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  • Writers on the Range

    Scooter blues: When you're environmentally correct and get no respect

    The writer drives an efficient scooter — taking a ride on the mild side

  • Essays

    This dog believes

    An undergrown Australian shepherd mix named Pika offers advice on living in the moment despite frightening and challenging times

  • Two Weeks in the West

    Two weeks in the West

    Interior Deputy Secretary Julie MacDonald 'edited' Fish and Wildlife reports to change scientists’ conclusions; Platte River Cooperative Agreement comes together; railroad wants to blast avalanches in Glacier National Park; largest biodiesel refinery bein

  • Two Weeks in the West

    Two weeks in the West

    EPA tightens standards on soot exposure; New Mexico land commissioner candidates clash; enviros can buy grazing permits in Utah; trailers are trashed to make room for luxury homes; SunEdison will build largest solar plant in the U.S. in Colorado’s San Lui

  • Feature

    Peace Breaks Out In New Mexico's Forests

    In northern New Mexico, the Collaborative Forest Restoration Program brings Hispanic loggers and Anglo environmentalists together to work on creating healthy, sustainable forests and rural economies

  • Writers on the Range

    These are my public lands, partner

    The writer is so invested in some public lands that he feels he almost owns them

  • Book Reviews

    A deliberate life in the Rockies

    On the Wild Edge is David Peterson’s account of the two decades he and his wife, Caroline, have spent living close to nature in a cabin in the mountains of southern Colorado

  • News

    Clinton-era roadless rule is back... for now

    A federal judge has reinstated President Clinton’s roadless rule protecting forests in the Lower 48 states, but the decision seems to have only confused the issue of forest management and is likely to end up back in court

  • West Watch

    Burning money

    Wildfire financial data

  • West Watch

    BLM busted for booting whistleblower

    BLM ordered to pay whistleblower Earle Dixon

  • News

    Online: Web watchdog

    Dave Frazier started the online Boise Guardian in order to keep an eye on local government and rile his fellow citizens

  • News

    Free will flounders in the courts

    Judges throw out some libertarian ballot measures

  • News

    Roadless returns!

    Judge reinstates Clinton roadless rule

  • Dear Friends

    Dottie Fox, one of the greatest old broads

    Dottie Fox, a tireless wilderness advocate and co-founder of the group Great Old Broads for Wilderness, dies after a long fight with cancer

  • Writers on the Range

    Is the great federal land debate over?

    Two trends are almost as dangerous as the idea of directly selling off the public lands: land transfers done in the name of economic development, and the outsourcing of jobs in the federal land-management agencies.

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