American writer and photographer, and one of six inaugural Murrow News Fellows placed in local newsrooms around Washington state. Prior to becoming a journalist, Riley fought wildfires with the ...
To reimagine our relationship with wildfire, we must recognize the real value of federal wildland firefighters — and compensate them accordingly.
The county was supposed to conduct an annual tally of people experiencing homelessness this month. Then disaster struck.
Several years ago, Jade Powell uttered the word “transition” to a county commissioner at a local government meeting in the heart of Utah’s coalfields. The commissioner jumped out of his chair, grabbed ...
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, who was banned from nine tribal reservations, will oversee policies uniquely important to ...
Some of the jobs roped into the American Climate Corps have funding locked down for much of Trump’s term. Zampaglione’s ...
Key takeaways from our investigation revealing how expensive properties use a system meant to help farmers and ranchers.
HCN: You’ve written about community benefits agreements — where developers can commit to local hiring, environmental monitoring or long-term funding in exchange for the impacts of their development — ...
Katie Myers is a writer and audio producer in east Tennessee. She works as a reporter for Grist and Blue Ridge Public Radio. Sign up to receive High Country News ’ email newsletters and get ...
Red Water Pond Road Community leader, Larry King, addresses plans to relocate the Quivera Mine Waste Pile that is located about 1,000 feet from the closest residence. Credit: Shayla Blatchford As ...
Morro Bay, California, 20 miles from where the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has leased sections of the ocean to offshore wind developers. Credit: John Cameron/Alamy Along the edge of Morro ...