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Fire and rain • Three years after New Mexico’s largest wildfire, people in and around Las Vegas are still worried about their drinking water.
It matters who decides • Indigenous leaders from around the world share ideas about making free, prior and informed consent a reality.
In defense of wetness • As federal protection dries up, states are stepping up to save wetlands.
Searching for sparrows in the Sky Islands • Grassland restoration in Sonora, Mexico, helps to conserve North America’s bird life.
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THE HEAT BETWEEN US • Climate change has created a loneliness epidemic among Black Phoenix residents, but a budding program in the desert is attempting to tackle both problems.
Politics and science can mix • The time for trying to remain neutral has passed.
Finding community in a world of wounds • On a rapidly warming planet, we are not alone in our fear.
’Tis the season • Food from home takes on a variety of meanings in the Mountain West.
Heard Around the West • Tips about Western oddities are appreciated and often shared in this column. Write heard@hcn.org.
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