Climate & Pollution
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Letters
Polluted air, coming soon to Glacier National Park
by Lowell Chandler, Dec 11, 2011 -
Writers on the Range
Breathing clean air comes in second in Congress
House bills to delay air pollution standards move on to the Senate.
by Nathan Rice, Nov 17, 2011 -
Letters
Montana's dirty underbelly
by Tim Conley, Nov 13, 2011 -
Current
Clean air regulations protect park views by targeting coal plants
The Environmental Protection Agency is attempting to reduce haze from air pollution near national parks and wilderness; some coal-fired power plants are cleaning up their act and others will shut down.
by Cally Carswell, Nov 13, 2011 -
Feature
Utah's ancient Lake Bonneville holds clues to the West's changing climate
In Utah, scientists are exploring the site of a long-vanished inland sea called Lake Bonneville to understand the West's past - and future - climate.
by Douglas Fox, Nov 07, 2011 -
Feature
Lake Bonneville
by Staff, Oct 30, 2011 -
Writers on the Range
The foul air outside my window
A small -- and impoverished -- tribe in Nevada suffers from the health impacts of a nearby pollution-spewing coal-fired power plant.
by William Anderson , Oct 19, 2011 -
Letters
Praise for Brad Tyer's "Lost Opportunity"
by Emily DePrang, Keila Szpaller, Tom Clynes, Oct 10, 2011 -
Current
EPA aims to clean up polluted air in Western gas fields
The federal government sets its sights on clearing the air above gas operations
by Cally Carswell, Sep 04, 2011 -
Writers on the Range
Great hope, great fear
The threat of climate change is terrifying, especially for people who fear for their children's future, but there is still hope, if we start working together.
by Auden Schendler, Aug 24, 2011 -
Letters
A bad bargain
by Don Wallace, Aug 16, 2011 -
Current
Yellowstone leak highlights a different kind of oil spill
A recent oil spill in Montana's Yellowstone River reminds Westerners that not all such environmental disasters happen in the Gulf of Mexico.
by Cally Carswell, Aug 07, 2011 -
Letters
'Grab the bucks, gimme the jobs'
by Dave Schipper, Aug 02, 2011 -
Writers on the Range
Ice matters
We're not just losing our glaciers; we're unraveling the systems that sustain all life on earth.
by Tim Lydon, Jul 27, 2011 -
Current
The fight over a much-needed pesticide: methyl iodide
California places tough restrictions on the pesticide methyl iodide, but opponents believe that's not enough to protect workers and the environment.
by Nathan Rice, Jul 24, 2011






