The author of ’By the Fire We Carry’ notes the nation’s power of empire while looking to history to frame our present.

GEO Group, whose stock is valued at $4 billion, says that state minimum wage laws don’t apply to work migrants perform where they’re detained.

McKenzie Funk is a reporter at ProPublica’s Northwest hub and is based in Bellingham, Washington. High Country News ’ weekly email newsletters keep you up-to-date with our latest news and ...

A U.S. District Court judge ruled Thursday that federal agencies illegally fired tens of thousands of employees over ...

Despite statewide restrictions on the deadly poisons, new research shows they’re still infiltrating the food web.

Pedro Calderon-Dominguez’s daily work requires calm, quiet, and patience.

The scientists responsible for crucial fish and wildlife research projects in the West involving species like elk, mule deer, ...

A federal appeals court upheld a lower court’s ruling in favor of four hunters who faced civil trespassing charges for violating airspace above private land they never touched.

Age-appropriate narratives and beautiful illustrations teach children how wildfire touches people’s lives. High Country News ’ weekly email newsletters keep you up-to-date with our latest news and ...

The toxic legacy of Cold War uranium mining and milling has shattered lives, destroyed homes and created a pollution problem for an entire region.

People in Butte can be deeply suspicious; they are used to a commerce of take and no give. The company extracted all it could from this place and then left a mess behind. So much has been taken from ...

The legacy and words left by the committed and compassionate politician carry forward with public servants across the world.