Politics & Policy
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Current
Can Sally Jewell interest a new generation in public lands?
The chief of Recreation Equipment Inc. has worked hard to support conservation and get people of all ages and colors outside. Can she do the same at the Department of Interior?
by Greg Hanscom, Mar 04, 2013 -
Writers on the Range
The education of Dr. Jane Lubchenco
The author reviews the career of outgoing NOAA director Jane Lubchenco and sees a glimmer of hope for salmon, thanks to a new stakeholder process.
by Paul VanDevelder, Feb 26, 2013 -
Writers on the Range
Thoughts on Presidents’ Day
The author reflects on the courage of Abe Lincoln and James Garfield.
by Jaime O'Neill, Feb 14, 2013 -
Writers on the Range
When frontier socialism thrived in Wyoming
Collective politics thrived more than a century ago in a frontier town.
by Paul Krza, Feb 12, 2013 -
Editor's Note
Whose land is this?
The country's first tribal national park could lead the way toward more tribal control over lands that were once theirs.
by Jodi Peterson, Feb 04, 2013 -
Current
Which way will the West go on guns?
Pro-gun Western Democrats are in the spotlight as the nation debates non-traditional firearms.
by Jonathan Thompson, Feb 04, 2013 -
Feature
In Montana, Dark Money Helped Democrats Hold a Key Senate Seat
With control of the Senate at stake, liberals hit the Montana streets in support of Jon Tester, buying ads for a libertarian candidate who likely siphoned crucial votes away from Denny Rehberg, the Republican challenger.
by Kim Barker, ProPublica, Jan 07, 2013 -
Writers on the Range
Let's hear it for a bipartisan-minded Republican
Ronald Reagan conserved the environment while also being a Republican.
by Jim DiPeso, Jan 03, 2013 -
Sidebar
Canadian government cuts pollution research that's crucial in the U.S.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's administration has defunded the Experimental Lakes Area, where Canadian and U.S. scientists have made important discoveries regarding acid rain, mercury deposition and other pollutants.
by Peter Andrey Smith, Dec 24, 2012 -
Letters
Scott Groene on the Washington County land bill
by Scott Groene & Bob Bennett, Dec 24, 2012 -
Sidebar
A sampler of U.S. environmentalists working in British Columbia
U.S. environmental groups like Rivers Without Borders, Conservation Northwest and Round River Conservation Studies work with First Nations in British Columbia to slow a mining rush.
by Ray Ring, Dec 24, 2012 -
Current
A snapshot of the 2012 election, by the numbers
Native American voter turnout and other interesting trends from the recent election.
by Staff, Nov 25, 2012 -
Writers on the Range
Remembering George McGovern as the elections pass
A diverse, environmentally sound America is here.
by Paul VanDevelder, Nov 12, 2012 -
Book Reviews
A review of On Arctic Ground
The book On Arctic Ground: Tracking Time Through Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve, advocates protecting wildlife in the reserve.
by Staff, Nov 11, 2012 -
Letters
BLM mission fail?
by Dennis Willis & Ceal Smith, Nov 11, 2012






