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Lake Mead's retreat leaves Nevada ghost town high and dry
The residents of St. Thomas were forced to leave their homes behind when Lake Mead submerged their town. But after decades under water, drought has brought it back to the surface.
by Kate Shaw, Mar 04, 2013 -
Can Sally Jewell interest a new generation in public lands?
The chief of Recreation Equipment Inc. has worked hard to support conservation and get people of all ages and colors outside. Can she do the same at the Department of Interior?
by Greg Hanscom, Mar 04, 2013 -
Philip Anschutz’s outsized reach in the West
The billionaire has stakes in everything from Western art, railroads and petroleum to renewable energy, national parks, stadiums and Justin Bieber.
by Sarah Gilman, Mar 04, 2013 -
Technology eases access to ancient ruins, for better or worse
A writer uses the Internet and GPS to find secret Ancestral Puebloan dwellings and other wonders on Utah’s Cedar Mesa, home of the country’s highest concentration of archaeological sites.
by Neil LaRubbio, Mar 04, 2013 -
Economy, distrust complicate allocation of tribal settlement money
$1 billion tribal settlement mostly goes to individuals, although tribe-wide investments would have greater benefit.
by Debra Utacia Krol, Feb 27, 2013 -
Feds enabled oil drillers, others to cheat Fort Berthold tribes
Tribal corruption and lowball prices have denied an oil-rich North Dakota Indian reservation more than $1 billion in royalties and leases
by Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, Feb 25, 2013 -
My Dakota: A photo essay and conversation
Rebecca Norris Webb’s South Dakota is both an elegy to a lost brother and a celebration of place.
by Rebecca Norris Webb, Feb 22, 2013 -
The BLM fights for the Southwest’s last free-flowing river
A federal agency asserts its water rights to the San Pedro river in a case that might eventually lead to limits on growth in Arizona.
by Tony Davis, Feb 20, 2013 -
China v. Utah: Whose air is worse?
It’s hard to tell Beijing from Salt Lake when pollution clouds the air.
by Jonathan Thompson, Feb 18, 2013 -
Sierra Club fights Keystone XL with civil disobedience
The act will be the first of its kind sanctioned by the group’s board of directors in its 120 year history, and may push the conversation over the controversial tar-sands oil pipeline to a new level.
by Judith Lewis Mernit, Feb 18, 2013 -
A map collection for time travelers
Robert Berlo’s massive map collection is an unexpected data jackpot.
by Danielle Venton, Feb 15, 2013 -
In the Northwest, innovative projects use trees to cool streams
A program pays for ecosystem services to keep rivers at the right temperature for wildlife.
by Leslie Rutberg, Feb 13, 2013 -
In a rural Colorado valley, old-fashioned print news lives on
The Saguache Crescent prints on an ancient letterpress machine, no computers necessary.
by Jonathan Thompson, Feb 08, 2013 -
How to clean up abandoned mines -- without landing in court
Anyone who tries to fix a draining mine may become liable for its water pollution. But Good Samaritans are finding ways to avoid getting sued for their good deeds.
by Emily Guerin, Feb 06, 2013 -
A new normal for snow
The dry 2000s means snow trackers have to adjust "normal" downward.
by Sarah Jane Keller, Feb 04, 2013 -
Which way will the West go on guns?
Pro-gun Western Democrats are in the spotlight as the nation debates non-traditional firearms.
by Jonathan Thompson, Feb 04, 2013 -
Art finds a place alongside science at New Mexico research station
The nation's network of Long Term Ecological Research Stations are increasingly embracing art and writing in hopes of broadening their impact and public reach.
by Amelia Apfel, Feb 01, 2013 -
Miguel Luna gives young Los Angelenos a beaker and a job
Agua University trains young people in Los Angeles County to work as water samplers, employing them and also teaching about the importance of clean water.
by Judith Lewis Mernit, Jan 30, 2013 -
Round River pushes kids out of their comfort zones and into the field
Dennis Sizemore, who heads the outdoor education program, discusses its founding and philosophy with HCN.
by Brendon Bosworth, Jan 25, 2013 -
Great Old Broads for Wilderness laugh and learn
The pro-wilderness group teaches elders how to engage in public lands management, while having a great time.
by Stephanie Paige Ogburn, Jan 23, 2013
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