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From a gritty black-and-white tabloid, <em>HCN</em> has grown into a distinguished media voice, dedicated to providing comprehensive coverage and insights of the Western United States.</p> 405 406 407 408<div class="wp-block-group alignleft"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained"> 409<h4 class="wp-block-heading">More details</h4> 410 411 412 413<ul class="wp-block-list"> 414<li><a href="#what">What we do</a></li> 415 416 417 418<li><a href="#who">Who we are</a></li> 419 420 421 422<li><a href="#nonprofit">We are a nonprofit</a></li> 423 424 425 426<li><a href="#join">Join the conversation</a></li> 427 428 429 430<li><a href="#impact"><em>HCN</em>âs impact</a></li> 431 432 433 434<li><a href="#ethics">Ethics policy</a></li> 435 436 437 438<li><a href="https://www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2021-HCN-990-FY-21-22-Published-3.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Our recent 990</a></li> 439</ul> 440</div></div> 441 442 443 444<p class="wp-block-paragraph">What sets <em>HCN</em> apart is its dedication to uncovering the complexities of the West. 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488 489</div></div> 490 491 492 493<hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide"/> 494 495 496 497<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"> 498<p class="has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><em>HCN</em>âs mission is to inform and inspire people to act on behalf of the West’s diverse natural and human communities.</p> 499</blockquote> 500 501 502 503<hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide"/> 504 505 506 507<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="what">What we do</h2> 508 509 510 511<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em>High Country News</em> is the nationâs leading source of news on the West. In <a href="#impact">award-winning, in-depth reporting</a>, <em>HCN</em> covers the most-pressing social, political and ecological issues in our region. From Alaska and the Northern Rockies to the desert Southwest, the Great Plains to the West Coast, <em>HCN</em> covers 12 Western states and hundreds of Indigenous communities, representing an essential news source for people who care about the West.</p> 512 513 514 515<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong><a href="/about/our-history">Read more about <em>High Country News</em>â history</a></strong>.</p> 516 517 518 519<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Our print and online magazine reach over 220,000 readers each month, including policymakers, educators, public land managers, environmental professionals, outdoor enthusiasts and anyone passionate about the West. Our <a href="https://www.hcn.org/category/issues/">online archives</a> stretch from the first issue in 1970 to today.</p> 520 521 522 523<div class="wp-block-cover has-custom-content-position is-position-center-left full-link has-normal-font-size" style="padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);min-height:160px;aspect-ratio:unset;"><span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-40 has-background-dim"></span><img data-perfmatters-preload data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="780" height="177" class="wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-179970" alt src="https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/history-thin-bg.jpg?resize=780%2C177&quality=100&ssl=1" style="object-position:74% 18%" data-object-fit="cover" data-object-position="74% 18%" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/history-thin-bg.jpg?w=2399&quality=100&ssl=1 2399w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/history-thin-bg.jpg?resize=300%2C68&quality=100&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/history-thin-bg.jpg?resize=1024%2C233&quality=100&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/history-thin-bg.jpg?resize=768%2C174&quality=100&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/history-thin-bg.jpg?resize=1536%2C349&quality=100&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/history-thin-bg.jpg?resize=2048%2C465&quality=100&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/history-thin-bg.jpg?resize=1200%2C273&quality=100&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/history-thin-bg.jpg?resize=1568%2C356&quality=100&ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/history-thin-bg.jpg?resize=400%2C91&quality=100&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/history-thin-bg.jpg?w=2340&quality=100&ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/history-thin-bg.jpg?w=370&quality=100&ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" fetchpriority="high"><div class="wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-0255ba1e wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained"> 524<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-large-font-size"><a href="https://www.hcn.org/about/our-history/timeline/">Across the Decades</a></h2> 525 526 527 528<p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://www.hcn.org/about/our-history/timeline/">A timeline of <em>High Country News</em>: 1970 to now</a></p> 529</div></div> 530 531 532 533<hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide"/> 534 535 536 537<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="who">Who we are</h2> 538 539 540 541<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Our team and board members embody a legacy of trust, independence, thoughtfulness and authenticity. With a commitment to the people and living things of the West, we operate freely in the public interest, reflecting the true spirit of our region.</p> 542 543 544 545<ul class="wp-block-list"> 546<li><a href="https://www.hcn.org/about/team/">Our Team</a></li> 547 548 549 550<li><a href="https://www.hcn.org/about/board-of-directors/">Board of Directors</a></li> 551 552 553 554<li><a href="https://www.hcn.org/about/jobs/">Jobs</a></li> 555 556 557 558<li><a href="https://www.hcn.org/about/fellowships/">Fellowships</a></li> 559</ul> 560 561 562 563<h3 class="wp-block-heading" style="font-style:normal;font-weight:100">Diversity Statement</h3> 564 565 566 567<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em>High Country News</em> is part of a growing number of newsrooms addressing a historic lack of representation, inclusion and equity in journalism with effective solutions. We aim to publish diverse perspectives on Western environmental and social issues and to inspire our readers to expand their own outlooks while attracting and engaging a broader public.</p> 568 569 570 571<hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide"/> 572 573 574 575<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="nonprofit">We are a nonprofit</h2> 576 577 578 579<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em>High Country News</em>â independent research and unique voice are <strong>supported largely by our devoted readership through<a href="https://www.hcn.org/subscribe/"> subscriptions</a> and <a href="https://www.hcn.org/support/">donations</a></strong>. Grant support, advertising and syndication sales make up the rest. Read our <a href="https://www.hcn.org/support/annual-reports/">annual report</a> and our recent <a href="https://www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2021-HCN-990-FY-21-22-Published.pdf">990</a>.</p> 580 581 582 583<h3 class="wp-block-heading" style="font-style:normal;font-weight:300">Help us keep going</h3> 584 585 586<div class="wp-block-image"> 587<figure class="alignright size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="142" height="92" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/inn-member-badge.jpg?resize=142%2C92&quality=100&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-177141"/></figure> 588</div> 589 590 591<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In order to continue we require support from our readers. Please consider <a href="https://www.hcn.org/subscribe/">subscribing</a> to the magazine and making a <a href="https://www.hcn.org/support/">donation</a>. 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668des-per-view=3 data-slide-count=7 data-aspect-ratio=1.3333333333333><div class="swiper"><div class="swiper-wrapper"> 669 <article data-post-id="121501" class="post-has-image swiper-slide tag-agriculture tag-columbia-river tag-communities tag-dams tag-features tag-fish tag-food tag-history tag-indigenous-affairs tag-oregon tag-tribes tag-washington tag-water category-feature category-issues category-54-10 type-post post"> 670 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 671 <a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/54-10/indigenous-affairs-fish-pacific-lamprey-are-underwater-legends/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 672 <img decoding="async" width="780" height="521" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/lamprey-legends-4.jpg?fit=780%2C521&quality=100&ssl=1" class="image-fit-cover wp-post-image" alt="Pacific lampreyâs ancient agreement with tribes is the future of conservation" object-fit="cover" layout="fill" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/lamprey-legends-4.jpg?w=2400&quality=100&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/lamprey-legends-4.jpg?resize=300%2C200&quality=100&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/lamprey-legends-4.jpg?resize=1024%2C684&quality=100&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/lamprey-legends-4.jpg?resize=768%2C513&quality=100&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/lamprey-legends-4.jpg?resize=1536%2C1025&quality=100&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/lamprey-legends-4.jpg?resize=2048%2C1367&quality=100&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/lamprey-legends-4.jpg?resize=1200%2C801&quality=100&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/lamprey-legends-4.jpg?resize=1568%2C1047&quality=100&ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/lamprey-legends-4.jpg?resize=400%2C267&quality=100&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/lamprey-legends-4.jpg?w=2340&quality=100&ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/lamprey-legends-4.jpg?fit=780%2C521&quality=100&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /> </a> 673 </figure> 674 675 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 676 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/54-10/indigenous-affairs-fish-pacific-lamprey-are-underwater-legends/" rel="bookmark">Pacific lampreyâs ancient agreement with tribes is the future of conservation</a></h3> 677 <div class="entry-meta"> 678 <span class="byline"> 679 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.hcn.org/author/b-toastie-oaster/">B. âToastieâ Oaster</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 680 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 681 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 682 </article> 683 684 <article data-post-id="121618" class="post-has-image swiper-slide tag-archive tag-arts-culture tag-communities tag-features tag-history tag-indigenous-affairs tag-people-places tag-photo-gallery tag-photos category-54-4 category-issues category-photo-essay type-post post"> 685 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 686 <a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/54-4/indigenous-affairs-photos-images-from-the-first-known-native-american-female-photographer/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 687 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="780" height="618" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/what-jennie-saw-8.jpg?fit=780%2C618&quality=100&ssl=1" class="image-fit-cover wp-post-image" alt="Images from the first-known Native American female photographer" object-fit="cover" layout="fill" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/what-jennie-saw-8.jpg?w=2200&quality=100&ssl=1 2200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/what-jennie-saw-8.jpg?resize=300%2C238&quality=100&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/what-jennie-saw-8.jpg?resize=1024%2C811&quality=100&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/what-jennie-saw-8.jpg?resize=768%2C608&quality=100&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/what-jennie-saw-8.jpg?resize=1536%2C1216&quality=100&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/what-jennie-saw-8.jpg?resize=2048%2C1622&quality=100&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/what-jennie-saw-8.jpg?resize=1200%2C950&quality=100&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/what-jennie-saw-8.jpg?resize=1568%2C1242&quality=100&ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/what-jennie-saw-8.jpg?resize=400%2C317&quality=100&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/what-jennie-saw-8.jpg?fit=780%2C618&quality=100&ssl=1&
687w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /> </a> 688 </figure> 689 690 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 691 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/54-4/indigenous-affairs-photos-images-from-the-first-known-native-american-female-photographer/" rel="bookmark">Images from the first-known Native American female photographer</a></h3> 692 <div class="entry-meta"> 693 <span class="byline"> 694 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.hcn.org/author/will-chavez/">Will Chavez</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 695 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 696 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 697 </article> 698 699 <article data-post-id="121206" class="post-has-image swiper-slide tag-communities tag-economy tag-features tag-housing tag-justice tag-law tag-law-enforcement tag-northwest tag-oregon tag-people-places tag-public-health tag-social-justice category-feature category-issues category-53-3 type-post 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717w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /> </a> 718 </figure> 719 720 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 721 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/53-8/agriculture-a-mega-dairy-is-transforming-arizonas-aquifer-and-farming-lifestyles/" rel="bookmark">A mega-dairy is transforming Arizonaâs aquifer and farming lifestyles</a></h3> 722 <div class="entry-meta"> 723 <span class="byline"> 724 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.hcn.org/author/debbie-weingarten/">Debbie Weingarten</a></span> and <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.hcn.org/author/tony-davis/">Tony Davis</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 725 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 726 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 727 </article> 728 729 <article data-post-id="95926" class="post-has-image swiper-slide tag-bears-ears-national-monument tag-indigenous-affairs tag-justice tag-politics tag-tribes tag-youth 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747w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /> </a> 748 </figure> 749 750 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 751 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/52-6/covid19-if-i-can-move-i-feel-much-better/" rel="bookmark">On the deep human need to be outside</a></h3> 752 <div class="entry-meta"> 753 <span class="byline"> 754 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.hcn.org/author/kiliii-yuyan/">Kiliii Yuyan</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 755 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 756 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 757 </article> 758 759 <article data-post-id="123956" class="post-has-image swiper-slide tag-news category-2020 category-media type-post post"> 760 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 761 <a href="https://www.hcn.org/media/2020/high-country-news-wins-23-national-native-media-awards/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 762 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="780" height="520" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/alcatraz-winner.jpg?fit=780%2C520&quality=100&ssl=1" class="image-fit-cover wp-post-image" alt="High Country News wins 23 National Native media awards" object-fit="cover" layout="fill" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/alcatraz-winner.jpg?w=1200&quality=100&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/alcatraz-winner.jpg?resize=300%2C200&quality=100&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/alcatraz-winner.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&quality=100&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/alcatraz-winner.jpg?resize=768%2C512&quality=100&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/alcatraz-winner.jpg?resize=400%2C267&quality=100&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/alcatraz-winner.jpg?fit=780%2C520&quality=100&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" /> </a> 763 </figure> 764 765 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 766 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.hcn.org/media/2020/high-country-news-wins-23-national-native-media-awards/" rel="bookmark">High Country News wins 23 National Native media awards</a></h3> 767 <div class="entry-meta"> 768 <span class="byline"> 769 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.hcn.org/author/high-country-news/">High Country News</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 770 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 771 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 772 </article> 773 </div><button class="swiper-button swiper-button-prev" aria-label="Previous Slide" ></button><button class="swiper-button swiper-button-next" aria-label="Next Slide" ></button></div><div class="swiper-pagination-bullets" ><button option="0" class="swiper-pagination-bullet" aria-label="Go to slide 1" selected></button><button option="1" class="swiper-pagination-bullet" aria-label="Go to slide 2" ></button><button option="2" class="swiper-pagination-bullet" aria-label="Go to slide 3" ></button><button option="3" class="swiper-pagination-bullet" aria-label="Go to slide 4" ></button><button option="4" class="swiper-pagination-bullet" aria-label="Go to slide 5" ></button><button option="5" class="swiper-pagination-bullet" aria-label="Go to slide 6" ></button><button option="6" class="swiper-pagination-bullet" aria-label="Go to slide 7" ></button></div></div> 774 775 776<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em>High Country News</em> has received numerous national journalism awards, including:</p> 777 778 779 780<details class="wp-block-details has-white-color has-dark-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow"><summary>2023</summary> 781<ul class="wp-block-list"> 782<li>Staff Writer B. “Toastie” Oaster was nominated for a 2023 American Society of Magazine Editors award, one of the industryâs highest honors, in the Feature Writing category for their story “<a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/pacific-lampreys-ancient-agreement-with-tribes-is-the-future-of-conservation/"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">
782Underwater Legends</mark></a>” published in HCN’s October 2022 issue.</li> 783</ul> 784</details> 785 786 787 788<details class="wp-block-details has-white-color has-dark-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow"><summary>2022</summary> 789<ul class="wp-block-list"> 790<li>“<a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/54.4/indigenous-affairs-photos-images-from-the-first-known-native-american-female-photographer"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">Images from the first-known Native American female photographer</mark></a>” won INN’s Insight Award for Visual Journalism in 2022</li> 791 792 793 794<li> Leah Sottile was selected as a finalist for the 2022 Michael Kelly Award for “<a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/did-james-plymell-need-to-die/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">Did James Plymell Need to Die?</mark></a>“</li> 795 796 797 798<li><a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/land-grab-universities/"><mark><mark style="background-color:#111111" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">Land-grab universities</mark></mark></a><mark style="background-color:#111111" class="has-inline-color">â</mark> by Tristan Ahtone and Robert Lee won the 2020 Polk Award for Education Reporting, the 2020 Investigative Reporters and Editors Award, the 2021 Sigma Award,the 2021 Arrell M. Gibson Award from the Western History Association, the Roy Rosenzweig Prize for Creativity in Digital History, an award of excellence from the Society for News Designâs Best of Print News Design competition and the 2021 Richard LaCourse Award for Investigative Journalism. It was also nominated for an Ellie Award in the public interest category.</li> 799</ul> 800</details> 801 802 803 804<details class="wp-block-details has-white-color has-dark-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow"><summary>2021</summary> 805<ul class="wp-block-list"> 806<li>“<a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/a-mega-dairy-is-transforming-arizonas-aquifer-and-farming-lifestyles/"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">A mega-dairy is transforming Arizonaâs aquifer and farming lifestyles</mark></a>” won third place in Society for Environmental Journalist’s Kevin Carmody Award for Outstanding Investigative Reporting.</li> 807 808 809 810<li>â<a href="https://www.hcn.org/articles/how-the-supreme-court-upended-a-century-of-federal-indian-law/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">How the Supreme Court upended a century of federal Indian law</mark></a>â by Graham Lee Brewer and Cary Aspinwall won First Place, Print / Online â Best Feature Story at the <a href="https://najanewsroom.com/2021-national-native-media-award-winners/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">Native American Journalists Association 2021 National Native Media Awards</mark></a>.</li> 811 812 813 814<li>â<a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/on-the-deep-human-need-to-be-outside/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">On the deep human need to be outside</mark></a>â by Kiliii Yuyan won Third Place, Print / Online â Best Feature Photo at the <a href="https://najanewsroom.com/2021-national-native-media-award-winners/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">Native American Journalists Association 2021 National Native Media Awards</mark></a>.</li> 815 816 817 818<li>Sophie Haigney won Washington Monthlyâs inaugural (2021) Kukula Award for excellence in nonfiction book reviewing for her article â<a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/amidst-north-dakotas-fracking-boom-people-keep-disappearing/"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">The searchers</mark></a>â where she reviewed the book âYellow Bird: Oil, Murder, and a Womanâs Search for Justice in Indian Country.â</li> 819</ul> 820</details> 821 822 823
824<details class="wp-block-details has-white-color has-dark-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow"><summary>2020</summary> 825<ul class="wp-block-list"> 826<li><a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/the-only-catfish-native-to-the-western-u-s-is-running-out-of-water/"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">âThe only catfish native to the Western U.S. is running out of waterâ</mark></a> by Maya L. Kapoor won a Silver 2020 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award in the category of magazine writing. The article was also selected for the book <em>Best American Science and Nature Writing 2021</em>.</li> 827 828 829 830<li>â<a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/how-a-tiny-endangered-species-put-a-man-in-prison/"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">How a tiny endangered species put a man in prison</mark></a>â by Paige Blankenbuehler was listed as a notable science and nature writing in the book <em>2020 Best American Science and Nature Writing.</em></li> 831 832 833 834<li>We received 10 first-place awards, four second-place awards, nine third-place awards and two honorable mentions for our Indigenous affairs coverage from the <a href="https://www.hcn.org/media/2020/high-country-news-wins-23-national-native-media-awards">Native American Journalists Association 2020 National Native Media Awards</a>.</li> 835 836 837 838<li>â<a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/an-indigenous-way-of-life-for-these-california-tribes-breaks-state-laws/"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">An Indigenous way of life for these California tribes breaks state laws</mark></a>â by Debra Utacia Krol received second place in the food features category from the Society for Features Journalism at the 2020 Excellence in Features Awards.</li> 839</ul> 840</details> 841 842 843 844<details class="wp-block-details has-white-color has-dark-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow"><summary>2010’s</summary> 845<details class="wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow"><summary>2019</summary> 846<ul class="wp-block-list"> 847<li>We received eight first-place awards, nine second-place awards and two third-place award for our coverage of tribal affairs for the <a href="https://najanewsroom.com/2019/07/11/naja-announces-2019-national-native-media-award-winners/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">Native American Journalists Association 2019 National Native Media Awards</mark></a>.</li> 848 849 850 851<li>2019 Thomas L. Stokes Award for Best Energy and Environment Writing for “<a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/the-rising-risks-of-the-wests-latest-gas-boom/"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">The rising risks of the Westâs latest gas boom</mark></a>” by Daniel Glick and Jason Plautz.</li> 852 853 854 855<li>2019 American Society of Journalists and Authors Outstanding Reported Essay for “<a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/in-this-rapaciously-dry-year-a-quiet-question-grows-louder-what-are-we-doing-here/"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">In this rapaciously dry year, a quiet question grows louder: What are we doing here?</mark></a>” by Cally Carswell.</li> 856</ul> 857</details> 858 859 860 861<details class="wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow"><summary>2018</summary> 862<ul class="wp-block-list"> 863<li>We received six first-place awards and one third-place award for our coverage of tribal affairs for the <a href="https://www.hcn.org/media/2018/NAJA-awards"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">Native American Journalists Association 2018 National Native Media Awards</mark></a>.</li> 864 865 866 867<li>2018 James Beard Foundation Journalism Awards: Foodways for “<a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/the-teenage-whalers-tale/"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">The Teenage Whaler’s Tale</mark></a>” by Julia O’Malley.</li> 868 869 870 871<li>2018 Walter Sullivan Award for â<a href="http://agupr.pr-optout.com/Tracking.as
871px?Data=HHL%3d%402%3b5%3f%26JDG%3c%3a9%40!OHL%3d8%2b62&RE=MC&RI=5753596&Preview=False&DistributionActionID=58497&Action=Follow+Link" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">Inside the Firestorm</mark></a>,â by Douglas Fox.</li> 872</ul> 873</details> 874 875 876 877<details class="wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow"><summary>2017</summary> 878<ul class="wp-block-list"> 879<li>2017 American Association for the Advancement of Sciences Kavli Science Journalism awards: Gold for magazine writing for “<a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/inside-the-firestorm/"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">Inside the Firestorm</mark></a>” by Douglas Fox, and a silver for online journalism for “<a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/the-wests-newest-bird-species-has-a-beak-like-a-crowbar/"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">The Westâs newest bird species has a beak like a crowbar</mark></a>” by Nick Neely.</li> 880</ul> 881</details> 882 883 884 885<details class="wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow"><summary>2016</summary> 886<ul class="wp-block-list"> 887<li>2016 Society of Environmental Journalists Award for Beat Reporting for Jonathan Thompson’s story “<a href="https://www.hcn.org/articles/when-our-river-turned-orange/"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">When our river turned orange</mark></a>,” which appeared on our website and was later followed up on in a feature story about the Gold King Mine spill.</li> 888</ul> 889</details> 890 891 892 893<details class="wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow"><summary>2015</summary> 894<ul class="wp-block-list"> 895<li>The American Geophysical Union named Doug Fox its 2015 Walter Sullivan Award Winner for his story â<a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/the-dust-detectives/"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">Dust Detectives</mark></a>,â which appeared in our Dec. 22 issue. The award committee praised Foxâs âexcellent storytelling, compelling characters, and his choice of an important, newsworthy topic.â</li> 896</ul> 897</details> 898 899 900 901<details class="wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow"><summary>2014</summary> 902<ul class="wp-block-list"> 903<li>The National Association of Science Writers recently recognized contributing editor Cally Carswell with a prestigious 2014 Science in Society award for her story “<a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/the-tree-coroners/"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">The Tree Coroners</mark></a>“. The Dec. 16 story, which profiled researchers who hope to save the Westâs threatened forests by understanding just how and why trees die, won the Science Reporting with a Local or Regional Focus category. </li> 904 905 906 907<li>This story also received a 2014 Society of Environmental Journalists Awards: second place in the Outstanding In-depth Reporting, Small Market category. The SEJ judges said, âCally Carswellâs well-written, educational and entertaining story created a narrative that most certainly heightened public awareness about an important topic that is often overlooked when discussing the planetâs growing carbon footprint: the vital role trees play ⦠This story highlighted the challenges of this important work.â</li> 908</ul> 909</details> 910 911 912 913<details class="wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow"><summary>2013</summary> 914<ul class="wp-block-list"> 915<li>The 2013 Utne Media Award for Environmental Coverage. “<em>HCN</em> stood out for its consistent reports on important stories we’re not reading anywhere else,” wrote the Utne judges. “
915From the effects of Twilight-inspired tourism on the Quileute Nation to half-built subdivisions at the foot of the Grand Tetons, <em>HCN</em> shines a spotlight on our culture’s relationship to the wild. And while it might be easy to vilify, say, a developer in the Tetons or the Twilight tourists, <em>HCN’s</em> reporters seek nuance instead.”</li> 916 917 918 919<li>A 2013 Science in Society Award, from the National Association of Science Writers, in the Science Reporting with a Local or Regional Focus category, for Hillary Rosner’s “<a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/can-snowshoe-hares-outrace-climate-change/"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">The Color of Bunny</mark></a>,” a story about how snowshoe hares are adapting to climate change.</li> 920</ul> 921</details> 922 923 924 925<details class="wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow"><summary>2012</summary> 926<ul class="wp-block-list"> 927<li>A 2012 Science in Society Award, from the National Association of Science Writers, in the Science Reporting with a Local or Regional Focus category, for <a href="https://www.hcn.org/category/issues/43-22/"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">“Perilous Passages,”</mark></a> a package of stories on animal migration. This package also won the 2012 Knight-Risser Prize for Western Environmental Journalism.</li> 928 929 930 931<li>The 2012 Society of Environmental Journalists Awards, first place in the Outstanding Beat Reporting, Small Market category, for Matthew Frank’s coverage including <a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/43.12/montanas-stream-access-law-stays-strong"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">“Montana’s stream access law stays stron</mark></a><a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/montanas-stream-access-law-stays-strong/"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">g.”</mark></a></li> 932 933 934 935<li>A finalist for the 2012 Livingston Awards for Young Journalists, for Stephanie Paige Ogburn’s <a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/43.5/cattlemen-struggle-against-giant-meatpackers-and-economic-squeezes"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">“Cattlemen struggle against giant meatpackers and economic squeezes.</mark></a><a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/cattlemen-struggle-against-giant-meatpackers-and-economic-squeezes/"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">“</mark></a></li> 936</ul> 937</details> 938 939 940 941<details class="wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow"><summary>2011</summary> 942<ul class="wp-block-list"> 943<li>A 2011 Special Citation from the Knight-Risser Prize for Western Environmental Journalism for David Wolman’s <a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/accidental-wilderness/"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">“Accidental Wilderness.”</mark></a> This story also won a Society of Environmental Journalists Award (third place in the Outstanding In-depth Reporting, Small Market category).</li> 944 945 946 947<li>The 2011 Excellence in Journalism Awards, from the Native American Journalists Association, Best Feature Monthly, Division 1 category, for Terri Hansen’s <a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/activist-brings-diversity-to-green-orgs/"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">“Celebrating Shades of Green.”</mark></a></li> 948</ul> 949</details> 950 951 952 953<details class="wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow"><summary>2010</summary> 954<ul class="wp-block-list"> 955<li>A 2010 Special Citation from the Knight-Risser Prize for Western Environmental Journalism for Jonathan Thompson’s <a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/wind-resistance/"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">“Wind Resistance.”</mark></a></li> 956 957 958 959<li>
959A 2010 Kavli Science Journalism Award, from the American Association for the Advancement of Science, in the Small Newspaper category, for Hillary Rosner’s <a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/one-tough-sucker/"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">“One Tough Sucker.”</mark></a></li> 960 961 962 963<li>A 2010 Science in Society Award, from the National Association of Science Writers, in the Science Reporting with a Local or Regional Focus category, for J. Madeleine Nash’s <a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/bring-in-the-cows/"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">“Bring in the Cows.”</mark></a></li> 964 965 966 967<li>The 2010 Utne Reader Independent Press Award for Best Environmental Coverage.</li> 968 969 970 971<li>A 2010 Hillman Prize for Magazine Journalism with a social-justice perspective, for Rebecca Clarren’s <a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/the-dark-side-of-dairies/"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">“The Dark Side of Dairies.”</mark></a></li> 972 973 974 975<li>A 2010 First Person Narrative award, from the American Society of Journalists and Authors, for Michelle Nijhuis’ essay <a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/township-13-south-range-92-west-section-35/"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">“Township 13 South, Range 92 West, Section 35.”</mark></a></li> 976 977 978 979<li>The Native American Journalists Association Best Environmental Story of 2010, in the Monthly/bimonthly category, for Debra Utacia Krol’s <a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/cultural-blight/"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">“Cultural Blight.”</mark></a></li> 980</ul> 981</details> 982</details> 983 984 985 986<details class="wp-block-details has-white-color has-dark-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow"><summary>2000’s</summary> 987<ul class="wp-block-list"> 988<li>The 2009 Society of Environmental Journalists Awards, second place in the Outstanding Small Market Reporting, Print category, for Florence Williams’<mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color"> </mark><a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/on-cancers-trail/"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">“On Cancer’s Trail,”</mark></a> and third place for J. Madeleine Nash’s <a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/back-to-the-future/"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">“Back to the Future.”</mark></a></li> 989 990 991 992<li>A 2009 Mental Health America national journalism award for Ray Ring’s <a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/my-crazy-brother/"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">“My Crazy Brother.”</mark></a></li> 993 994 995 996<li>A 2008 Hillman Prize for Magazine Journalism with a social-justice perspective, for Ray Ringâs <a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/disposable-workers-of-the-oil-and-gas-fields/"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">“Disposable Workers of the Oil and Gas Fields.”</mark></a></li> 997 998 999 1000<li>A 2008 Special Citation from the Knight-Risser Prize for Western Environmental Journalism for Hannah Nordhaus’ <a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/the-silence-of-the-bees/"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">“The Silence of the Bees.”</mark></a></li> 1001 1002 1003 1004<li>A 2008 Media Award from the American Institute of Biological Sciences, for Michelle Nijhuis’ <a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/beetle-warfare/"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">“Beetle Warfare”</mark></a> and <a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/bonfire-of-the-superweeds/"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">“Bonfire of the Superweeds.”</mark></a></li> 1005 1006 1007 1008<li>The 2008 Society of Environmental Journalists Awards, second place in the Outstanding Small Market Reporting, Print category, for Peter Friedericiâs <a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/facing-the-yuck-factor/"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">“Facing the Yuck Factor,”</mark></a> which also won a 2007 Award of Excellence in the Best of Newspaper Design competition of the Society for News Design.</li> 1009 1010 1011 1012<li>A 2006 Utne Reader Independent Press Award for Best Local/Regional Coverage.</li> 1013 1014 1015 1016<li>A 2006 George Polk Award for Political Reporting for Ray Ringâs <a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/taking-liberties/"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">“Taking Liberties,”</mark></a> which also won an American Planning Association Award.</li> 1017 1018 1019 1020<li>The 2006 James V. Risser Prize for Western Environmental Journalism for Matt Jenkinsâ <a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/squeezing-water-from-a-stone/"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">“Squeezing Water from a Stone.”</mark></a></li> 1021 1022 1023 1024<li>A 2006 Science Journalism Award, from the American Association for Advancement of Science for Michelle Nijhuisâ series: <a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/the-ghosts-of-yosemite/"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">“The Ghosts of Yosemite,”</mark></a> and <a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/save-our-snow/"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">“Save Our Snow,”</mark></a> and <a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/dust-and-snow/"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">“Dust and Snow.”</mark></a> The series also won the 2006 Walter Sullivan Award for Excellence in Science Journalism from the American Geophysical Union.</li> 1025 1026 1027 1028<li>The 2005 Society of Environmental Journalists Awards, third place in the Outstanding Explanatory Journalism category, for Ray Ring’s series on new angles in environmental politics, including <a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/where-were-the-environmentalists-when-libby-needed-them-most/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">“Where Were the Environmentalists When Libby Needed Them Most? The Story of an Ailing Town in Northwestern Montana Calls into Question the Health of the Environmental Movement.”</mark></a></li> 1029 1030 1031 1032<li>The 2004 Society of Environmental Journalists Awards, third place in the Outstanding Beat Reporting category, for Ray Ring’s series of stories including <a href="https://www.hcn.org/servlets/hcn.Article?article_id=13984"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">“A losing battle (an analysis of wildfire policy),”</mark></a> and <a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/the-wests-biggest-bully-gets-his/"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">“The West’s biggest bully: Environmentalists in Montana’s Flathead County make quiet progress against a 5,000-watt loudmouth,”</mark></a> and <a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/the-big-story-written-small/"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">“The big story written small: How most daily newspapers fall short covering environmental and growth issues.”</mark></a> SEJ judges said Ring’s stories provided “compelling and provocative coverage of Western natural-resource conflicts … sweeping in scope, befitting the West’s broad canvas, and meticulous in detail, a mark of fine reporting. On topics ranging from wildfires to an anti-environmental shock jock, Ring presents fascinating insights into the region’s unique blend of natural wonders and human foibles.”</li> 1033 1034 1035 1036<li>The 2003 Society of Environmental Journalists Awards, third place in the Outstanding Beat Reporting category, for Ray Ring’s series of stories including <a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/wolf-at-the-door/"><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-marigold-yellow-color">“Wolf at the Door.”</mark></a> SEJ judges said, “Equally at ease writing about wolves or killer bees, about the fervor of snowmobilers or the foibles of Arizona governors, Ray Ring reported scenes so vividly that readers felt taken along for some fascinating rides. A chronicler this skillful didn’t have to moralize; he just let the subjects speak for themselves. His stories for <em>High Country News</em> had depth and texture rarely matched by the efforts of publications with much greater resources.”</li> 1037</ul> 1038</details> 1039 1040 1041
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1651<script id="newspack-menu-accessibility-js-extra"> 1652var newspackScreenReaderText = {"open_search":"Open Search","close_search":"Close Search","expand_comments":"Expand Comments","collapse_comments":"Collapse Comments","show_order_details":"Show details","hide_order_details":"Hide details","open_dropdown_menu":"Open dropdown menu","close_dropdown_menu":"Close dropdown menu","is_amp":""}; 1653//# sourceURL=newspack-menu-accessibility-js-extra 1654</script>
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1664<script id="gform_gravityforms_theme_vendors-js" defer src="https://www.hcn.org/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/assets/js/dist/vendor-theme.min.js?ver=0c901cb641ce64b99c20ea1a4d208cc9"></script>
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