Items by Marshall Swearingen — 10 items
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The GOAT Blog
Cow stomp: using cattle to reclaim mine land
Can Colorado ranchers and the Forest Service work together to erase old mining scars?
by Marshall Swearingen, Jun 13, 2013 -
Wyoming digs its 10 billionth ton of coal
The industry hopes Wyoming's coal bonanza lasts another 100 years. But mining's peaks and valleys have never been entirely in its control.
by Marshall Swearingen, Jun 10, 2013 -
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Mining for dark matter in Lead, South Dakota
How the Sanborn Lab's search for the universe's secrets is reshaping a Black Hills mining town
by Marshall Swearingen, May 29, 2013 -
The Latest: Quagga mussels invade Lake Powell
There’s still time to combat the invasive, destructive mussels before they colonize the reservoir
by Marshall Swearingen, May 27, 2013 -
The West’s Big Data colonies
New "company towns" are born in the rural West -- for Facebook, Google and the like.
by Marshall Swearingen, May 27, 2013 -
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Weighing Pebble Mine
The EPA is one step closer to killing the project before it starts
by Marshall Swearingen, May 22, 2013 -
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Wyoming's pile of coal
The story of the state's 10-billionth ton
by Marshall Swearingen, May 16, 2013 -
How technology detected a huge mine landslide before it happened
Employees at a Kennecott copper mine outside Salt Lake City knew an April 10 landslide was coming
by Marshall Swearingen, May 13, 2013 -
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Big Data colonizes the West
How Internet data centers are reshaping Western communities
by Marshall Swearingen, May 08, 2013 -
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Boundary water disputes
Groups concerned with pollution on the Kootenai River turn to the International Joint Commission
by Marshall Swearingen, May 02, 2013






