But while Andrews and thousands of Angelinos were racing to evacuate, other people saw a financial opportunity. Using ...

A century-old Oregon water law lets one wealthy region turn the desert green while water-starved ag fallows commercial crops.

With good healthcare getting harder to access in the rural West, it’s getting more difficult to start a family, care for elders, or consider retiring in these communities. Yet we stay, because we love ...

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This article appeared in the June 2026 print edition of the magazine with the headline “#IAMTHEWEST.” ...

In small towns across the West, residents are paying hundreds of dollars for a service that others get for free. They say the U.S. Postal Service has ignored their pleas for help.

A new study found that 42% all the area burned by Western fires had occurred during or right after a heat wave.

Early heat followed by late frost — a pattern on the rise due to climate change — can eliminate a harvest within hours.

In the tide pools of Oregon, a writer becomes fascinated with the soft-bodied sea anemone, which makes a life an ever-changing habitat. The creature appears humble, but a deeper look reveals a complex ...

Falen, Interior’s associate deputy secretary, former private attorney and grazing advocate, intervened in the release after meeting with former clients.

What do you do when your state bans pride flags from government buildings? Answer: Come up with a creative alternative. That’s precisely what happened in Boise after Republican Gov. Brad Little signed ...

All the efforts to rewild a Northern California stream leads to salmon rewilding themselves.