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Protecting the forests, and maybe the deserts, too
Environmentalists are trying to buy out oil and gas leases in national forests, including the Wyoming Range and Thompson Creek Divide, while the drillers often have their way in the desert and sagebrush.
by Ray Ring, Nov 26, 2012 -
A snapshot of the 2012 election, by the numbers
Native American voter turnout and other interesting trends from the recent election.
by Staff, Nov 25, 2012 -
Altered amphibians
Images of frogs deformed by a parasitic flatworm that flourishes in altered environments.
by Brendon Bosworth, Nov 23, 2012 -
Costly new geothermal technology could edge out fossil fuels
A new form of geothermal energy has the potential to revolutionize U.S. power production, if costs come down.
by Nate Seltenrich, Nov 21, 2012 -
What are a bunch of hipsters doing in Green River, Utah?
The young founders of the Epicenter, a social services and design nonprofit, try to overcome the stigma of the well-intentioned outsider.
by Emily Guerin, Nov 16, 2012 -
What scientists are learning from wildfire in New Mexico
New Mexico's Gila National Forest is a good natural laboratory for studying the effects of wildfire.
by Neil LaRubbio, Nov 14, 2012 -
Economics, not environmental regs, are battering coal power
If King Coal wants a boost, it should go after "Drill Baby Drill."
by Jonathan Thompson, Nov 12, 2012 -
Wyoming Conservation Voters closes after 11 years
It’s not easy doing environmental policy work and politicking in Wyoming.
by Emily Guerin, Nov 06, 2012 -
Utah's Bob Bennett on the Tea Party, wilderness and life after Congress
The Republican senator got booted from office in the 2010 Tea Party surge, after supporting wilderness legislation. HCN interviewed him about the prospects for public lands bills in the next Congress.
by Paul Larmer, Nov 06, 2012 -
Voters shape energy policy by choosing utility regulators
Races for seats on state commissions that oversee utilities are among the most important elections you’ve never heard of. They could decide the future of renewable energy in Montana and Arizona this year.
by Ray Ring, Nov 02, 2012 -
Races where the environment matters. Sort of.
Though environmental issues won't be decisive at the ballot box, candidates' green records could still matter -- if environmental super PACs have their way.
by Cally Carswell, Oct 30, 2012 -
2012 Western ballot initiatives
Important and intriguing measures on the ballot this year across the West.
by Brendon Bosworth, Oct 28, 2012 -
As goes Nevada, so goes the nation?
As Nevada sinks deeper into decline, party politics give way to pragmatism.
by Judith Lewis Mernit, Oct 29, 2012 -
Westerners' presidential proclivities
Red-blue swings in presidential elections since 1960 show the region’s political landscape has always been dynamic.
by Cally Carswell, Oct 28, 2012 -
Redistricting pains in California and other states
Many congressional races are up for grabs in California, thanks to a depoliticized redistricting process and less partisan primary system.
by Stephanie Paige Ogburn, Oct 28, 2012 -
Is the Latino electorate finally beginning to make its mark?
If Democrats succeed in an improbable coup -- winning a U.S. Senate seat in Arizona, and making the state competitive for Obama -- they’ll have Latino voters to thank.
by Ray Ring, Oct 28, 2012 -
Fall books offer journeys of the mind
New Western fiction and nonfiction for fall 2012.
by Cally Carswell, Oct 15, 2012 -
Best of the West: Our favorite books
Western authors and HCN staffers share their most-loved writing about the region.
by Jodi Peterson, Oct 14, 2012 -
Western literary journals give voice to story and place
A number of literary journals offer different perspectives on the West.
by Susan J. Tweit, Oct 14, 2012 -
Fire scientists fight over what Western forests should look like
Controversial new studies question the conventional wisdom on Western ponderosa forests and the severity of their historic wildfires.
by Emily Guerin, Sep 26, 2012
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