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The Doc is in
Rural folks find common ground at a vet's office in Western Colorado.
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Victory came from the bottom up
A vast army of determined volunteers were the force behind Obama’s success in Colorado.
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Slideshow: The unflappable Doc Vincent
In rural western Colorado, a vet tends to pets and their humans. Michelle Nijhuis reads her essay, along with slides by JT Thomas.
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Conscientious objectors 65 years ago
Paying homage to those imprisoned at Mancos Camp, Colo., during World War II.
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Stuck in the PAWGmire
The Pinedale Anticline Working Group was supposed to give citizens input on the local oil and gas boom, but it hasn’t worked out as planned.
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Burning issues
Controversial forestry scientist Tom Bonnicksen believes increased logging is necessary to fight global warming.
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Still Howling Wolf
Ranchers and environmentalists in Wyoming are still squabbling over wolves as the animal bounces on and off the endangered species list.
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Liquid assets
California is enthusiastic about creating “water banks” to help the state’s cities weather future droughts.
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Field Day
In some Western states, including Colorado, prison inmates are taking the place of immigrant farmworkers.
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Category: Water
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Liquid assets
by Matt Jenkins Oct 27, 2008 07:04 AMCalifornia is enthusiastic about creating “water banks” to help the state’s cities weather future droughts.
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Watery shell game
by W. John Faust Oct 21, 2008 10:25 AM -
Out stealing water
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A good idea – if you can get away with it
by Peter Friederici Oct 08, 2008 12:43 PMRainwater harvesting is against the law in many Western states, but folks in Utah, Colorado and Washington want to change that.
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Leaky border
by Rob Davis Sep 12, 2008 09:15 AMEfforts to stop wastewater pollution from Tijuana have bogged down in a nasty mess.
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Reclaiming the low country
by Jared Farmer Sep 11, 2008 12:50 PMJared Farmer speaks in praise of Utah’s neglected “low country” landscapes – places like Utah Lake.
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A river runs near it
by Joshua Zaffos Sep 10, 2008 03:36 PMIn Washington’s Yakima Valley and in northern Colorado, water developers want to build kindler, gentler “off-channel” reservoirs.
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Riparian repair
by Cleo Woelfle-Erskine Aug 27, 2008 08:55 AMRiver 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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Measuring Tahoe’s blues
by Jon Christensen Jul 29, 2008 05:30 PMJon Christensen accompanies scientists trying to measure the opacity and “blueness” of Lake Tahoe.
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A pitched battle on the Klamath
by Malena Marvin Outreach and Science Director Jul 21, 2008 12:00 AM
