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  • Book Reviews

    A season of change

    In Chasing Spring: An American Journey Through a Changing Season, nature writer Bruce Stutz follows spring from New York to Alaska, examining the surprising changes that global warming is bringing

  • Feature

    Save Our Snow

    Faced with rising temperatures and a passive federal government, Western towns such as Aspen, Colo., are beginning to work out a local approach to combating global warming

  • Essays

    Waiting for Rain

    The hurricanes in the Gulf and New Mexico’s endless drought lead the author to wonder why it is human beings refuse to take nature seriously

  • News

    'Ghost fleet' in search of a final resting place

    Newport, Ore., decides the environmental and financial risks are too great to allow Bay Bridge Enterprises, a ship-recycling firm, to dismantle decommissioned military vessels at Yaquina Bay

  • Writers on the Range

    What price New Mexico’s sky?

    The writer notes the increasingly dirty skies of her state and criticizes new plans for economic development

  • Writers on the Range

    Portland and Seattle steal all the rain

    The writer in Portland yearns for a dry spell

  • Writers on the Range

    Are we ready to learn the lessons of fire and flood?

    The writer says fire and flood teach us about our weak control of nature

  • News

    Oil and gas drilling clouds the West's air

    Air pollution from oil and gas drilling is on the increase in the Rocky Mountain West, and environmentalists and energy companies are trying to prevent it from getting any worse

  • Writers on the Range

    The day they close the pass

    The writer looks forward to the day they close the continent’s highest paved pass

  • Writers on the Range

    Lessons from the mountains to the stormy seas

    The writer reminds us that nature bats last

  • Writers on the Range

    Topsy turvy weather may be a sign of worse to come

    The writer goes camping and finds topsy turvy weather

  • Writers on the Range

    Seattle’s mayor leads the nation on global warming

    The writer says Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels is modest but also fierce when it comes to combating global warming

  • Writers on the Range

    Buying used gets him enthused

    The writer hunts for recycled bargains and revels in the chase

  • Writers on the Range

    Why should the Arctic Refuge matter to the ski industry?

    The writer, who runs the Aspen Skiing Company, worries about global climate change — a lot

  • Writers on the Range

    Spring comes grudgingly to Wyoming’s high desert

    The writer sees signs of spring as it grudgingly comes to Wyoming

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