Is Butte, Montana, the Davos of the Rockies?
Sitting squarely on the Continental Divide, the mining town of Butte routinely hosts a fair piece of the world's movers and shakers as it works to shift its gaze from one boom to another.
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Yellowstone’s Bison Go From Seasonal Outlaws to Year-Round Residents in Montana
Montana is opening up more space outside of the national park for bison to roam.
A $380 Million Government Fund Meant to Protect Elections May Be Too Little, Too Late
The federal government has released data on how states will spend money set aside for election infrastructure. But questions remain about how much it will help secure the 2018 election.
The Poison in Our Water
As scientists sort out the best way to capture and measure the harmful microfibers that now litter most of the world's freshwater, we have no choice but to keep drinking.
If You Support Public Lands, Steer Clear of Utah
The state’s government has helped lead the war on national forests and other federal land. The outdoor recreation community is pushing back.
Radical Efforts to End Homelessness: A Sober Utopia
In a remote corner of Colorado, a radical experiment is underway to rehabilitate the state's most downtrodden residents.
The Odd History of Opposition to America’s National Parks
You like parks? These people beg to differ.
Plight of the Panther: What Happens When Preserving a Species Makes It Unpopular?
Some Floridians have turned on their once-beloved state cat.
Arrested Development: The Girls Who Never Seem to Age
The notion that aging is a natural, inevitable part of life is so fixed in our culture that we rarely question it. But biologists have been questioning it for a long time.
12 Steps to Danger: How Alcoholics Anonymous Can Be a Playground for Violence-Prone Members
Karla Brada Mendez thought that she was getting a second chance on life when she started going to AA meetings. But instead she met Eric Allen Earle, an AA old-timer with a violent past.