Climate & Pollution
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Writers on the Range
How long do we wait for clean coal?
Politicians are excited about “clean coal,” but so far there’s no sign that it even exists.
by Peter Carrels, Feb 19, 2009 -
Sidebar
Rocky Flats lives on
Those involved with Rocky Flats tell their stories, in their own words.
by Hannah Nordhaus and Dorothy Ciarlo, Feb 17, 2009 -
Multimedia
Buried History
A $7 billion nuclear site clean up leaves unanswered questions underground.
by Jeff Chen, Feb 17, 2009 -
Feature
The Half-life of Memory
A writer tries to dig up the buried history of Colorado’s Rocky Flats weapons plant, now home to a controversial wildlife refuge.
by Hannah Nordhaus, Feb 17, 2009 -
Two Weeks in the West
Red light, green light
After years of stalemate and fighting, enviros are gaining ground under Obama. Also: Unemployment rates are ranked in the Western states.
by Ray Ring, Feb 12, 2009 -
Letters
DOE and the volcano
by Wendell A. Duffield, Feb 10, 2009 -
Book Reviews
The darkest element
In Uranium: War, Energy, and the Rock That Shaped the World, Tom Zoellner tells the story of the radioactive element.
by Greg Aitkenhead , Feb 02, 2009 -
Editor's Note
Finding a nuclear waste dump
Judith Lewis speaks with HCN's Marty Durlin about the search for a nuclear waste dump and her latest article, Mountain of Doubt.
by Judith Lewis and Marty Durlin, Jan 20, 2009 -
Feature
Mountain of doubt
The long-delayed nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nev., faces a new challenge: Barack Obama’s presidency.
by Judith Lewis , Jan 19, 2009 -
Uncommon Westerners
Notes from the (water) underground
Research hydrologist Gordon Grant is fascinated by the groundwater in the Pacific Northwest.
by Jane Braxton Little , Jan 16, 2009 -
Feature
Who’ll clean up when the party’s over?
There are efforts to reclaim oil and gas drilling sites, but many fear it’s too little, too late.
by April Reese , Nov 10, 2008 -
News
Passing gas
Western states are struggling to figure out how to capture the methane emissions from coal mines.
by Jodi Peterson , Nov 05, 2008 -
Writers on the Range
Think again before going nuclear
Russ Doty worries that neither presidential candidate is wary enough about nuclear power and radioactive waste disposal.
by Russ Doty , Oct 29, 2008 -
Editor's Note
Forget Wall Street, focus on the real issues
The urgency of the politicians' response to our economic troubles contrasts with the way we’re ignoring the greater crisis of climate change.
by Jonathan Thompson , Oct 13, 2008 -
News
Acidifying oceans
Paleo-oceanographer James Zachos points to evidence of the last time climate change acidified the oceans, some 55 million years ago.
by J. Madeleine Nash, Oct 13, 2008
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