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Administration publishes final oil shale regs
Oil shale leasing will be allowed on nearly 2 million acres, at least until Obama overturns the new rules.
by Rob Inglis, Nov 17, 2008 -
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Dam deal advances Bush's Klamath River agenda
Will salmon advocates win the battle for dam removal but lose the Klamath salmon war?
by Felice Pace, Nov 17, 2008 -
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Public land for sale?
An old idea -- selling public land to pay down the national debt -- is circulating again.
by Ed Quillen, Nov 17, 2008 -
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Move over, chickens!
There's a new bird in town. Sage grouse farms on their way in Wyoming.
by Andrea Appleton, Nov 14, 2008 -
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Anticlimax
Will the slumping world economy slow the latest hardrock mining boom in the West?
by Sarah Gilman, Nov 13, 2008 -
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A grizzly situation
Protected bears die -- thanks to careless humans.
by Jodi Peterson, Nov 11, 2008 -
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Big money used to bring Musgrave down
Defenders of Wildlife dumped $1.6 million into Colorado race.
by Marty Durlin, Nov 10, 2008 -
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Water Banks, the ESA and the Public Trust Doctrine
A complex subject with vast implications for the West’s future.
by Felice Pace, Nov 10, 2008 -
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The pundits are wrong
Three Western governors should not ascend to Obama's cabinet.
by Ray Ring, Nov 07, 2008 -
Heard around the West
No greater love
Man sacrifices pinky for team.
by Betsy Marston, Nov 07, 2008 -
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Ed Marston loses commissioner bid
Former HCN publisher falls with other Dems in Delta County.
by Marty Durlin, Nov 06, 2008 -
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Mormon Church wins on gay marriage
Voters write bans into California and Arizona constitutions.
by Ray Ring, Nov 05, 2008 -
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Green state defeats green(ish) ballot measures
California not so hot on iffy renewable energy and alternative fuel measures, but they're okay with banning gay marriage.
by Sarah Gilman, Nov 05, 2008 -
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Republicans seem tougher in Northern Rockies
Democrats in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming eke out a single U.S. House win.
by Ray Ring, Nov 05, 2008 -
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Death of (another) red state
Colorado goes blue for the first time in more than 40 years.
by Jodi Peterson, Nov 05, 2008 -
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California still true blue
No real surprises in the Dem-leaning Golden State's presidential or congressional races
by Sarah Gilman, Nov 05, 2008 -
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The bluest of blue states
Democrats sweep New Mexico.
by Emily Steinmetz, Nov 05, 2008 -
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The Red Desert
The Dems campaigned til they were blue in the face, but Utah remains red.
by Andrea Appleton, Nov 05, 2008 -
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Northwest races down to the wire
Oregon senate race, Washington CD8 still too close to call.
by Rob Inglis, Nov 05, 2008 -
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Nevada's swing to the left
The Democrats take Nevada, both on the state and national level.
by Andrea Appleton, Nov 05, 2008






