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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 -
Power from the underground
Geothermal power heats up in Reno, Nev., as the West begins to pay more attention to its underground energy resources.
by James Yearling, Feb 18, 2008 -
Nevada stakes its salmon claim
Nevada sportsmen, tribes and environmentalists ask the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission not to renew licenses for Hells Canyon’s dams until Idaho Power makes it possible for salmon to survive its dams.
by Ken Olsen, Feb 04, 2008 -
Hold the salt
The largest wetland restoration project on the West Coast tackles the tidal marshes of San Francisco Bay.
by Jennifer Weeks, Feb 04, 2008 -
Treehuggers and treecutters unite
Environmentalists have been working with Washington foresters to keep small tree farms in business, but the treaty between the two remains a fragile one.
by Lissa James, Jan 21, 2008 -
Misplaced Jurisdiction
Law professor Kevin Washburn, a member of the Chickasaw Nation, says the justice system in Indian Country is in serious need of overhaul.
by Tanya Lee, Jan 21, 2008 -
Growth unfettered
Arizonans are grappling with the consequences of Proposition 207, an anti-takings measure passed last fall.
by Daniel Kraker, Nov 26, 2007 -
Betting on the house
In Las Vegas, the Bureau of Land Management offers up cheap land for affordable housing.
by Christine Hoekenga, Nov 26, 2007 -
Safe crossing
Traffic engineers work with biologists to protect both wildlife and motorists on hazardous highways.
by Peter Aleshire, Nov 12, 2007 -
Borders and saints
Latino writer Luis Alberto Urrea talks about the border and remembers the women in his family who inspired him.
by Jennie Lay, Oct 29, 2007 -
Into thin air?
Global warming spurs calls for new dams in the West – but where will the water come from to fill them?
by Matt Jenkins, Apr 30, 2007 -
Forest Service acts to preserve 'the Front'
Lewis and Clark National Forest Supervisor Gloria Flora decides against allowing oil and gas leasing in Montana's Rocky Mountain Front.
by Mark Matthews, Oct 13, 1997 -
Can wildlife weather the gas boom?
Wildlife officials, BLM and energy companies to study Colorado sage grouse and mule deer, but conservationists call it a sham
by Francisco Tharp, Apr 18, 2008
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