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The Mog Squad
In the quest for the ultimate firefighting machine, the BLM in Nevada has turned to some very big, very strange, and very foreign vehicles.
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The old man and the stream
A brief encounter with an elderly fisherman moves W.S. Robinson to think about the mysteries of life and death -- and fathers and sons.
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All along the watchtower
Andrew McNair, who works weekends at a computer in Olympia, Wash., is not your typical Western firefighter.
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Not even the privileged can deter a porcupine
Judy Muller contemplates the humble porcupine, which is wreaking havoc among pricey houses in Telluride Mountain Village.
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Size matters if you go for “green” bragging rights
Monique Cole wonders if a 6,500-square-foot “green-powered” McMansion is a contradiction in terms.
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Riparian repair
River restorationists tackle the Clark Fork River near Milltown, Mont., in a project that demonstrates how hard it is to revive a damaged waterway.
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An unlikely Shangri-la
Steve and Marc Jenson have ambitious plans to turn a failed ski resort near Beaver, Utah, into a private enclave for the ultra-rich, but not everyone is thrilled about the idea.
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Crash of the cottonwoods
Across the West, cottonwoods are dying, and no one is sure how to save these iconic trees.
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Going to the gasroots
In western Colorado, oil and gas companies mobilize in a publicity blitz to pack a Grand Junction hearing about proposed changes to the state’s natural gas drilling rules.
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Category: Mining & Agriculture
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Believe it or not: Ranching has something to teach us
by Courtney White Aug 06, 2008 07:20 AMOnce denounced by many environmentalists, ranching is finally getting some respect, and Courtney White feels that it’s about time.
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Taxed off the farm
by Emily Steinmetz Jul 24, 2008 12:10 PMNew enforcement of rural property tax laws could price out longtime residents in northern New Mexico counties.
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The Silence of the Bees
by Hannah Nordhaus Jul 16, 2008 03:30 PMMigratory beekeeper John Miller hauls his hives across the West, pollinating everything from almonds to apples, but a nasty parasite and a mysterious disorder are making life much harder for John and his buzzing business partners.
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Beloved companion or Parisian dinner?
by Marty Durlin Jul 03, 2008 12:00 PMSlaughter ban backfires for U.S. horses
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Loves, losses and utter disasters
by Tanya Lee Jun 23, 2008 12:00 PMIn her new novel, The Berkeley Pit, Dorothy Bryant intertwines the stories of two very different Berkeleys: The California college town during the ‘60s, and the famously toxic open-pit mine in Butte, Mont.
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Guest workers: Laborers or commodity?
by Rebecca Clarren Jul 16, 2008 03:46 PMCommentary: states trying to maneuver around feds' failure to act
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Fields of overkill
by Li Miao Lovett Jul 16, 2008 03:44 PMIn response to recent E. coli outbreaks, corporate buyers are pushing California farmers to rid their fields of all wildlife and wild vegetation – despite the fact that this could make the food supply even less safe.
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More precious than gold?
by Marty Durlin May 08, 2008 12:00 PMAfter 18 years, agreements pave the way for a mine on Buckhorn Mountain
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How to adopt a garden
by Ari LeVaux Apr 21, 2008 12:00 PMThis year, Ari LeVaux is breaking with his own tradition and planting his vegetable garden from starts rather than seeds.
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Death of a mine
by Jodi Peterson Jul 16, 2008 03:40 PMUtah’s Lisbon Valley Mine was supposed to be a hugely profitable copper producer; instead, it went belly-up in just two years.
