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The GOAT Blog
Friday news roundup: reporter spies and Bryce Canyon coal mine

Housing gets tighter in the Bakken, mountain towns lose water and CAFOs fear terrorists

by Neil LaRubbio, Feb 10, 2012
The GOAT Blog
Seal Stories from the Pribilof, middle of everywhere

Two NOAA documentaries tell a tale of Alaska's Pribilof Islands and northern fur seals, their most famous inhabitants

by Danielle Venton, Feb 09, 2012
The Range Blog
Air quality and energy development

Critics worry about water, but air pollution from oil and gas can also be significant

by Red Lodge, Feb 09, 2012
Heard around the West
Ready-made solar houses

Homes built to generate electricity, stopping Salt Lake sprawl, the drug game

by Betsy Marston, Feb 09, 2012
The GOAT Blog
The buzz on bees

Scientists make some progress in understanding what's killing off the nation's honeybees.

by Jodi Peterson, Feb 08, 2012
The GOAT Blog
Martinez making her mark

Love her or hate her, the N.M. guv is reshaping the state's political landscape

by Cally Carswell, Feb 08, 2012
The Range Blog
Lessons From the Musselshell: The Flood

Mother Nature serves up a nasty spring surprise to folks along the Musselshell River

by Wendy Beye, Feb 07, 2012
The GOAT Blog
Friday news round up: Romney in Nevada, Glacier thief in handcuffs

Also in the news: U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management announce grazing fees, Utah seeks to clean its air and protect sage grouse

by Danielle Venton, Feb 03, 2012
The Range Blog
Arizona turns 100

Park reopenings and mining bans give residents a few environmental victories to celebrate

by Jackie Wheeler, Feb 03, 2012
Heard around the West
The warming properties of greenbacks

A lost snowshoer survives by burning bills; flirting in Fargo

by Betsy Marston, Feb 02, 2012
The GOAT Blog
Beyond control

State governments wrestle with locals over the power to regulate oil and gas

by Neil LaRubbio, Feb 02, 2012
The GOAT Blog
EPA grilled over Pavillion report

At a House hearing, state officials and industry representatives face off against agency and health scientists

by Danielle Venton, Feb 02, 2012
The Range Blog
Alaska wildlife woes raise red flags "outside"

Fish and Game scandal demonstrates growing influence of cronyism and big money in American wildlife policy

by Ben Long, Feb 01, 2012
The GOAT Blog
Monopolies march on

The Obama administration's antitrust actions have failed to materialize for those in agriculture

by Stephanie Paige Ogburn, Jan 31, 2012
The GOAT Blog
Why industry doesn't like "fracking" and neither do I

The word "fracking" has great PR value for environmental activists, but it seems to be completely taking over the debate over oil and gas development.

by Jonathan Thompson, Jan 29, 2012
The GOAT Blog
Friday news roundup: industry grows and species croak

Utah nuclear plant wins water permit, wolves and bison offered up for hunting and glaciers shrink just a little bit more

by Neil LaRubbio, Jan 27, 2012
The GOAT Blog
Snow fight on the slopes

U.S. Forest Service and ski resorts bicker over water rights

by Danielle Venton, Jan 26, 2012
Heard around the West
No ski for you

After a skier complains, Montana Snowbowl refuses to sell him tickets; wacky words of Arizona politicians

by Betsy Marston, Jan 26, 2012
The GOAT Blog
Obama's energy love fest

Obama overlooks the environment in his State of the Union address, but heaps attention on domestic energy development

by Cally Carswell, Jan 25, 2012
The Range Blog
Tar sands battle continues in California courts

Legal brawl over state's low-carbon fuel rule will affect global markets for Canada's dirtier crude

by InsideClimateNews , Jan 25, 2012