High Country News

'Firebrand ways'

Longtime activist Kieran Suckling talks about the Center for Biological Diversity.

by Tony Davis, Dec 27, 2009
A Thirst for Growth

In Sierra Vista, Ariz., a partnership of developers, environmentalists and government agencies is trying to keep the San Pedro River alive, while at the same time allowing for continued growth in this burgeoning Sunbelt city

by Tony Davis, Aug 30, 2004
Birds get a break from blades

More than half the windmills on California’s Altamont Pass will shut down for two months this winter so migrating birds can pass safely through the area

by Patrick Farrell, Aug 08, 2005
Blades, birds and bats: Wind energy and wildlife not a cut-and-dried issue

Wind farms are working to make their turbines less hazardous to birds and bats

by Hilary Watts, May 02, 2005
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
Conservation agreements try to head off endangered species listings

Candidate conservation agreements try to keep rare species, like Colorado's Gunnison sage grouse, off the endangered species list, or at least healthy enough to lessen the restrictions that come with listing.

by Joshua Zaffos, May 31, 2012
Cougar hunt creates uproar

Following a flurry of sightings and a much-publicized, ill-starred hunt for mountain lions in Sabino Canyon near Tucson, Arizonans push for changes in how the state manages its big cats

by Tony Davis, May 24, 2004
Even hard-liners want to experiment in Arizona

The Center for Biological Diversity and the Grand Canyon Trust are working with a French timber entrepreneur to restore Arizona's unhealthy forests.

by Ray Ring, Jul 14, 2009
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
Follow-up

Navajos shortchanged by oil and gas companies; Department of Homeland Security buys Playas, N.M., as training ground for response to terrorist attacks; Earthjustice sues to get details on Interior Secretary Gale Norton’s anti-wilderness deal with Utah Gov

by Laura Paskus, Sep 15, 2003