Liz Weber
High Country News
Washington, DC, United States
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Roadless rule rollback would threaten Utah’s at-risk plants and animals —
More than 100 species rely on habitat away from roads and development, according to a new study → Read More
Roadless rule rollback would threaten Utah’s at-risk plants and animals —
More than 100 species rely on habitat away from roads and development, according to a new study → Read More
The Pebble Mine saga enters a new chapter —
The close of public comments is marked by familiar dividing lines, and surprising feedback from an EPA official. → Read More
Federal and tribal coalitions challenge Canadian mining —
‘It’s about British Columbia being a really bad actor as an upstream neighbor that pollutes our water.’ → Read More
How the climate crisis could change fire season in Alaska and strain nationwide resources
After three mild fire seasons, Alaska's Swan Lake fire is over 77,000 acres and growing fast. Five out-of-state crews were sent to help. → Read More
Critics are wary of Bureau of Land Management relocation efforts —
Even if the agency lands in a more Western locale, opposition says the change would be detrimental to public land policy. → Read More
Critics are weary of Bureau of Land Management relocation efforts —
Even if the agency lands in a more Western locale, opposition says the change would be detrimental to public land policy. → Read More
Two British teens convicted for promoting far-right terrorism online
Two teenagers in the UK threatened Prince Harry and published terror threats online. Judge convicted them → Read More
The rise of wildfire-resilient communities —
As fire seasons become longer and deadlier, communities turn to urban planning to combat dangers. → Read More
A missing backpacker’s father is begging WhatsApp for help
A backpacker in Australia went missing. His father asked WhatsApp to release his encrypted messages to help find him. → Read More
NOAA’s university partners tackle climate change research —
Despite the Trump administration’s attacks on science, university partnerships continue their studies. → Read More
A special education teacher gave her autistic student a year-end award: ‘Most annoying’
The school apologized after the backlash, and said the teacher would face disciplinary action. → Read More
James Holzhauer’s final bid on ‘Jeopardy!’ seemed odd. Here’s why it wasn’t.
Even Alex Trebek appeared surprised by James Holzhauer's very low bet. → Read More
Western states work to shore up abortion access —
Western states work to shore up abortion access ‘State laws might become the law of the land.’ On May 21, roughly 70 supporters braved snow, rain and hail before they walked into the state capitol in Carson City, Nevada, to watch the nation’s first majority-women state legislature pass Senate Bill 179. Better known as the Trust Nevada Women Act, it stood in stark contrast to the abortion… → Read More
How your summer vacation may give you an up-close view of the climate crisis
Some national parks are experiencing the first-hand effects of climate change, with hotter and drier conditions than the rest of the United States. → Read More
These Illinois Republicans are rallying around a bill to kick deep-blue Chicago out of the state
Republican Illinois lawmakers' frustration with with Democratic-leaning Chicago is a symptom of a larger rural-urban divide, researchers say. → Read More
Video shows a 74-year-old pushed off a bus. Two months later, police charge a woman in his death.
It began as a verbal altercation, police say. → Read More
These extreme athletes are proof that pregnant women don’t have to take it easy
Halting physical activity during pregnancy is no longer a universal prescription, for both elite athletes and average mothers. → Read More