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How right-wing emigrants conquered North Idaho
Conservative transplants largely from California have taken over Kootenai County -- have they gone too far?
by Sierra Crane-Murdoch, May 20, 2013 -
In the field with a Montana couple hunting wolves
Amid bitter controversy over allowing hunters and trappers to reduce wolf populations, a Montana couple is dedicated to their hunt.
by Neil LaRubbio, May 17, 2013 -
It's time to see exactly how the sausage gets made
"Ag-gag" farm protection laws are the wrong way to go for the meat industry
by Ari LeVaux, May 14, 2013 -
Another water-short year in the Southwest is taking its toll
Generous spring snow storms were a momentary, if welcome, distraction from the region's real weather story: drought.
by Cally Carswell, May 13, 2013 -
BLM teams with researchers to protect midget faded rattlesnake
Biologists and federal officials hope to direct booming oil, gas and wind development away from the rare reptile in southwest Wyoming and northwest Colorado
by Marian Lyman Kirst, May 13, 2013 -
Winter: an encore edition
The author celebrates the (temporary) return of winter in Montana
by Charles Finn, May 09, 2013 -
A new collaboration has Idaho ranchers and the BLM fighting fire together
Conflicts began after the BLM banned ranchers from fighting fire on public land. But a surprising solution has emerged.
by Emily Guerin, May 08, 2013 -
Seeking balance in Oregon's timber country
Can logging towns and old-growth forests both thrive in the Northwest?
by Nathan Rice, May 06, 2013 -
Seeking Ben Kennedy: a quest to find a mysterious Montana philanthropist
The writer goes in search of a mysterious Montana philanthropist
by J. Malcolm Garcia, May 03, 2013 -
The public-land legacy of Max Baucus
The soon-to-be-retired Montana senator is a staunch protector of public lands
by Gabriel Furshong, May 02, 2013 -
Hispanic leaders spearheaded the Río Grande del Norte National Monument
In New Mexico, the open and inclusive campaign for a 240,000-acre monument sidestepped the usual controversy drummed up by such designations.
by Ernie Atencio, Apr 29, 2013 -
Aspen, Colo. environmental community split over small hydro
Reviving a small hydroelectric plant on Castle Creek was supposed to help the city's utility get closer to providing 100 percent carbon free electricity as part of an effort to fight climate change. Instead, it's kicked up a furor.
by Allen Best, Apr 24, 2013 -
Look! Shooting stars!
A naturalist’s advice: pay attention
by Pepper Trail, Apr 23, 2013 -
Sacrificial Land: Will renewable energy devour the Mojave Desert?
An unlikely group of activists is championing a new bill to protect the Mojave Desert. But even if it passes, large swaths of once empty land will be developed.
by Judith Lewis Mernit, Apr 22, 2013 -
Wild horses: Too much of a good thing
Wild horses wreak environmental havoc. What kind of symbol is this for the American West?
by Andrew Gulliford, Apr 18, 2013 -
Are whale watchers taking a toll on Puget Sound's orcas?
Unraveling the mystery of the whales' steady decline.
by Eric Wagner, Apr 17, 2013 -
A truth-teller gets punished in Montana
What happens when a politician calls college football players thugs?
by Wendy Beye, Apr 09, 2013 -
The white media kill Indians again and again
Non-native reporters refuse to cover anything but the unbearable
by Lisa Jones, Apr 03, 2013 -
Strolling San Francisco with a special guidebook to street trees
“The Trees of San Francisco” walks you through a unique urban forest that has hundreds of species from around the world.
by Leath Tonino, Mar 29, 2013 -
Pop Quiz
An Earth Day poster contest has been co-opted by oil and gas producers
by Colby Poulson, Mar 28, 2013






