by Theo Whitcomb, High Country News July 12, 2024 When the largest dam removal in U.S. history began on the Klamath River this year, it seemed as if the era of dam building was over in the West. Just a month later, however, the federal government finalized $216 million dollars in funding for a…
Researchers are trying to unravel the mystery of snow that falls but never shows up in the river. By Bella Biondini (reprinted with permission from High Country News, July 21, 2023) Image Credit: Bella Biondini High winds tore at Gothic Mountain as the sleeping giant watched over the cabins nestled in Gothic, Colorado, a…
The hastily approved project went forward without comment from the Fort McDermitt Paiute Shoshone Tribe. By Maya L. Kapoor, High Country News This story was originally published at High Country News (hcn.org) on February 18, 2021 In the Great Basin Desert of northern Nevada and southern Oregon, Thacker pass cuts a wide swath of…