Chad Bradley

HCN’s journalism is having on-the-ground impact Our communities are at the heart of our work.

HCN’s journalism is having on-the-ground impact

Our communities are at the heart of our work.

Journalism is made by humans, not machines The humanity behind the words.

Journalism is made by humans, not machines

The humanity behind the words.

How we reported Free Range, our grazing investigation Data and analyses used in the stories.

How we reported Free Range, our grazing investigation

Data and analyses used in the stories.

The wealthy profit from public lands, and taxpayers pick up the tab Roughly two-thirds of grazing on Bureau of Land Management land is controlled by just 10% of permit holders.

The wealthy profit from public lands, and taxpayers pick up the tab

Roughly two-thirds of grazing on Bureau of Land Management land is controlled by just 10% of permit holders.

New issue out now: Our @ProPublica partnership examines public-lands grazing and who’s paying the price. Plus stories of Tribal strength, an Oregon bow-maker, wild Christmas trees, returning wildlife, the Gay Rodeo comeback + Alaska in winter.

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After Trump cuts, seeds sit in the warehouse - High Country News Western groups lose federal grants for urgent restoration and conservation projects.

At least six Western conservation groups have abruptly lost their federal grant funding, threatening efforts to restore habitats, protect at-risk species, and support small farmers.

The big data center buildup An AI server farm tsunami threatens to overwhelm the West’s power grid and water supplies.

The big data center buildup

An AI server farm tsunami threatens to overwhelm the West’s power grid and water supplies.

Western climate litigants keep fighting After disappointing losses in Alaska and Montana, an Indigenous-led climate case is making strides in New Mexico.

Western climate litigants keep fighting

After disappointing losses in Alaska and Montana, an Indigenous-led climate case is making strides in New Mexico.

How I found hope while reporting on a metal fest - High Country News Peek behind the scenes at the challenges and joy of covering Fire in the Mountains.

Peek behind the scenes at the challenges and joy of covering Fire in the Mountains.

The West’s vanishing porcupines Scientists are racing to figure out why porcupines are disappearing from their former stomping grounds.

The West’s vanishing porcupines

Scientists are racing to figure out why porcupines are disappearing from their former stomping grounds.

Mesa Recall Shows Scapegoating Trans People Remains A Potent Strategy for Far-Right Republicans Despite claims nationally that attacks on transgender people didn’t work in the November elections, a recall in Mesa showed how the tactic remains effective in some places where Turning Point has sway...

National news coverage framed November’s elections as proof that anti-trans messaging wasn't effective this cycle.

@lookoutnews.bsky.social found the opposite in Mesa, where that rhetoric helped power a recall against District 2 Council Member Julie Spilsbury.

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I've never published anything so close to my heart. Hope ya love it.

Heavy metal is healing teens on the Blackfeet Nation - High Country News In response to youth suicides, teachers show students the power of headbanging at Fire in the Mountains festival.

A heavy music festival in Blackfeet Nation this summer was abut more than just music – it was a protective ceremony to shelter Indigenous youth from suicidal distress.

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The government froze food aid. Tribes are thawing old traditions. Decades of work to rebuild traditional food systems are paying off, but droughts and funding cuts threaten to unravel the progress.

The government froze food aid. Tribes are thawing old traditions.

Decades of work to rebuild traditional food systems are paying off, but droughts and funding cuts threaten to unravel the progress.

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What We Lost When Condé Nast Unceremoniously Shuttered Teen Vogue This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news...

Wrote about Condé ending Teen Vogue as we knew it.

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Rural Californians living without power.
Coho salmon finding new life.
Indigenous youth finding joy in heavy metal.
The November issue of High Country News captures a West in flux — and in motion.

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Denver’s storied tradition of sex work, then and now - High Country News In her new book, Michelle Gurule reveals her experience as a sugar baby and just how little has changed about the industry in the last century.

In her new book, Michelle Gurule reveals her experience as a sugar baby and just how little has changed about the industry in the last century.

Phoenix subdivision builds move ahead, despite water concerns - High Country News The first crack in the area’s suspension on new housing that relies on groundwater appears.

The first crack in the area’s suspension on new housing that relies on groundwater appears.

This County Was the “Model” for Local Police Carrying Out Immigration Raids. It Ended in Civil Rights Violations. Under Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Maricopa County was one of the first testing grounds for ICE’s 287(g) program, which lets local police enforce immigration laws. Many Arizonans say those abuses parallel what...

Advocates say some tactics used by officers to target Latinos in Trump’s deportation effort draw from Joe Arpaio’s playbook.

“The model was Maricopa County — the very public, very humiliating, demoralizing approach to the raids, and the cruelty.”

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EPA defends canceling coastal erosion grant to hard-hit Kipnuk A Trump administration official said the cancellation of a $20 million grant to Kipnuk saved taxpayer dollars from being “swept into the Kuskokwim River.”

The Alaska Native village of Kipnuk was devastated last week by a typhoon. Before the storm, the Trump administration cut a $20 million grant that would have helped protect the village from coastal erosion. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...

Watching the Oregon ash vanish - High Country News The emerald ash borer is killing the native tree. How do we make the most of the time while it’s still here?

An invasive beetle is poised to destroy Oregon ash forests across the Pacific Northwest. As people prepare for the coming loss, Jaclyn Moyer explores the roles this tree plays in ecosystems and communities around the region.

The strange loneliness of Charlie Kirk’s funeral - High Country News Photos and reflections from the memorial in the Phoenix suburbs.

Joseph Rushmore attended events in memory of Charlie Kirk, in Phoenix. As one who has been documenting right wing extremism and christian nationalism for more than a decade, he felt that Kirk’s death marks an important moment for this nation and he wanted to better understand it.

The dried-out subdivisions of Phoenix - High Country News A groundwater crisis halted the construction of thousands of homes and pitted affordability against environmental concerns.

Arizona’s groundwater law has stopped thousands more proposed homes in the Phoenix area than publicly acknowledged.

In a changing Arctic, how much noise is too much? - High Country News Alaska’s bowhead whales can hear the climate changing. Scientists are listening in, too.

Alaska’s bowhead whales can hear the climate changing. Scientists are listening in, too.

The ‘bear’ necessities of good sign design - High Country News Researchers study the principles that promote bear-safety behavior.

Researchers find that the best bear-safety road signs are authoritative, engaging and persuasive.

🧵How Native Americans are impacted by the government shutdown…

What inspires Indigenous ballet dancer Jock Soto - High Country News The dancer seeks to preserve his legacy while educating others about his time on the biggest ballet stage.

What inspires Diné ballet dancer Jock Soto

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Tribal governments fend off the worst of the impacts of the shutdown - High Country News In the weeks leading up to the shutdown, tribal nations hefted their political and economic capital to protect services for their citizens.

Tribal governments fend off the worst of the impacts of the shutdown

In the weeks leading up to the shutdown, tribal nations hefted their political and economic capital to protect services for their citizens.

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Navajo president installs a new tribal controller; Council backs the old one Navajo President Buu Nygren appointed a new interim controller, twice, over the objections of the Council.

From me: ‘Navajo president installs a new tribal controller; Council backs the old one’

Denver’s storied tradition of sex work, then and now - High Country News In her new book, Michelle Gurule reveals her experience as a sugar baby and just how little has changed about the industry in the last century.

While often frowned upon, the story of sex work is as American as any, in which people use available resources to overcome obstacles, and should be viewed as such. buff.ly/rssT3UD