As data centers continue to proliferate across Virginia, the General Assembly this winter is poised to take up a host of bills intended to address their impacts, including increased electricity
As data centers continue to proliferate across Virginia, the General Assembly this winter is poised to take up a host of bills intended to address their impacts, including increased electricity
An unexpected theme runs through our feature stories the idea of “Making Refuge” in the West as we consider how humans and other species can work together to enhance our mutual survival. June T Sanders’ photos and Abigail Hansel’s essay celebrate a community on the Washington-Idaho border that thrives despite anti-trans paranoia and extremism, while B. Toastie teaches us about the age-old relationship between lamprey and tribal communities in the Pacific Northwest. Alliances often spring up in response to crisis: Arizona mobile home owners facing extreme heat, wildland firefighters struggling with long COVID, Westerners working to ensure access to reproductive care. The challenges can seem overwhelming, as Nevada gold miners confront a powerful corporation, Indian Country awaits important Supreme Court decisions, and Westerners worry about the upcoming midterm elections. Arianne Zwartjes’ new book “These Dark Skies” doesn’t hesitate to confront modern-day brutality