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  • Essays

    If politics is a baseball game, I don't even own a bat

    Post election musings by a Western Democrat consider why Republicans won so easily and what new strategies environmentalists need to learn.

  • News

    ... comes after two years of arrested development

    The 104th Congress was a roller-coaster ride for environmentalists, as shown by a recap of some the Legislature's highlights.

  • News

    Congress' 11th-hour moment of maturity...

    After an extended display of childishness, the 104th Congress ends by acting more like grown-ups.

  • Essays

    Should city slickers dictate to trappers?

    A columnist says that ballot initiatives designed the way they are in Colorado allow urban areas to dictate to rural areas on sensitive issues like hunting.

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    How citizens make laws

    Initiatives, referenda and constitutional amendments are explained.

  • Feature

    Has big money doomed direct democracy?

    The use of initiatives and referenda - direct democracy - to change the law for environmental reasons faces a challenge when big money enters the picture.

  • News

    The body politic may edge to the left

    The under-rated issue of voter turnout may be the key to a shift in Washington politics.

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    Public-lands issues loom large in November

    The fate of school-trust lands and other public-land issues divide Democrat Kathy Karpan and Republican Mike Enzi in the race for retiring Sen. Alan Simpson's seat.

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    Indian gamblers target green lawmakers

    In New Mexico, Native American gambling interests fight a battle against environmentalist candidates.

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    A green state could return to its roots

    Democrats hope to make progress in Oregon at both state and national levels.

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    Moderates may gain in most conservative state

    Environmental concerns may help moderates regain ground in Idaho.

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    Brown air could lead to greener state politics

    Republicans seem to be solidly entrenched in Arizona, but some environmentalists see a possible shift in the direction of moderation.

  • Feature

    Nevada: Who hates nuclear waste most?

    In Nevada, a tight race for Congress has Republican John Ensign and Democrat Bob Coffin arguing over which of them hates the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Repository the most.

  • Feature

    Arizona: Harvesting a bumper crop of bombast

    In Arizona, a state with a history of eccentric and sometimes impeached politicians, Democrat Steve Owens challenges colorful Republican congressman J.D. Hayworth.

  • Feature

    Washington: Greens storm the suburbs

    In Washington, environmentalists defeated in the 1992 election scramble to mobilize the suburbs and win back the state's voters.

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