Items by Tim Westby — 10 items
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Southwestern farmers, lawmakers seek solutions to worker shortages
The Western Growers Association says its farmers need another 20,000 workers to harvest this winter’s crop, and President Bush endorses the idea of a guest-worker program to make it easier for migrant workers in the U.S.
by Tim Westby, Feb 20, 2006 -
The Great Divide
A writer takes a 1,600-mile Greyhound bus ride from Salt Lake City into Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington, and listens to the stories of the Westerners he meets
by Tim Westby, Jun 27, 2005 -
The road to nowhere
Utah’s attempt to take over backcountry roads begins to unravel, largely because of problems stirred up by the attempt to claim the remote Weiss Highway in Juab County as an R.S. 2477 road
by Tim Westby, Dec 20, 2004 -
Defending the West Desert: Utah activist Jason Groenewold
Jason Groenewold didn’t set out to be an environmental activist, but now he directs the Healthy Environment Alliance of Utah, which is fighting toxic waste disposal in the West Desert
by Tim Westby, Jun 07, 2004 -
Pink Floyd and the Great Salt Lake
The writer delights in the exotic flamingo that has made the Great Salt Lake its home — yet he says one is enough
by Tim Westby, May 03, 2004 -
King coal is back
With a natural gas shortage looming, and the encouragement of the Bush White House, energy companies are looking to coal again, and coal-fired power plants are being planned in Sigurd, Utah, and across the West
by Tim Westby, Dec 22, 2003 -
Utahns beat back radioactive waste
In the face of noisy opposition, Envirocare of Utah pulls its federal application to dump high-level radioactive waste in the desert
by Tim Westby, Dec 08, 2003 -
Backcountry road deal runs over wilderness
Utah has dropped its threatened lawsuit over the control of backcountry roads, but the agreement the state made with the federal government casts a cloud over future wilderness protection
by Tim Westby, May 12, 2003 -
Off-roaders torpedo a wilderness alternative
Emery County Commissioner Randy Johnson thought he could come up with a local alternative for protecting Utah’s San Rafael Swell, but angry ORVers attacked his proposed monument.
by Tim Westby, Mar 03, 2003 -
State's big nuke waste fight takes a hit
A federal judge has struck down a series of Utah laws meant to block a planned high-level nuclear waste storage facility on the Skull Valley Goshute Reservation.
by Tim Westby, Oct 14, 2002
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