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Sacrificial Land: Will renewable energy devour the Mojave Desert?

An unlikely group of activists is championing a new bill to protect the Mojave Desert. But even if it passes, large swaths of once empty land will be developed.

California's carbon market may succeed where others have failed

The Golden State's new cap-and-trade program aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions while avoiding the pitfalls of similar attempts.

Wild horses: Too much of a good thing

Wild horses wreak environmental havoc. What kind of symbol is this for the American West?

Are whale watchers taking a toll on Puget Sound's orcas?

Unraveling the mystery of the whales' steady decline.

The Hopi and eagle share a long relationship

Debate: Should the Hopi people continue to have the right to kill eagles for religious purposes? Peter Whiteley says yes.

Citing religious freedom is no excuse

Debate: Should the Hopi people continue to have the right to kill eagles for religious purposes? Ted Williams says no.

Beatification of a sinner: a review of The Soledad Crucifixion

Nancy Wood's novel describes a rogue priest's spiritual encounters with the Calabaza people

A fresh take on an old crime: A review of The Case of D.B. Cooper's Parachute

Novelist William L. Sullivan re-opens the case of Dan Cooper, the parachuting plane hijacker

Federal austerity hits home in the West

Is smaller government as desirable in practice as theory?

On losing nothing

Climate change will transform both the Arctic and the Mojave Desert, but for different reasons

Waiting with bated breath

HCN is nominated for an Utne Independent Media award; some of the magazine's contributors are nominated for other honors; corrections

How the amount of fish you eat impacts water quality

Idaho is updating its standards for water pollutants based on how much fish residents eat.

On thirty years of grizzly bear conservation in the Northern Rockies

Louisa Willcox, former senior wildlife advocate for Natural Resources Defense Council, reflects on political and environmental threats to grizzlies

Some Earth Firsters celebrate in Idaho two decades later

Roadkill: It's what's for dinner

The author offers tips on how to safely evaluate roadkill

Researchers go to Utah to experience another planet: Mars

At the Mars Desert Research Station near Hanksville, Utah, researchers consider the possibility of exploring the red planet.

A truth-teller gets punished in Montana

What happens when a politician calls college football players thugs?

Federal Helium Reserve faces uncertainty amid global shortage

An obscure BLM facility plays a critical role in a market hit hard by the fracking boom