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ChatGPT and other chatbots are the latest new technology to lead to wilderness rescues. The post AI gets people into trouble in the backcountry appeared first on High Country News.

#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region. The post ‘We come from people who work the land’ appeared first on High Country News.

The Grand Canyon State is suing over Trump administration rules that would sharply reduce the amount of water Arizona receives from the river. The post Arizona joins Nevada to fight federal Colorado River plan appeared first on High Country News.

An appeals court hearing could determine whether feds reconsider Endangered Species Act protections for wolves across the West. The post The future of wolf protections in the West hangs on the Ninth Circuit appeared first on High Country News.

Record fires, floods and weather whiplash makes for a region of extremes. The post How climate change is messing with the West’s weather appeared first on High Country News.

The luck we don’t know we have. The post What my dog taught me about how to live appeared first on High Country News.

A constitutional amendment on the November ballot asks who should choose how to manage the Centennial State's wildlife. The post Will Coloradans choose the ‘right to hunt’? appeared first on High Country News.

Carbon County is getting 456 small nuclear reactors and a giant gas plant for data center complexes. The post Utah’s coal country pushes back against data centers appeared first on High Country News.

In the aftermath of drought, wildfire and floods in northern New Mexico, residents who rely on a centuries-old irrigation system are concerned about water quality. The post Watersheds near Río Frijoles bear the brunt of wildfire appeared first on High Country ...