A block east, cars whooshed down a busy neighborhood thoroughfare. But near the garden, single-family houses lined the edges of a peaceful, tree-lined street. Just to the south, children rode their ...

During election week, it’s tempting to stay glued to a screen, searching for every new scrap of information. In that way, this election cycle has been particularly overwhelming. As the futures of ...

Spending time in the woods can help wildfire survivors recover.

From oil in the Arctic to the Ambler Road, Alaska's resource and conservation battles await a new administration’s fate, affecting communities, ecosystems and industries alike.

A few miles outside Pullman, Washington, a remnant of the Palouse Prairie lies on a small hill, surrounded by undulating wheat fields and studded with cracked and weathered headstones from the late ...

But as the region warms — average temperatures since 2000 have been 1.8 to 2 degrees Fahrenheit higher than they were over the previous century — and the once-high water table drops, those who love ...

The exhibit offers a variety of objects and personal histories from decades of the quinceañera tradition in the Yakima Valley’s Latino community. Credit: Roberto (Bear) Guerra/High Country News Este ...

Ratepayer pushback: Energy bills typically rise in the summer and winter, particularly as climate change drives up demand for heating and cooling. In January, some residential customers in Oregon saw ...

After a move from rural to urban Alaska, a writer hunts for the blueberries that nourish her family, body and spirit.

A construction site across the street separated the Senior Center from its brand-new low-income apartments, and new million-dollar housing was going up near the Tolt River, a half-mile to the south.

Isaac Chinyoka, who works for The Drivers Co-op Colorado, waits in traffic as he drives to pick up a rider in Denver, Colorado. Credit: Eli Imadali/High Country News One afternoon in June of 2022 ...