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The Wicked Witch of the West
Cheyenne lawyer Harriet Hageman has relentlessly fought the roadless rule for nearly a decade.
by Ray Ring, Nov 06, 2009 -
The roadless rule ground game
Excerpts from Tom Turner's chronicle of the roadless rule give the inside scoop on how the rule was crafted.
by Ray Ring, Nov 02, 2009 -
Roadless-less
Judge Clarence Brimmer is determined to bring down Clinton's roadless forest rule, which has been mired in lawsuits ever since its controversial birth.
by Ray Ring, Nov 02, 2009 -
Parties 'R' Some Of Us
Despite the economic slump, Western party-throwing companies are doing well, especially when it comes to throwing fancy weddings.
by Ray Ring, Oct 12, 2009 -
Our best idea
A family trip out West in 1959, when he was 9 years old, inspired Dayton Duncan to make a new documentary series with Ken Burns, called The National Parks: America’s Best Idea.
by Ray Ring , Sep 14, 2009 -
Is Obama's goal of diversity trumping other goals?
Three recent Obama nominations have drawn flak from environmentalists.
by Ray Ring, Sep 03, 2009 -
The new Third World
While some Americans fight over healthcare reform, others line up at dawn to receive free care at a temporary clinic in Los Angeles.
by Ray Ring , Aug 27, 2009 -
Affirmative actions
Three recent Obama nominations draw flak from environmentalists.
by Ray Ring, Aug 10, 2009 -
The same old Sen. Reid?
Year after year, Nevada Sen. Harry Reid has stood squarely in the path of every attempt to reform the 1872 Mining Law. Plus: The Energy Department wants to dump tons of deadly mercury, most likely in the West.
by Ray Ring , Aug 03, 2009 -
Mixed greens
California's "green" leadership is imperiled by the state's inability to handle the other "green" -- i.e., money. Plus: Statistics describe and a map locates some of the geologic carbon sequestration sites planned for the West.
by Ray Ring , Jul 24, 2009 -
Green gearheads? Rev it up!
The Wilderness Society should sponsor off-road driving teams to reach out to that culture.
by Ray Ring, Jul 23, 2009 -
Even hard-liners want to experiment in Arizona
The Center for Biological Diversity and the Grand Canyon Trust are working with a French timber entrepreneur to restore Arizona's unhealthy forests.
by Ray Ring, Jul 14, 2009 -
Taking control of the machine
Loggers and environmental activists are determined to restore Montana's Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, with or without the help of the Forest Service.
by Ray Ring , Jul 14, 2009 -
It's time to reduce the West's ATV carnage
Too many young people are dying from accidents caused by riding unsafe and unregulated off-road vehicles.
by Ray Ring, Jun 08, 2009 -
Sci-fi conservation
Enviros create force-fields around national parks. Also: Recovery Act funds are coming to BLM lands in the Western states.
by Ray Ring , May 20, 2009 -
Democrats and Republicans can work together
Bipartisan politics briefly returned to Washington, D.C., with the passage of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act.
by Ray Ring , May 18, 2009 -
The West dissected
The Environmental Working Group and other organizations have released detailed studies of the West along the lines of Colorado College’s State of the Rockies Report Card. Also: The economic stimulus package has money for Western national parks and monuments.
by Ray Ring , May 04, 2009 -
A conflict of values
Michael J. Yochim writes the primer on the Yellowstone snowmobile conflict in his admirably balanced Yellowstone and the Snowmobile: Locking Horns over National Park Use.
by Ray Ring , Apr 28, 2009 -
Champions go both ways
The Obama administration appoints environmentalists to some important positions in the Interior Department and other agencies. Also: The West faces a growing shortage of food-supply animal veterinarians.
by Ray Ring, Apr 20, 2009 -
A ghost of the 1970s
Bipartisan politics briefly returned to Washington, D.C., with the passage of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act. Also: A map highlights some of the newly protected lands in the West.
by Ray Ring , Apr 09, 2009
