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  • More than English

    More than English

    Denver's Emily Griffith School has taught English to immigrants and refugees since 1981. Subscribers only

  • Court decision leaves tribes dangling

    Court decision leaves tribes dangling

    Critics say the Supreme Court continues to give justification to gut treaties and rob tribes of their land.

  • Slideshow: The tiny creatures of the Great Basin

    Science writer Madeleine Nash talks about the importance of the Great Basin's springs, with photos by Thomas Nash.

  • Interior Department tosses controversial logging plan

    Interior Department tosses controversial logging plan

    The Western Oregon Plan Revisions have been discarded, and Northwestern forests will again be managed by an older, more conservation-oriented plan.

  • On the waterfront

    Bay Area environmental leader Whitney Dotson works to restore his community's waterways -- and health.

  • States rev up ORV rules

    States rev up ORV rules

    While federal public-land agencies dither, some Western states are cracking down on off-road vehicle problems.

  • The return of Colorado's missing lynx

    The return of Colorado's missing lynx

    Colorado's reintroduced lynx are in trouble, and a detailed map shows where -- and why -- they’re facing problems.

  • (Un)clearing the air

    George Bush’s BLM will leave a legacy of air pollution in oil and gas producing states, especially Utah.

  • As Interior Turns

    During the last eight years, Bush’s Interior Department has been embroiled in enough corruption, sex and scandal to fuel several soap operas.

  • Western wish list for Obama

    Eleven key Westerners speak with HCN about their hopes and worries for an Obama administration.

  • The sick and tired West

    The EPA under George Bush has put the health of Westerners at risk in order to make life easier for big industry.

  • Dodged bullets

    Dodged bullets

    On several environmental issues, the Bush administration failed to push through its agenda.

  • Up in smoke

    Up in smoke

    In the last eight years under Bush, morale – and efficiency – at the Forest Service has plummeted.

  • Not so dead on arrival

    Thanks to the incompetence of the Bush administration and the tenacity of environmental lawyers, the Roadless Rule has survived for 8 years.

  • Audio: Tito Naranjo on the Pueblo world view

    A Native American explores the underlying tension with archaeology.

  • Nonprofitable times

    Nonprofitable times

    Many conservation groups are feeling the pinch.

  • Stuck in the PAWGmire

    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.

  • Passing gas

    Western states are struggling to figure out how to capture the methane emissions from coal mines.

  • Liquid assets

    California is enthusiastic about creating “water banks” to help the state’s cities weather future droughts.

  • Power to the first people

    Mobilizing the Native vote in the West represents a unique challenge because many tribe members are disengaged from the political process, but this year they could make a difference.

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