In August 2023, the judge ruled against the state, which appealed to the Montana Supreme Court. When the court affirmed the ruling in December, Held became the first case in the country in which youth ...

Volunteers sacrifice time, energy and money to help mustangs removed from the range find homes. Can they convince people to take them?

With climate change threatening Indigenous lifeways in Alaska, these four young women are devoting their careers to their preservation.

The cougar was euthanized, and his tissue samples, which were tested for a number of diseases, revealed the presence of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza, or bird flu. Less than two weeks later, ...

They soon learned that the institution was notorious for refusing to return Indigenous items, in open violation of NAGPRA. “The problem with NAGPRA was that it had no teeth,” said Gonzalez. The ...

With a small suitcase in hand, in November of 2021, she went to the Interfaith Sanctuary, a homeless shelter in downtown Boise. Surrounded by a busy highway, businesses and warehouses, the low tan-and ...

Kathleen Sharp is the author of five books, a PEN Literary Journalism finalist and winner of seven awards from the Society of Professional Journalists. She’s written for The Guardian, among others, ...

Cheaper renewables and natural gas began edging out nuclear generation; the San Onofre nuclear plant near San Diego shut down in 2012, and Diablo Canyon near San Luis Obispo was slated for retirement ...

Making a home is a journey across time and space. At first, I heard the noises at night — a stairstep creaking, the rattle of a window, soft skittering across the floor. In bed, I would lie awake in ...

Sarah E. Kruse holds an MFA and PhD and works at California College of the Arts, and is an Associate Editor at Barrow Street. Her writing has appeared in The Journal, The San Franciscan, and others. A ...

Small railroad houses McFadden off 9th containing the likeness of home, un-mown yard broken shutters. I find a small girl sitting alone at the side of the road in gravel, no curb, no sidewalk, ...

This article appeared in the April 2025 print edition of the magazine with the headline “#IAMTHEWEST.” ...