An immigration journalist on confronting laws and encountering humanity.

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The BLM is proposing a plan to open 22 million acres of public lands to utility-scale solar development, while protecting all other BLM-administered areas from similar projects. It wants you to weigh in.

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Climate change is happening too fast for migrating bird
Timing mismatch between migrants and their food sources, which is happening across North America, could have dire consequences for migratory birds’ survival

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Which came first, the rare Chilean flamingo or the egg? Last August, during an Alaska Airlines flight, a resourceful flight attendant rescued six rare Chilean flamingo eggs when the incubator that was keeping them warm unexpectedly stopped working.

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Daisy Dunne Giuliana A. Viglione, PhD Noteworthy Paul Greenberg Hakai Magazine Blanshe Musinguzi Pulitzer Center Rainforest Investigations Network (RIN) WATCH, READ, LISTEN: A feature in High Country News explored how drones can be used in service of conservation of predators in the Rocky Mountains.

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'I am very hopeful for the future. The younger generation I am working with now, the students who graduated in the last two or three years, are more conscious and less selfish. They want to do something for other people, not just themselves.' #IAmTheWest

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Youth are leading the way on climate action hcn.org/issues/56-4/yo… via High Country News

Enjoyed this Kylie Mohr (she/her)/High Country News story on the potential of drones to help manage carnivore conflict. Hope someone at Colorado Parks and Wildlife reads this piece.

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What’s the big climate issue with liquified natural gas, and how did the nation go from being a net importer the world’s largest exporter of natural gas?

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We can’t expect youth to lead on climate strikes and in climate court cases.

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'He was of the forest and I was of the desert. Our friendship grew from what was hidden and what was exposed.'

Beautiful reflection from TerryTempestWilliams on her friendship with Barry Lopez and his deep and attentive love of the world High Country News

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Though trans Latinx people in California face significant violence and harassment, the TransLatin@ Coalition in LA offers them a path to safety and community.

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A river is made of light. Terry writes “the world was being seen by someone who dared to love what could be lost…listening to those whose voices were being silenced… he exhorted his readers to pay attention through love” rb.gy/y3p02b
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The early bird would get the worm, but migration timing isn’t matching green-up.

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The Southern California coast and deserts are among the first places in the West for planting season to arrive, but by the time you read this, your own neighborhood may be blossoming, too.

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La Resistencia, un grupo de base en el noroeste del Pacifico, trabaja junto a personas detenidas para cerrar el Centro de Detención del Noroeste. LaResistencia_NW

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Balancing Western water demand and supply will alter the region’s landscape.

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Make some time for this lovely Susan Shain essay about the beautiful art Japanese Americans made while incarcerated during WWII, with beautiful photos by Roberto (Bear) Guerra for High Country News hcn.org/issues/56-4/th…

Terry Tempest Williams contemplates her friendship with the late author Barry Lopez and what he left behind.

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