High Country News

A long walk into hope

Bill McKibben’s new book, Wandering Home, is a hopeful account of a leisurely hike across northeastern America, as relevant to the West as it is to the East

by George Sibley, Oct 31, 2005
The oil spill's upshot

The tragic BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico could help the environmental movement, if greens act wisely.

by Ray Ring , Jun 18, 2010
Another near-death experience for environmentalism

Environmental contrarians Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger jump back into the fray with a new book, Break Through: From the Death of Environmentalism to the Politics of Possibility.

by Brian Kevin, Oct 29, 2007
Stretching the notion of neighbor

Rev. Peter Sawtell crusades for eco-justice throughout the West from his church in Denver.

by Christine Hoekenga, Nov 26, 2007
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
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
Unlikely alliance?

In most of the West’s complicated environmental problems, so-called “unlikely alliances” between greens and their opposite numbers are really not that unlikely after all.

by Jonathan Thompson, Jun 23, 2008
Profile: Bethany Cotton, Center for Biological Diversity

Bethany Cotton loves working for the environment, but misses life out West.

by Ray Ring, Apr 25, 2011
Profile: Rodger Schlickeisen, Defenders of Wildlife

Rodger Schlickeisen has a long history of fighting for the West.

by Ray Ring, May 01, 2011
Profile: Corey Shott, National Wildlife Federation

Corey Shott still misses the mountains, but has made politics her career.

by Ray Ring, May 01, 2011