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Emily Benson

@erbenson1.bsky.social
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Science & Climate Editor for @highcountrynews.bsky.social, based in Idaho. 🏳️‍🌈 she/her

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Kylie Mohr @thatsmohrlikeit.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
States across the West are dealing with outdated funding systems in the face of skyrocketing wildfire costs. Some are responding in creative ways: www.hcn.org/articles/wil...
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Wildfires are torching state budgets - High Country News
From nicotine taxes to tourist fees and new disaster accounts, states are looking for new funding sources.
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Murphy Woodhouse @murphywoodhouse.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Immigration raids are not discrete events. They echo for months and years to come. The @nytimes.com with a thoughtful piece on the fallout of a major raid that has largely been forgotten outside of Idaho. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
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A Raid in a Small Town Brings Trump’s Deportations to Deep-Red Idaho
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High Country News @highcountrynews.org · 10/02/2026
HCN is partnering with Report for America to launch the Western Environmental Reporting Collaboration (WERC). Reporters will work with both a host newsroom and High Country News on environmental stories across the West. 🚨 Apply by 2/16/26. ℹ️ Questions: careers@hcn.org buff.ly/uMNzkC4
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
a good day to tap this sign!
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Alexandra (Alex) Duggan @alexdugganreports.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
SPOKANE & NORTH IDAHO: This is a direct callout. My email is alexandrad@spokesman.com
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Emily Benson @erbenson1.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
The Senate just passed a big environmental spending package that largely rejects the massive cuts Trump asked for. It passed the House last week and Trump is expected to sign it: www.hcn.org/articles/con... @highcountrynews.org
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Congress passes environmental funding without Trump’s deep cuts - High Country News
But the bipartisan effort still trimmed climate research and fails to solve agencies’ chronic underfunding. The Senate passed an environmental spending package that rejects many of Trump's cuts but co...
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Emily Benson @erbenson1.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Native histories have long asserted that humans first populated North America much earlier than ~12,000 years ago, the timing I was taught in school. @btoastie.bsky.social explains how the 12,000-yrs-ago idea props up settler-colonialism, & how one phrase can push back: www.hcn.org/issues/58-1/...
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What does ‘time immemorial’ really mean? - High Country News
If you’ve seen the phrase time immemorial used repeatedly in Indigenous affairs reporting, there are some compelling reasons why.
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Emily Benson @erbenson1.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Ever wish rocks could tell you their stories? Geologist and writer Marcia Bjornerud imagines how 10 Wyoming rocks would describe the world as it was when they formed for @highcountrynews.org's Deep Time issue: www.hcn.org/issues/58-1/...
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Meet the oldest rock in the West - High Country News
An urban geologist goes to downtown Seattle and finds a rangeof rocks rivaling any assembled by plate tectonics.
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Emily Benson @erbenson1.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Want some context on the latest Republican-led attempt to sell off public lands (aka why it probably isn't the best way to actually achieve more affordable housing)? My great colleagues @highcountrynews.org have the story right here: www.hcn.org/articles/sen...
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Senate Republicans want to sell 3 million acres of public land - High Country News
The majority of public land is too fire prone and far away from communities to even make sense for housing, research shows.
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