Climate & Pollution
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Letters
Living in a world of hurt
by Jeff Wise, Jul 19, 2011 -
Letters
Fancy a drink?
by Andrew Gulliford, Jul 19, 2011 -
Writers on the Range
Famous or obscure, our rivers are priceless
The oil spill on the Yellowstone River is just one of too many disasters caused by our addiction to petroleum.
by Ben Long, Jul 18, 2011 -
Writers on the Range
This Earth Day, it's all about the air
If you can take a nice deep breath and enjoy a clear blue sky, thank the Clean Air Act.
by Tim Lydon, Apr 21, 2011 -
Current
As seas rise, cities retreat
Climate change is threatening West Coast cities.
by Nathan Rice, Apr 17, 2011 -
Current
Crowdsourcing helps tackle environmental injustice in California's Imperial Valley
The Imperial Visions Action Network is an interactive website that involves locals in reporting - and helping solve - environmental problems.
by Sierra Crane-Murdoch, Mar 06, 2011 -
Writers on the Range
Religious leaders shouldn't duck their responsibility
Western religious leaders need to speak out more strongly on the dangers of climate change.
by Tim Lydon, Feb 06, 2011 -
Current
Western Climate Initiative moves forward, smaller than imagined
Cap and trade is dead in Washington, D.C., but a few states are hoping to limit emissions through the Western Climate Initiative.
by Cally Carswell, Dec 05, 2010 -
Book Reviews
A contaminated history unearthed
Investigative reporter Judy Pasternak describes uranium's effects on the Navajo Nation in Yellow Dirt: An American Story of a Poisoned Land and a People Betrayed.
by Molly Beer, Dec 05, 2010 -
Current
Trouble in the PRB
Environmentalists are attacking "the heart of the beast": the coal mines in Wyoming's Powder River Basin.
by Cally Carswell, Nov 09, 2010 -
Current
Burning questions about biomass
Getting energy from biomass is more complicated -- and perhaps less green -- than it seems.
by Jodi Peterson, Nov 07, 2010 -
Current
Coal reality check
The coal industry may be wounded, but it’s certainly not dead.
by Cally Carswell, Nov 08, 2010 -
Uncommon Westerners
'The last word is action'
Colorado clean-energy activist Leslie Glustrom sees the eventual decline of coal production as a possible ally.
by Nathan Rice, Oct 28, 2010 -
Current
Solar spree
New solar energy projects are coming to California and Nevada.
by Cally Carswell, Oct 24, 2010 -
Perspective
In defense of wood heat
Why not burn trees where they'll do some good -- in your woodstove?
by Ed Quillen, Oct 12, 2010






