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Katherine Lanpher

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  • Special Projects Editor, Grist
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As seen in: Grist, Al Jazeera English, Slate, The Christian Science Monitor, Pioneer Press, OZY, High Country News, Minnesota Public Radio (St. Paul, MN)
Special Projects Editor @Grist. Former interim EIC of @HighCountryNews. Just won @IRE award for editing "Land-Grab Universities" for HCN.

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The importance of being seen

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By Alaina E. Roberts, Jonathan Thompson, Katherine Lanpher Verified
| High Country News Verified
Recognition affects the preservation of culture, land and political agency. Katherine Lanpher April 1, 2021 From the print edition Like Tweet Email Print Subscribe Donate Now 'Family,' by Greg A. Robinson, a member of the Chinook Indian Nation in Washington and a primarily self-taught artist who works in a variety of mediums. His traditional Chinookan-style images pay tribute to the Columbia River ancestors for whom art, life, stories and culture are strongly interrelated. Illustration by Greg A.
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Remembering coal

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By Rosalyn R. LaPier, Carl Segerstrom, Brigida R. Blasi, Katherine Lanpher Verified
| High Country News Verified
A look at the end of an era and its transition. Katherine Lanpher Feb. 1, 2021 From the print edition Like Tweet Email Print Subscribe Donate Now This month, we take a long look at the end of an era: the half-century when coal defined the energy economy of the West. Lights burned, rivers were diverted and subdivisions boomed, all thanks to coal. But as Jonathan Thompson explains in this month’s “Facts & Figures,” the “Big Buildup” is over, and what he calls “the Big Breakdown” is on.
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The West’s homescapes are shifting

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By Anna V. Smith Verified, Wilfred Herrera, Jonathan Thompson, Katherine Lanpher Verified
| High Country News Verified
2020 has redefined what many call ‘home.’ Katherine Lanpher Jan. 1, 2021 From the print edition Like Tweet Email Print Subscribe Donate Now “Home” is our focus this month — how shelter and connection to place define our lives and the lives of the people around us. This feels especially compelling right now, with a global pandemic forcing us to stay inside, or perhaps, if we’re essential workers, to live away from home.
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