://www.hcn.org/articles/utahs-coal-mines-cant-find-enough-workers/ Mon, 23 Dec 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=330282

A mine just reopened in eastern Utah, but the industry has changed.

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Why Utah is suing the U.S. for control of public land  https://www.hcn.org/articles/why-utah-is-suing-the-u-s-for-control-of-public-land/ Fri, 23 Aug 2024 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=327670

The state asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to weigh in on the future of federal lands.

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The American Climate Corps take flight, with most jobs based in the West https://www.hcn.org/articles/the-american-climate-corps-take-flight-with-most-jobs-based-in-the-west/ Thu, 06 Jun 2024 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=325937

Biden’s climate jobs program will put young people to work starting this summer.

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A Salt Lake Valley collective brings gardening and queer communities together https://www.hcn.org/issues/a-salt-lake-valley-collective-brings-gardening-and-queer-communities-together/ Mon, 29 Apr 2024 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=324583 Rikki Longino, founder of Mobile Moon, in the garden at the Moonstead last summer.

At the Mobile Moon Co-op, LGBTQ+ folks find a safe space to nurture land and one another.

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Are the Great Salt Lake scientists all right? https://www.hcn.org/articles/are-the-great-salt-lake-scientists-alright/ Wed, 24 Apr 2024 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=324714

A Q&A with Great Salt Lake Institute Director Bonnie Baxter on studying a dying lake.

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A new law seeks to tame mineral extraction at the Great Salt Lake https://www.hcn.org/articles/a-new-law-seeks-to-tame-mineral-extraction-at-the-great-salt-lake/ Mon, 04 Mar 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=323181

The new limits may represent a shift in Utah’s cozy relationship with industry.

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