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Hail Alley meets climate change • Hail is a multibillion-dollar problem — and could get worse in a warming world.
Get to know the scarlet monkeyflower • The plant proves that some can out-evolve climate change.
Montanans rise up against big money • A novel approach to curb political spending heads to the ballot.
Tribes sue over ‘harm’ • The Trump administration’s narrowed protections for endangered species threaten tribal conservation efforts.
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ORIGIN STORIES • How old battles over land, power and identity continue to shape the West.
Rebels Revel in New Power, Polish • DECEMBER 1980
Beauty and the Beast • APRIL 1997
A Cherokee for Trump • Congressman Markwayne Mullin may not look like a typical Indigenous lawmaker. But the hard-right, white-passing Cherokee is far from an anomaly.
Room to roost • Finding kinship and community with urban crows.
Field notes on good fortune • What my dog taught me about how to live.
Heard Around the West • Tips about Western oddities are appreciated and often shared in this column. Write heard@hcn.org.
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