On what a dying patch of turfgrass can teach us about water scarcity, ecological repair, and the lies we tell ourselves about success.
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Fortress Yellowstone
“The ultra-rich are fortifying themselves inside one of America’s last intact ecosystems—with money plundered from ecological sacrifice zones around the world.”
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Let This Darkness Be
“Losing self and finding sanctuary under Montana’s night sky.”
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Heavy Metal is Healing Teens on the Blackfeet Nation
“In response to youth suicides, teachers show students the power of headbanging at Fire in the Mountains festival.”
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Highway 89 Revisited
“A 1,400-mile trip through several national parks takes a writer deep into his past.”
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Around The Pit
Circling billions of gallons of toxic water at America’s largest Superfund site.
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“Eat What You Kill”
“Hailed as a savior upon his arrival in Helena, Dr. Thomas C. Weiner became a favorite of patients and his hospital’s highest earner. As the myth surrounding the high-profile oncologist grew, so did the trail of patient harm and suspicious deaths.”
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Ad Man
“You might think you’re immune to political advertising. In Montana, I learned the hard way: None of us are.”
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I Nearly Died Drowning. Here’s What It’s Like to Survive.
On coming to terms with a near-death experience.