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West American dams are on the verge of shutting down: Lack of maintenance is filling them with silt faster than ever, making the great structures obsolete

The accumulation of sediment in reservoirs across the American West represents a significant challenge for water resource management. Since the early 20th century, thousands of dams have been constructed to provide essential services, including hydro-electric power, irrigation for agriculture, and reliable municipal water supplies. However, these structures naturally trap the…

The Times of India

Electric companies don’t need to black out customers to prevent wildfires – here are 3 relatively fast, affordable solutions

A severe winter snow drought has left snowpack levels far below normal across the American West in 2026. Without a slow-melting blanket of snow to keep the soil and forests moist, alpine vegetation is drying into a tinderbox earlier than normal and ramping up the fire risk.

The Conversation

How Motorcycle Tours Deliver Once-in-a-Lifetime Journeys on Legendary Roads

There exists a particular breed of traveller who yearns not merely for a destination, but for the visceral experience of the journey itself. For these adventurers, the road becomes the story, and the mode of transport transforms into a gateway to freedom. Across continents and cultures, legendary stretches of tarmac…

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Review: A Period Drama About the Price of Progress in the American West

Train Dreams follows a logger in the Pacific Northwest during the age of westward expansion.

Reason

From barbed wire to data: How AI is changing ranching in the American West

AI is moving cattle and reshaping the West

Axios

Hauntingly powerful photo essay on rattlesnake vs human conflict celebrated across Europe and beyond

Spaniard wins Fritz Pölking Prize 2025 for evocative work delving into centuries of fear, myth and hope between humans and rattlesnakes in the American West

Digital Camera World

Bison Herds 'Reawaken' Yellowstone's Prairies

There are few symbols of the American West more iconic than the bison -- shaggy giants that once roamed in the tens of millions before being nearly annihilated by European settlers.

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‘Reckless Abandon: The American West’ Is My Series Of Photographs In Which I Explore The Link Between History And The Future (30 Pics)

I capture the eeriness and nostalgia of these forgotten places, highlighting the contrast between the rugged beauty of the western landscape and the decaying structures.

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Forest Service Layoffs Threaten Wildfire Prevention Efforts

Forest Service layoffs raise concerns about wildfire prevention and public safety in the American West due to reduced resources and staffing cuts.

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Meet the Cast of 'Americal Primeval'

Taylor Kitsch and Betty Gilpin led the gritty miniseries about a family's trek across the American West in 1857.

Marie Claire

Not romanticized Hollywood images – Exploring the myth and reality of the American West

Photographer Mark McLennan captures the intimate details of the American West in his new photography book 'No Fences'

Digital Camera World

The Lexus GX Is the Best Land Cruiser Ever. We Drove on Dirt for Two Days to Prove It

As an east-coaster, it’s hard not to romanticize the American West. The weather alone could convince most New Englanders to pack up for good. Every time I visit the West, I consider tossing my return ticket in the trash.

Motor1

Bison Vs Raptor Vs Trailhunter: The Ultimate Off-Road Truck Showdown

The American West can credibly stake its claim as the most beautiful part of the country. At least most of the year. But for a few short weeks each fall, the Northeast is spectacular, an overhead explosion of red, orange, and yellow attracts the masses to the Adirondacks, Appalachian, Poconos,…

Motor1

Venom: The Last Dance Is a Camp Buddy Comedy Disguised as a Comic Book Movie

The series ends with an oddly sweet romp about a mismatched couple on a zany road trip across the American West.

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‘Gas Tank City’, a new monograph by Andrew Holmes, is a photorealist eye on the American West

‘Gas Tank City’ chronicles the artist’s journey across truck-stop America, creating meticulous drawings of fleeting moments

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Arborglyphs – Basque immigrant sheepherders left their marks on aspen trees in the American West

Throughout the mountains of the American West, carvings hidden on the trunks of aspen trees tell the stories of the sheepherders who made them as they passed through with their flocks. Most of the men who etched these arborglyphs into the living trees were Basques who, starting with the Gold…

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Arts24 in Cannes: Kevin Costner brings his epic Western to the Croisette

Today in arts24 live from the Cannes Film Festival, Kevin Costner is presenting "Horizon: An American Saga", a Western he directed, co-wrote and stars in with Sienna Miller. It’s been 20 years since his last appearance here on the Croisette. You might know him best for "The Bodyguard", his Oscar-winning…

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Kevin Costner Partners With Green Mountain Coffee For Movie Promotion

Kevin Costner's 'Horizon: An American Saga' blends Western epic with coffee promotion, set for summer release. Explore the American West expansion in this ...

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Kevin Costner Teases Epic Four-Part Horizon Movie Series At Cinemacon

Kevin Costner's Horizon movie series, set in the American West during the Civil War, promises a star-studded historical saga with a dual theatrical release...

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Kevin Costner's New Project 'Horizon: An American Saga' Revealed

Kevin Costner's new project, Horizon: An American Saga, marks his directorial return with an epic cinematic experience set in the American West.

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Paris Fashion Week Men’s A/W 2024: Rick Owens to Homme Plissé Issey Miyake

The best of Paris Fashion Week Men’s A/W 2024 in our ongoing report, from Rick Owens’ intimate presentation at his Paris home to a colourful collaboration with artist Ronan Bouroullec at Homme Plissé Issey Miyake

International Business Times

Pharrell Williams Headlines Opening Day Of Paris Fashion Week

Pharrell Williams brought the American West to Paris on Tuesday as he presented a collection full of cowboy hats and rhinestones for his latest show as creative director at Louis Vuitton.

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Ford CEO Pilots F-150 Lightning Across West As Cybertruck Launch Nears: ‘A New Way To Experience America’

A group from Ford Motor Co is currently embarking on a road trip across the American West in an F-150 Lightning electric pickup

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Rodeo to celebrate the legacy of Black cowboys

Tales of the American West often exclude Black cowboys, who were among the originals.

The Conversation

Archaeology and genomics together with Indigenous knowledge revise the human-horse story in the American West

Few places in the world are more closely linked with horses in the popular imagination than the Great Plains of North America. Romanticized stories of cowboys and the Wild West figure prominently in popular culture, and domestic horses are embedded in everything from place names, like Wild Horse Mesa, to…

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