http://www.hcn.org daily 1 2009-03-12T19:36:18Z http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.8/a-hard-right-in-idaho An HCN editor reflects on the many changes around Coeur d'Alene. No publisher Ray Ring 2013-05-10T21:14:10Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.5/travel-hcn-style Editor’s note for HCN’s second annual special issue on travel in the West describes some quirky personal trips. No publisher Ray Ring Keywords travel destinations University of Montana vacation 2013-03-15T19:48:58Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.22/a-mining-rush-in-canadas-backcountry-threatens-alaska-salmon/a-sampler-of-u-s-environmentalists-working-in-british-columbia U.S. environmental groups like Rivers Without Borders, Conservation Northwest and Round River Conservation Studies work with First Nations in British Columbia to slow a mining rush. No publisher Ray Ring First Nations Southeast Alaska Conservation Council Conservation Northwest National Geographic Society Rivers Without Borders Round River Conservation Studies 2012-12-20T22:43:10Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.22/RingRay-colorth.jpg Mining in British Columbia could have big impacts on parts of Canada -- and the U.S. No publisher Ray Ring 2012-12-20T22:43:11Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.21/RingRay-colorth.jpg Will the soul of wildlife biology survive in an era of remote monitoring technology? No publisher Ray Ring 2012-12-06T19:28:36Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.21/as-it-goes-high-tech-wildlife-biology-loses-its-soul/a-sampler-of-wildlife-tech The gadgets we attach to wild animals and fish include radio transmitters, microchips, acoustic tags, geolocators and accelerometers. No publisher Ray Ring mercury transmitter accelerometer satellite geolocator PIT tag acoustic tag osprey Pacific Ocean Shelf Tracking 2012-12-06T19:25:28Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.20/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. No publisher Ray Ring lease buyouts public lands leases Thompson Divide Wyoming Range Wyoming Range Legacy Act 2012-12-07T15:59:17Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.18/voters-shape-energy-policy-by-choosing-utility-regulators Races for seats on state commissions that oversee utilities are among the most important elections you’ve never heard of. They could decide the future of renewable energy in Montana and Arizona this year. No publisher Ray Ring Arizona Corporation Commission Public utilities Montana Public Regulation Commission renewable energy Hot Times fossil fuels 2012-11-09T15:25:10Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.18/is-the-latino-electorate-finally-beginning-to-make-its-mark If Democrats succeed in an improbable coup -- winning a U.S. Senate seat in Arizona, and making the state competitive for Obama -- they’ll have Latino voters to thank. No publisher Ray Ring Richard Carmona Latino vote immigration Jeff Flake Arizona politics 2012-11-05T21:04:22Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/articles/in-montana-dr-trout-battles-the-planets-most-dangerous-diseases Marshall Bloom, who heads up disease research at the Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Hamilton, Mont., discusses his work on deadly viruses and his passion for conservation. No publisher Ray Ring 2012-10-09T19:02:08Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.15/who-is-denny-rehberg-really/rehberg-and-tester-policy-differences A list of some of Republican Rep. Denny Rehberg's major policy differences with incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Tester. No publisher Ray Ring Wall Street reform Jon Tester Obama healthcare reform League of Conservation Voters ratings Denny Rehberg HR 1505 Homeland Security bill Sportsmen's Act of 2012 Montana wilderness bills Keystone XL pipeline 2012-09-04T18:24:16Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.15/who-is-denny-rehberg-really Republican Rep. Denny Rehberg has exploited his family's long Montana history to get where he is today, but his current campaign for Democrat Jon Tester's Senate seat is raising questions about his record and that history. No publisher Ray Ring Political campaigns Denny Rehberg Jon Tester Western history Real estate developers A.J. Rehberg Western identity politics Montana U.S. Senate race Montana farmers Rehberg family history Billings, Montana Montana ranchers Western agriculture Election 2012 2013-03-26T15:57:47Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.14/old-west-versus-new-west-in-taos-n.m When wandering newcomers and deep-rooted old-timers collide in the West, it gets difficult, especially in a place as culturally complex as northern New Mexico. No publisher Ray Ring Growth & Development Taos, New Mexico Green Justice Hispano culture Childhood memories Westerners Old West versus New West 2012-08-15T23:40:38Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.12/coal-export-schemes-ignite-unusual-opposition-from-wyoming-to-india Ambitious schemes to build railroads and ports to ship Powder River Basin coal abroad will bring pollution and traffic to communities along the transport path, who are rising up in protest. No publisher Ray Ring Tongue River Railroad India energy use Public lands Western ranchers Energy industry Public health West Coast ports Chinese energy use Global warming Railroad shipping Powder River Basin coal Coal-fired power plants Pollution 2012-07-25T14:52:29Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.11/three-days-in-western-nevada A lot of places call themselves "gateway cities," but Reno, Nev., is truly the gateway to a lot of strange and amazingly gorgeous places. No publisher Ray Ring 2012-06-29T16:52:05Z News Article