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  • City slaps back at property-rights measure

    In response to Oregon’s recently passed Measure 37, Bend, Ore., adopts a rule that allows people to sue their neighbors if nearby development reduces property values

    by Lissa James, Dec 20, 2004

  • Seattle's rural neighbors rise up

    Inspired by Oregon’s Measure 37, a private-property rights group in King County, Wash., is fighting to repeal recently adopted land-use ordinances

    by Lissa James, Jan 24, 2005

  • Prowling the back spaces of the West

    Inside an abandoned Air Force base on the Nevada-Utah border, the Center for Land Use Interpretation houses a remarkable museum of the West's human landscapes.

    by Michelle Nijhuis, Feb 07, 2005

  • The Western Confluence: A Guide to Governing Natural Resources

    In The Western Confluence, Matthew McKinney and William Harmon try to find practical ways to solve the West’s endless struggles over water and resource management

    by Staff, Apr 18, 2005

  • Write-off on the Range

    In Montana’s Madison County, Reid Rosenthal uses conservation easements to help the land — and make his investors rich

    by Ray Ring, May 30, 2005

  • A call for modest reform

    The time is ripe for moderate reform of the conservation easement system

    by Paul Larmer, May 30, 2005

  • Beyond the exurban dream

    The West’s rural areas are erupting with large-lot, big, expensive homes, but the actual costs of this new rural lifestyle extend far beyond the purchase price

    by Paul Larmer, Jun 13, 2005

  • A refreshing take on Wal-Mart vs. The World

    In The United States of Wal-Mart, John Dicker offers a viciously funny but intelligently nuanced understanding of the Wal-Mart phenomenon

    by Tony Barboza, Aug 08, 2005

  • When the Joneses go solar

    As solar power becomes more popular, planners wrestle with builders over aesthetics

    by Isabelle Groc, Jul 23, 2007

  • Skinny Streets and Green Neighborhoods

    In Skinny Streets and Green Neighborhoods, writers Cynthia Girling and Ronald Kellett examine ecologically sound communities

    by Staff, Mar 20, 2006
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