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Scientists uncover a weevil gourmand
Flower-head weevils released in Colorado's Gunnison National Forest to eat invasive Canada thistles seem to prefer other thistles instead and have no impact on the weeds.
by Beth McElroy, Jul 08, 2002 -
The Steens Riviera?
Environmentalists fear the Cooperative Management Act won't protect Oregon's Steens Mountain from development, unless Congress comes through with enough money to buy up private land.
by Anne Pernick, Jan 21, 2002 -
A Montana county unearths a major welfare queen:itself
Republican County Commissioner Adam Dahlman discovers that for every dollar Teton County taxpayers pay, $2.50 comes back from the federal government.
by Carol Bradley, Jun 12, 1995 -
Road warriors back on the offensive
The Bush administration rolls back a Clinton-era moratorium on RS 2477, a controversial old statute that some Western counties have used to claim designated roads in wilderness areas, parks and monuments
by Michelle Nijhuis, Feb 03, 2003 -
Uber Recycling
Garry and Diann Fulks have been recycling large metal objects for 35 years at their scrap yard in Montrose, Colo.
by Jonathan Thompson, Jun 09, 2008 -
The latest trend in name-calling
Just because you disagree with someone about energy drilling or off-road vehicles doesn’t mean your opponent is a communist pinko – or an eco-terrorist.
by Ed Quillen, Jun 09, 2008 -
Easing into development
A backroom agreement between the Forest Service and Plum Creek Co. leaves Montana counties out of the picture when it comes to access to and development of national forest inholdings.
by Jodi Peterson, Jun 09, 2008 -
Life, liberty and the pursuit of … game?
The National Rifle Association wants to enshrine the right to hunt in state constitutions, but even some hunters have their doubts about the wisdom of doing so.
by Nathaniel Hoffman, Jun 09, 2008 -
Rural West going to the dogs
Despite all the fuss about wolves and other wild predators, feral and free-roaming dogs in the West may actually pose a greater danger to livestock, wildlife and people.
by Troy Anderson, May 26, 2008 -
Fields of overkill
In response to recent E. coli outbreaks, corporate buyers are pushing California farmers to rid their fields of all wildlife and wild vegetation – despite the fact that this could make the food supply even less safe.
by Li Miao Lovett, May 26, 2008 -
Climate cash-in
Western farmers and ranchers using progressive land-management techniques can make a few bucks from the new carbon market – but some critics say it won’t lead to any real reduction in carbon emissions.
by Stephanie Paige Ogburn, May 26, 2008 -
The West’s wacky weather
The West’s weather is full of surprises this spring, with snowstorms, windstorms, rain and wildfires all happening at the same time.
by Jonathan Thompson, May 12, 2008 -
Climate Revolutionary
Law professor Mary C. Wood wants to use “atmospheric trust litigation” to tackle global warming in the courts.
by Carla A. Wise, May 12, 2008 -
The gospel according to Ron Gillett
Ron Gillett brings his anti-wolf crusade to the small farming town of Ashton, Idaho.
by Ray Ring, May 12, 2008 -
Remembering our atomic past
Proposed museums at Hanford’s B Reactor in Washington and Rocky Flats in Colorado would teach Westerners about the scientific triumphs – and the human tragedies – of the region’s nuclear history.
by Jennifer Weeks, Apr 28, 2008 -
Nuclear crossroads
Even as the federal government pushes for more nuclear power plants and nuclear weapons, cleanup lags far behind on the West’s most contaminated nuclear sites.
by Marty Durlin, Apr 28, 2008 -
The leasing protest game
Conservationists can file formal protests when the BLM wants to auction off public land to energy companies, but the differences between regional management plans and styles make the protest game little more than a crapshoot.
by April Reese, Apr 14, 2008 -
Cougars in chaos
Washington’s cougar population is in serious trouble, and some trace recent problems back to a 1996 ban on hunting the big cats with hounds.
by Liza Gross, Apr 14, 2008 -
3:10 to Baghdad
In the desert outside of Yuma, Ariz., the United States military prepares for overseas combat.
by Christine Hoekenga, Mar 31, 2008 -
Conservation easement conundrums
New York transplant Erin Toll helps Colorado crack down on conservation easement abuses.
by Jennie Lay, Mar 31, 2008
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