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  • Burning issues

    Controversial forestry scientist Tom Bonnicksen believes increased logging is necessary to fight global warming. Subscribers only

  • Still Howling Wolf

    Ranchers and environmentalists in Wyoming are still squabbling over wolves as the animal bounces on and off the endangered species list. Subscribers only

  • Liquid assets

    California is enthusiastic about creating “water banks” to help the state’s cities weather future droughts. Subscribers only

  • Field Day

    In some Western states, including Colorado, prison inmates are taking the place of immigrant farmworkers. Subscribers only

 

Category: Growth & Planning

  • A battle for the land – and soul – of the West

    In Bargaining for Eden: The Fight for the Last Open Spaces in America, photographer Stephen Trimble tells the story of the controversial Snowbasin ski development in Utah.

  • River giveaway, too

  • An eye on the agencies

  • The coming quake

    Scientists are studying the southern San Andreas Fault to help Southern California prepare for future earthquakes.

  • The end of Western welfare?

    Paul VanDevelder considers the consequences of “capitalism without a conscience” and predicts the end of free lunches for the West.

  • One species versus 1.8 million others

    Susan Tweit sees the growing tally of roadkill as a sign that there are too many humans threatening ecological balance.

  • Keep 'em down on the farm

  • Wet dreams

  • Don't eat the rich, tax them

  • Portrait of a threatened land

    In Travels in the Greater Yellowstone, Jack Turner celebrates and fights for the preservation of an incredible but endangered landscape.

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