In September, a coal mine reopened in Utah’s Coal Country. But the mine’s owner, Wolverine Fuels, can’t find enough people to fill the estimated 350 jobs needed to staff it.
The Yakama Nation contends that the project, which threatens ceremonial sites and wildlife habitat, is unlawful.
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Accurate data is hard to come by, but one poll suggests many supported progressive priorities and liberal candidates.
High Country News talked to Book Club founder Kinsale Drake (Diné), a poet whose book The Sky Was Once a Dark Blanket won the National Poetry Series, about the need for literary community, elevating ...
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In Southern California, December wildfires are somewhat uncommon, but not completely out of the norm. And this year, extremely dry conditions and strong Santa Ana winds created the perfect recipe for ...
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