The photos in this essay, all taken from 1962 to 1968, reflect a post-World War II confidence that grand infrastructure could tame and re-engineer where “nature” fell short. Big projects were ...

This story was produced by RE:PUBLIC and is co-published here by permission. MOAB, Utah – Between the red rock canyon walls of the Colorado River, Aniston Hanks, 20, stood in the water while her best ...

An art exhibit centers LGBTQ+ magic and spirituality as an useful reminder of how queer people fought oppression and formed community in the past.

Discussions around the Painted Desert Power project, a large-scale solar project, have drawn attention to much broader ...

Utility workers help clear obstacles at a burned home during the Old Trails Fire in Spokane, Washington, on August 4, 2026. Credit: Josh Edelson / AFP via Getty Images All it took was an ember, then ...

For decades, public-land management in the Western U.S. has been dictated by the multiple-use framework, a well-intentioned but ultimately unsuccessful model that has left our wild ecosystems ...

Christopher Lomahquahu is an enrolled member of the Gila River Indian Community in central Arizona, home to the Akimel O’odham. His reporting focuses on water access, public health, environmental ...

This article is co-published with Public Domain. On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order singling out the state of Alaska and its abundant stores of oil, gas and ...

Noah Starling, a wildlife technician for Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, is helping the city ofBozeman anticipate and prevent conflicts between people and wildlife.

In Alaska, as elsewhere, intact ecosystems are essential for supporting communities — both human and non-human — in a changing climate. But as land along its sole Arctic highway changes from federal ...

On endings and new beginnings.