Items by Marshall Swearingen — 10 items
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The GOAT Blog
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 -
The GOAT Blog
Big Data colonizes the West
How Internet data centers are reshaping Western communities
by Marshall Swearingen, May 08, 2013 -
The GOAT Blog
Boundary water disputes
Groups concerned with pollution on the Kootenai River turn to the International Joint Commission
by Marshall Swearingen, May 02, 2013 -
The Forest Service battles placer mining with an obscure law
A little-known 1955 law gives the Forest Service a way to shut down placer mining claims along some Western rivers.
by Marshall Swearingen, May 01, 2013 -
The GOAT Blog
High-tech canary in the copper mine
New radar technologies helped Kennecott predict huge mine landslide
by Marshall Swearingen, Apr 22, 2013 -
The GOAT Blog
The who, what, where and why of letting it burn
Making sense of how the Forest Service fights fire
by Marshall Swearingen, Apr 15, 2013 -
Federal Helium Reserve faces uncertainty amid global shortage
An obscure BLM facility plays a critical role in a market hit hard by the fracking boom
by Marshall Swearingen, Apr 08, 2013 -
The GOAT Blog
Science for the long now
Nevada climate research will inform water planning
by Marshall Swearingen, Apr 04, 2013 -
The GOAT Blog
Snow not falling on cedars
Forest Service helps yellow-cedar adapt to an ever-changing climate
by Marshall Swearingen, Mar 28, 2013






