Climate & Pollution
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Current
Mountains of mercury
The EPA has failed to regulate the mercury discharged from cement plants like the one in Durkee, Ore.
by Jeremy Miller, Jan 19, 2010 -
Perspective
The big bonfire
The economy is stuck in a ditch, but on climate change the U.S. is finally moving in the right direction.
by Randy Udall, Dec 30, 2009 -
Letters
A frackin' mess
by Pete Johnson, Dec 20, 2009 -
Writers on the Range
Old friends are melting away
The author met a mile-long glacier two decades ago. Now, it's dying.
by Tim Lydon, Nov 24, 2009 -
Writers on the Range
Climate change threatens our livelihoods -- and yours
The CEOs of two outdoor-recreation-based companies favor strong legislation to stave off climate change, not just to save the planet but to help the economy.
by Steve Rendle and Mike Kaplan, Nov 12, 2009 -
Multimedia
Parks Climate Challenge: North Cascades 2009
Nineteen high school students traveled to Washington's North Cascades this summer to witness and learn about climate change.
by Benjamin Drummond, Sara Joy Steele, Sep 13, 2009 -
Writers on the Range
We can help bees by cleaning up our act
Pesticides, long road trips and junk food are hard on honeybees as well as humans.
by Jodi Peterson, Sep 04, 2009 -
Letters
More children, more carbon
by Larry Glickfeld, Jul 28, 2009 -
Writers on the Range
Green gearheads? Rev it up!
The Wilderness Society should sponsor off-road driving teams to reach out to that culture.
by Ray Ring, Jul 23, 2009 -
Book Reviews
Western water in the age of climate change
In Dead Pool: Lake Powell, Global Warming, and the Future of Water in the West, James Lawrence Powell examines the impact of climate change on the West’s future.
by Kyle Boelte, May 26, 2009 -
Writers on the Range
Garbage grows well on the border
The many thousands of illegal immigrants who pass through Arizona border towns are leaving tons of litter in their wake.
by Christina Nealson, Apr 30, 2009 -
Writers on the Range
A poisoned Montana town gets its shot at justice
The W.R. Grace executives whose company poisoned Libby, Mont., with asbestos from a vermiculite mine finally meet their victims face-to-face in a Montana courtroom.
by Andrea Peacock, Apr 09, 2009 -
Writers on the Range
It's time to give up a stupid habit
Junk mail and bulky newspaper ads constitute one of the most wasteful, irritating things on the entire planet.
by Jeff Golden, Mar 27, 2009 -
Letters
The half-life curse
by James Lynch, Mar 10, 2009 -
Letters
Collateral damage
by Albert A. Bartlett, Mar 10, 2009






