An incredible scar’: the harsh toll of Trump’s 400-mile wall through national parks
The Guardian
In the 1980s, when Kevin Dahl first began visiting the Organ Pipe Cactus national monument in southern Arizona, the border was unmarked, save for a simple fence used to keep
Protests target Spanish colonial statues that ‘celebrate genocide’ in US west
The Guardian
As a national debate swirls around statues of Confederate officials, a new battle is brewing in the western US over the fate of monuments glorifying the brutal Spanish conquest of
Armed vigilantes under scrutiny after statue protester shot in New Mexico
The Guardian
Officials are scrutinizing armed vigilante groups in New Mexicofollowing the shooting of a protester calling for the removal of a controversial colonial statue. Police are examining whether the shooter belonged
X marks the spot: treasure hunters in shock after reported $2m find in Rocky Mountains
The Guardian
Treasure hunters have reacted with shock, delight and disbelief to the news that a chest containing gems, gold and antiques worth up to $2m has reportedly been found in the
US south-west in grip of historic ‘megadrought’, research finds
The Guardian
Intensified by climate change, the current 20-year arid period is one of the worst on record, with wide-ranging effectsThe Enterprise Bridge passes over a section of Lake Oroville that is
Not a mask in sight’: thousands flock to Yellowstone as park reopens
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On Monday, thousands of visitors from across the country descended on Yellowstone national park, which opened for the first time since its closure in March due to the coronavirus pandemic.
US national park reopenings raise fears of coronavirus outbreaks
The Guardian
On Wednesday, Zion national park in Utah, one of the most popular natural attractions in the US, received its first visitors in more than a month as the Trump administration
Pandemic fears in border towns as workers flock in to build Trump’s wall
The Guardian
Unlike the rest of the US, the sleepy border community of Ajo, Arizona, is busier than ever these days, as hundreds of border wall construction workers pass through each day.
Revealed: how poor Mexicans’ blood plasma feeds UK demand
The Guardian
“The first time I went, I wanted to cry,” said Lucía, a mother of three, describing how her economic situation would compel her to do the journey from her home
‘Treated like trash’: the project trying to identify the bodies of migrants
The Guardian
Soil is carefully dug and then brushed away and the bags removed from the ground. Inside are bones but also small items that give a touch of humanity and threads
