http://www.hcn.org daily 1 2008-07-14T05:45:34Z http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.8/blm-teams-with-researchers-to-protect-midget-faded-rattlesnake Biologists and federal officials hope to direct booming oil, gas and wind development away from the rare reptile in southwest Wyoming and northwest Colorado No publisher Marian Lyman Kirst Wind power impacts Orianne Society Colorado Wyoming Oil and gas drilling impacts Bureau of Land Management reptile conservation Midget faded rattlesnake 2013-05-22T16:41:54Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.8/in-the-field-with-a-montana-couple-hunting-wolves Amid bitter controversy over allowing hunters and trappers to reduce wolf populations, a Montana couple is dedicated to their hunt. No publisher Neil LaRubbio elk predator control hunting gray wolf endangered species mountain lion 2013-05-17T15:05:23Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.8/of-sense-and-salinity-a-swim-in-the-great-salt-lake Open-water swimmers revive historical swimming routes in Utah's dead sea No publisher Kate Greene Great Salt Lake Open Water swimming club Great Salt Lake open-water swimming 2013-05-15T15:11:59Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.8/another-water-short-year-in-the-southwest-is-taking-its-toll Generous spring snow storms were a momentary, if welcome, distraction from the region's real weather story: drought. No publisher Cally Carswell Elephant Butte Reservoir drought snowpack Colorado River Rio Grande 2013-05-13T15:46:55Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.8/the-latest-pumping-arizonas-rivers-dry The state water board gives the go-ahead to a groundwater pumping project that could harm the San Pedro River No publisher Emily Guerin Sierra Vista groundwater pumping Verde River Arizona San Pedro River 2013-05-10T21:14:15Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.8/how-technology-detected-a-huge-mine-landslide-before-it-happened Employees at a Kennecott copper mine outside Salt Lake City knew an April 10 landslide was coming No publisher Marshall Swearingen copper mining landslide Kennecott Utah Copper Bingham Canyon Mine 2013-05-10T21:14:12Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.7/a-new-collaboration-has-idaho-ranchers-and-the-blm-fighting-fire-together Conflicts began after the BLM banned ranchers from fighting fire on public land. But a surprising solution has emerged. No publisher Emily Guerin fire Bureau of Land Management ranching collaboration Idaho 2013-05-15T15:37:42Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.7/the-forest-service-fights-placer-mining-with-an-obscure-law A little-known 1955 law gives the Forest Service a way to shut down placer mining claims along some Western rivers. No publisher Marshall Swearingen North Fork Clearwater River placer mining Forest Service Gold Idaho 2013-05-01T15:30:19Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.7/trappers-catch-a-lot-more-than-wolves Mountain lions, eagles, bobcats, geese and domestic pets have all been accidentally caught -- and killed -- by wolf trappers. No publisher Jodi Peterson trapping hunting Wyoming Montana wolves Idaho 2013-04-26T22:13:41Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.7/the-latest-mixed-messages-about-nuclear-power-safety Ex-nuclear regulatory commission chief says no U.S. nuclear plants are safe, while California's San Onofre plant plans to restart No publisher Sarah Jane Keller nuclear power Southern California Edison Nuclear Regulatory Commission Gregory Jaczko San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station 2013-04-26T22:13:41Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.7/the-latest-a-cautious-cave-re-opening After closing all Western caves to protect bats from deadly white-nose syndrome, the Forest Service re-opens certain caves No publisher Sarah Jane Keller white-nose syndrome Caving bats Forest Service 2013-04-26T22:13:41Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.7/hispanic-leaders-spearheaded-the-rio-grande-del-norte-national-monument In New Mexico, the open and inclusive campaign for a 240,000-acre monument sidestepped the usual controversy drummed up by such designations. No publisher Ernie Atencio National Monument Antiquities Act New Mexico Land grant Grand Staircase-Escalante Río Grande del Norte 2013-04-29T23:12:36Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.6/aspen-colo-environmental-community-split-over-small-hydro Reviving a small hydroelectric plant on Castle Creek was supposed to help the city's utility get closer to providing 100 percent carbon free electricity as part of an effort to fight climate change. Instead, it's kicked up a furor. No publisher Allen Best Aspen American Rivers Climate Change Trout Unlimited Connie Harvey Canary Initiative Small hydro 2013-04-24T15:12:09Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.6/californias-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. No publisher Brendon Bosworth cap and trade Climate change carbon trading California Hot Times 2013-04-19T15:16:06Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.6/are-whale-watchers-taking-a-toll-on-puget-sounds-orcas Unraveling the mystery of the whales' steady decline. No publisher Eric Wagner whale watching endangered species Puget Sound's southern residents Puget Sound orcas 2013-04-17T15:25:36Z News Article