News
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Columbia River dams revived
In Washington, tribes have been shut out of a plan for new Columbia River dams that are being touted as good for salmon as well as farmers
by Matt Jenkins, Apr 03, 2006 -
Pipeline and dam dreams
The Utah Legislature has approved money for "preconstruction" work on a new dam for the Wasatch Front and a new pipeline for the booming city of St. George
by Matt Jenkins, Apr 03, 2006 -
If you've got some nuke waste, you can WIPP it
The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in southeastern New Mexico may begin taking hotter waste if the state carries out plans to relax regulations
by Laura Paskus, Apr 03, 2006 -
Casinos coming to Navajo Nation
After long resistance to gambling, the Navajo Nation has decided to allow casinos on the reservation
by Gail Binkly, Apr 03, 2006 -
No clear victory for property-rights activists
Oregon’s Measure 37 has been upheld by the state Supreme Court, but even developers and some property-rights activists say the issue remains unsettled
by Randy Stapilus, Apr 03, 2006 -
Salvaging the atmosphere
The Forest Service jumps into the carbon offsets game even as scientists begin to question whether planting trees can help in the struggle against global warming.
by Rick Craig, Oct 15, 2007 -
Eminent domain’s poster children
Ranchers in southeastern Colorado are fighting the Army, which wants to expand its Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site.
by Eryn Gable, Oct 15, 2007 -
Seeds of change
Land managers working on post-fire restoration in Utah have to battle invasive cheatgrass in their efforts to bring back the native sagebrush.
by Eve Rickert, Oct 15, 2007 -
My, what a small family tree you have
In the Northern Rockies, gray wolves may be in danger of inbreeding.
by Erin Halcomb, Oct 01, 2007 -
A downside to downing dams?
Removing dams is more a complex experiment than a panacea, as Arizona’s Fossil Creek shows.
by Michelle Nijhuis, Oct 01, 2007 -
Underground movement
In northern Colorado, ranchette owners are scrambling to fight a proposal for uranium mining.
by Jodi Peterson, Oct 01, 2007 -
Testing the waters
New technologies may soon be able to tap the power in Western waves and tides to generate electricity, but critics are already worried about the impacts
by Kate Galbraith, Aug 20, 2007 -
Scientists and the city
Scientists working in the relatively new field of urban ecology study cities like Phoenix, seeking to gain knowledge that will help all cities as the West gets warmer
by Petra Spiess, Aug 20, 2007 -
The Sultans of Spuds
Western farmers band together to form the “OPEC of Potatoes” – a farmers’ cooperative called the United Potato Growers of America
by Matt Jenkins, Aug 20, 2007 -
Pony up
When it comes to fund raising, Mitt Romney is the West’s favorite presidential candidate, as is demonstrated by a series of charts
by Jonathan Thompson, Aug 06, 2007 -
Of politics and the river
The last free-flowing river in the desert Southwest, Arizona’s San Pedro, is threatened by an expanding Fort Huachuca and a controversial congressman
by John Dougherty, Aug 06, 2007 -
The red, white and blue of ‘red or green?’
New Mexico’s traditional chile industry faces hot competition from global producers
by Laura Paskus, Jun 25, 2007 -
Watershed moment
The residents of McCloud, Calif., a struggling former timber town, are fighting over whether corporate giant Nestle should be allowed to build a bottling plant that makes use of the local spring water
by Christina Ammon, Jun 25, 2007 -
Tribal victory
In Washington state, the Yakama Tribe purchases its traditional fishing grounds at Lyle Point on the Columbia River
by Terri C. Hansen, Jun 11, 2007 -
UnGuarded
The National Guard is suffering at home as equipment – and troops – go off to Iraq
by Laura Onstot, Jun 11, 2007
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