High Country News

Lawyer Laird Lucas on how and why he fights for the West

The environmental lawyer battles big industries and government agencies in the courtroom on behalf of the nonprofit Advocates for the West.

by Steve Bunk, Nov 02, 2011
Western court scraps intervention restrictions for enviro lawsuits

The 9th Circuit Court tosses its "federal defendant" rule, giving interested parties a clearer path for intervening in environmental lawsuits.

by Cally Carswell, Feb 10, 2011
Climate Revolutionary

Law professor Mary C. Wood wants to use “atmospheric trust litigation” to tackle global warming in the courts.

by Carla A. Wise, May 12, 2008
Changeable weather

Western environmentalists get good news about Yucca Mountain, but face challenges from state legislatures. Also: Americans finally reduce their driving miles.

by Ray Ring , Mar 17, 2009
How green is Judge Molloy?

A pro-wolf ruling by Montana Judge Don Molloy provokes accusations that he's a "nutzoid" greenie, but he doesn't always side with environmentalists.

by Ray Ring, Aug 24, 2010
The logging town of Darrington, Wash., fights to save a fire lookout

A lawsuit raises questions about how far environmentalists should go to keep wilderness 'untrammeled.'

by Nathan Rice, Jan 24, 2012
Extreme Green

Uncompromising environmental groups like the Center for Biological Diversity do more harm than good with their lawsuits, according to some critics.

by Ted Williams, May 31, 2011
The cost of righteousness

Has some environmentalists' refusal to compromise helped cause the delisting of wolves in Montana and Idaho?

by Ray Ring, May 29, 2011
How the gray wolf lost its endangered status -- and how enviros helped

A strategic miscalculation by environmental groups helped spur the delisting of gray wolves in Montana and Idaho.

by Hal Herring, Jun 06, 2011
Congress overrules the courts

Even when environmentalists win in the courtroom, Congress can overturn the court’s interpretation of an existing law by passing a new one

by Laura Paskus, Feb 16, 2004