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Jonathan Thompson

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
6
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Oct 1, 2026
Outlet visibility, for High Country News
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Jul 30, 2026

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · by Jonathan Thompson

    Letters to the Editor, October 2026 - High Country News (opens the original)

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    Ruben Martinez painted a heartfelt tribute to his mentor and friend, Gary Paul Nabhan, with prose that carried me into the very heart of the troubled landscape of the Arizona Borderlands (“Desert Sage,” September 2026). He described Nabhan as vividly as he presented the San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge, with its great interloper, the misguided wall. It is writing of this caliber that keeps me renewing my subscription.Linda PaulBoise, Idaho It was a matter of time before it was exposed (“I

  2. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Jonathan Thompson

    How the Interior secretary has let down public lands and the nation - High Country News (opens the original)

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    This is an installment of the Landline, a monthly newsletter from High Country News about land, water, wildlife, climate and conservation in the Western United States. Sign up to get it in your inbox. On Sept. 14, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued an internal memo directing the agency to narrow the scope of the Endangered Species Act by legalizing the accidental killing of protected wildlife. This would eviscerate one of the nation’s landmark wildlife protection laws, allowing industry t

  3. Article · Sep 1, 2026 · by Jonathan Thompson

    Letters to the Editor, September 2026 - High Country News (opens the original)

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    Rue Mapp’s essay “The conversations we don’t have about safety outdoors” (August 2026) was thoughtful and well-written — especially given her observations on why other people’s reaction to your presence in “their outdoor space” may not be what you think it is. I was reminded of a time decades ago. Kayaking a difficult rapid north of Buena Vista, Colorado, I could not avoid passing near an ancient fisherman standing knee-deep in the river. Close encounters between anglers and whitewater boaters,

  4. Article · Aug 27, 2026 · Jonathan Thompson

    Solar and wind continue to push coal off the West’s grid - High Country News (opens the original)

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    This is an installment of the Landline, a monthly newsletter from High Country News about land, water, wildlife, climate and conservation in the Western United States. Sign up to get it in your inbox. In December 2024, the Biden administration proposed creating two new transmission line corridors to accommodate growing power demand, lower costs and connect underserved communities to the regional grid. These were major projects: One would have cleared the way for high-voltage lines to bring great

  5. Article · Jul 30, 2026 · Jonathan Thompson

    What’s destroying Utah’s monuments (opens the original)

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    The administration wants to open 3 million acres to mining claims and oil and gas leasing at the expense of the landscape. The post What’s destroying Utah’s monuments appeared first on High Country News.

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