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The rules
Lt. Gov. Gail Schoettler offers ground rules for reaching consensus on A-LP.
by Becky Rumsey, Nov 11, 1996 -
Feature
Cease-fire called on the Animas-La Plata front
Colorado's Animas-La Plata project - the last of the big BuRec projects, and the most mired in controvery - is tackled by opponents and proponents who seek consensus.
by Ed Marston, Nov 11, 1996 -
Feature
Polluted waters divide Oregon
The Oregon Clean Streams Initiative, if passed, would enact the toughest grazing restrictions in the West in an attempt to keep cattle from fouling the waters.
by Tony Davis, Oct 28, 1996 -
News
Boise braces for floods
Boise residents acquire sandbags in expectation of a bad flood season.
by John Rosapepe, Oct 14, 1996 -
News
Water, water everywhere and not a drop to adjudicate
Rachael Paschal of the Center for Environmental Law and Policy tries to convince Washington state that there is not enough water for everyone who wants it.
by John Rosapepe, Oct 14, 1996 -
News
Animas-La Plata hits a wall in the House
The House of Representatives votes to halt funding for Colorado's controversial Animas-La Plata water project.
by Heather Abel, Aug 05, 1996 -
Book Reviews
Getting the lead out
The Inland Empire Public Lands Council's video, "Get the Lead Out!", warns citizens about toxic mining waste polluting the Spokane-Coeur d'Alene watershed.
by Staff, Jul 22, 1996 -
Book Reviews
The history of two canyons, in photographs
Robert H. Webb's "Grand Canyon, A Century of Change" and Eleanor Inskip's "The Colorado River through Glen Canyon Before Lake Powell" are reviewed.
by Jared Farmer, Jul 22, 1996 -
Feature
Deciding what kind of river we want
Canyon hydrologist Jack Schmidt says that the decision of how to manage the Colorado River requires a decision on what kind of river people want it to be.
by George Sibley, Jul 22, 1996 -
Feature
Glen Canyon: Using a dam to heal a river
The first-ever manmade flood of the Colorado River through Arizona's Glen Canyon Dam is intended to help repair the river in Grand Canyon - and perhaps to signal the end of the "technocratic utopia" dream.
by George Sibley, Jul 22, 1996 -
News
River bomber discovered down under
Ken "Taz" Stoner, suspected of bombing Quartzite Falls on Arizona's Salt River, is arrested in Sydney, Australia.
by Kristin Atwell, May 27, 1996 -
Book Reviews
Ten at risk
Five Western rivers are in American Rivers' annual report, "North America's Ten Most Endangered and Threatened Rivers."
by Staff, May 27, 1996 -
News
Contradictions on the Columbia
Northwestern salmon advocates are shocked by Oregon's decision to extend a permit for Boeing Aviation to divert twice the amount of Columbia River water used yearly by the city of Portland.
by Bill Taylor, May 13, 1996 -
News
Dam destruction moves closer
The destruction of two dams on Washington's Elwha River comes closer to reality after President Clinton allots $11 million to the project.
by Bill Taylor, Apr 29, 1996 -
News
Fish kill doesn't sway the EPA
Despite the killing of fish by polluted water in Montana's Clark Fork River, the EPA still says the removal of the toxic mining sediments that caused the problem is not worth the money.
by Mark Matthews, Apr 29, 1996






