High Country News

Pombo takes on the Endangered Species Act

On his 12th attempt, Rep. Richard Pombo, R-Calif., succeeds in pushing a bill through the U.S. House designed to reform the Endangered Species Act and end critical habitat protection

by Brodie Farquhar, Oct 16, 2005
She wins friends for lions, wolves and bears

Janelle Holden, the daughter of two Republican legislators, works with the Predator Conservation Alliance in Montana to help ranchers learn how to co-exist with wolves and other predators

by Melynda Coble, Nov 14, 2005
Green and mean

The Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund is building on the strategy it used to boot anti-environmental Republican Congressman Richard Pombo out of office in 2006.

by Marty Durlin, May 26, 2008
Stringing up the Western sheriff

The West has known extremist politics before, but we usually seem to end up tacking pretty close to the center.

by Ray Ring, Oct 19, 2010
We're not all Right in Idaho

Being one of the few liberals in a conservative Western city requires tolerance and a love of community that transcends political divisions.

by Steve Bunk, May 18, 2011
Wilderness bills languish in legislative limbo

Even Republican sponsors can't seem to break their party's determined stonewalling on wilderness bills in the House of Representatives.

by Danielle Venton, Mar 04, 2012
Confessions of a former Hillary supporter

Missy Votel takes a good hard look at Sarah Palin: a regular Wild West frontierswoman who wears North Face and is ready to slay dinner at a moment's notice.

by Missy Votel, Sep 25, 2008
Poltertics, 2010

"They're ba-a-ackk!": Enviro-boogeymen return from the dead as Republicans like Richard Pombo seek a comeback.

by Sarah Gilman , Jan 26, 2010
The Latest Bounce

Pete McCloskey plans run against Rep. Richard Pombo; 11 alleged eco-terrorists indicted; BLM gives six companies chance to work on oil shale production; Gray Development buys expensive state land in north Phoenix.

by Matt Jenkins, Feb 06, 2006
How to survive the lean times

Her brush with homelessness gives Jane Goetze the background to offer some wry advice.

by Jane Goetze, Dec 01, 2008