The border wall, a centerpiece of President Donald Trump’s agenda, cuts through a rugged, unique ecosystem home to hundreds of native species, from jaguars and pumas to black bears and deer. These ...

OARRA collects samples of dead animals’ lungs, brains, blubber and more, compiling a biological library of clues for researchers around the country. The data helps scientists learn more about what’s ...

Benji Jones is an environmental correspondent at Vox, where he covers biodiversity loss and climate change.

Agrivoltaics should be a shoo-in for Arizona, given its abundant sunshine and dwindling water supplies. By late June, 97% of the state faced moderate to exceptional drought, conditions that are ...

Reclaiming Chinese culture through cultivation.

A Diné writer confronts how to offer a hand from far away as tragedy strikes on the Navajo Nation. It was the last day of June and the first day of the new work week when an emergency showed up on my ...

Protesters gathered in Tucson, Arizona, during a “Hands Off” protest against the Trump administration in April. Credit: Roberto (Bear) Guerra/High Country News This past April, I attended one ...

Amy Romer is an award-winning photojournalist based on Sḵwx̱wú7mesh territory. Her stories focus on Indigenous law and child welfare for IndigiNews. She is a National Geographic Explorer. An ...

Natalie Behring is a photojournalist in Victor, Idaho . Her reporting is focused on covering the rural American West.

Angie Kang makes art in LA. She is the author and illustrator of OUR LAKE (Kokila, 2025), and her work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Believer, Narrative and elsewhere. In 2023, she was ...

Jack Herrera is a freelancer reporter with recent work in The New Yorker, Politico, and The New York Times. He reports on-the-ground, following stories on how policy decisions, especially those ...