Climate & Pollution
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Feature
Drought cuts to the bone on Southwest range
The Southwest's severe drought takes a toll on the ranchers of New Mexico's Gila National Forest.
by Lisa Jones, Jul 22, 1996 -
News
Pact promises cleaner canyon air
The Grand Canyon Visibility Transport Commission issues an ambitious proposed air-quality cleanup blueprint for the Colorado Plateau.
by James Bishop Jr., Jun 24, 1996 -
News
Clean air victory in Colorado
The polluting, coal-fired Hayden Power Plant in northeastern Colorado agrees to reform, to activists' delight.
by Jared Farmer, Jun 24, 1996 -
News
A wet winter misses the Southwest
Although much of the West had an unusually wet winter, fires are already starting to rage across the dry Southwestern states.
by Bill Taylor And Michelle Mcclellan, May 13, 1996 -
News
Farmers feel burned by clean air regs
Eastern Washington grass farms are upset by an announced phaseout of the practice of late-summer field burning, after clean air activists complain.
by Michelle Mcclellan, Apr 29, 1996 -
News
Here's a chance to speak up for clean air
The Grand Canyon Visibility Transport Commission gives people a chance to comment on the need to clean up the air in Grand Canyon and the Colorado Plateau.
by James Bishop Jr., Apr 29, 1996 -
Book Reviews
Clearing the air on the Colorado Plateau
The Grand Canyon Visibility Transport Commission gets ready to send the EPA its recommendation for restoring clean air to the Colorado Plateau.
by Bill Taylor, Apr 01, 1996 -
News
Flooding: Whose fault?
Environmentalists say manmade causes such as logging and road-building contributed to flooding and landslides in the Northwest during a wet winter.
by Elizabeth Manning, Mar 04, 1996 -
News
Utility found guilty of polluting a wilderness
The coal-fired Hayden Power Plant is found guilty of polluting the air of the nearby Mount Zirkel Wilderness area.
by Joanne Palmer Bollenbacher, Nov 27, 1995 -
Book Reviews
Smog talk
The Grand Canyon Visibility Transport Commission seeks public comment on five proposals to reduce smog on the Colorado Plateau.
by Staff, Oct 30, 1995 -
News
Housewife from Hell bird-dogs a cleanup
Milltown, Mont., resident Tina Reinicke-Schmaus finds her life transformed by her involvement in a Superfund project to clean up mining waste in her town.
by Marga Lincoln, Oct 30, 1995 -
News
When regulations are lax, s--- happens
Malfunctioning septic systems in eastern Idaho are contaminating ground water.
by Candace Burns, Oct 02, 1995 -
News
Hazardous burning plan snuffed
The Ash Grove Cement Company changes its mind about burning hazardous waste after citizens object.
by Diane Kelly, Sep 04, 1995 -
News
As landfills tighten up, midnight dumpers spread out
Illegal hazardous waste dumps are increasingly discovered in national forests.
by Karin Schill, Jun 26, 1995 -
News
L-P's problems mount
The EPA indicts Louisiana-Pacific for its Olathe, Colo., waferboard plant's pollution.
by Shea Andersen, Jun 26, 1995






