Kirk Siegler
Stories
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Low prices and Trump's trade war are pushing these Northwest farmers to the brink
Almost all of the wheat grown in the Pacific Northwest is for export, and even before President Trump's trade war, farmers were dealing with rock bottom prices and slagging global demand.
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Some federal agencies dealing with DOGE cuts feel confusion and concern for the future
Reporters have been looking at federal agencies and employees impacted by DOGE cuts from food inspectors to nuclear scientists to firefighters, and the broader effects of the restructuring efforts.
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Republicans considering selling off federal land to pay for Trump's domestic agenda
Republicans are considering selling off some federal lands to pay for President Trump's domestic agenda, which is reigniting a decades-old controversy in the West.
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Oil companies expected a big business boom under Trump. Now they're worried
Many oil company executives celebrated Donald Trump's return to the White House. But now expectations of higher profits are fading amid fears of a recession.
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Trump's Forest Service cuts have people in tinder dry New Mexico on edge
The Trump administration's dramatic staffing cuts at federal lands agencies like the Forest Service are causing anxiety in tinder dry New Mexico, where the wildfire threat is already severe this Spring.
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Artists descend on Idaho's Treefort Music Festival
A visit to the Treefort Music Festival in Boise, Idaho. It started as a springboard to catch artists wrapping up at South by Southwest in Austin, but is becoming a national fixture itself.
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How federal job cuts are playing out in Western states
Red states with lots of federally owned land have long called agencies managing them "bloated." Now, agency job cuts are affecting local economies.
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NPR reporters discuss covering the LA wildfires
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A look back at Deb Haaland's time as the first Indigenous cabinet secretary
The nation's first indigenous cabinet secretary is wrapping up at the Department of Interior. It's unclear how many of Deb Haaland's reforms will remain intact under Trump.
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Why Los Angeles, America's most fire-ready city, became overwhelmed by flames
In a city prone to large natural disasters, L.A. firefighters are widely considered to be among the best in the business at knocking down urban wildfires. But in the extreme conditions lately, experts say little can be done even to slow these modern fires.
