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Fighting development in floodplains
Conservationists challenge insurance program that harms salmon and other endangered species.
by Lisa Stiffler/InvestigateWest, Jan 04, 2013 -
Reviving Custer: Re-enactment and revision at the Little Bighorn
A Custer impersonator confronts old and new racial tensions as he performs in a Battle of the Little Bighorn re-enactment in Montana.
by Sierra Crane-Murdoch, Jan 02, 2013 -
An underwater forest reveals the story of a historic megadrought
Scientists find a climatic archive at the bottom of an alpine lake in California's Sierra Nevada.
by Brendon Bosworth, Dec 25, 2012 -
BLM plans for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska
A controversial proposal for the nation’s biggest chunk of public land aims to allow energy development -- and protect wildlife.
by Jodi Peterson, Dec 24, 2012 -
Turning dead deer into good soil
A pilot program in Oregon transforms roadkill into compost.
by Eliza Murphy, Dec 19, 2012 -
Can the oyster industry survive ocean acidification?
As fossil fuel emissions lower the ocean’s pH, Pacific Northwest shellfish growers face an uncertain future.
by Brendon Bosworth, Dec 14, 2012 -
Producing more power means using more water
Federal agencies often overlook the tight relationship between energy production and water use.
by Judith Lewis Mernit, Dec 12, 2012 -
A new measure of poverty shifts rankings in the West
When determining who is poor, the Census Bureau takes geography into account in its Supplemental Poverty Measure.
by Jonathan Thompson, Dec 10, 2012 -
Will Navajos approve a Grand Canyon megadevelopment?
An audacious development proposal near Grand Canyon National Park divides a tribe and its neighbors.
by Peter Friederici, Dec 10, 2012 -
Weird and wacky White House petitions
Opinionated Americans ask to create the 51st state of Jefferson on the West Coast and ride their ATVS where they please, among other things.
by Brendon Bosworth and Emily Guerin, Dec 10, 2012 -
State-run banks: a movement driven by unusual politics
Progressives combine with right-wingers to push for creating state-run banks for public benefit, like Montana's proposed Last Chance State Bank, which uses the Bank of North Dakota as a model.
by Marshall Swearingen, Dec 05, 2012 -
Agrichemical companies power up genetically modified seeds
The next generation of engineered seeds will escalate herbicide spraying, with potentially large environmental consequences.
by Danielle Venton, Nov 26, 2012 -
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
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