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Two weeks in the West
by Sarah Gilman Aug 18, 2008 02:25 PMPrecedent-setting conservation easement lawsuit in Wyoming; wet spring gives way to burning-hot summer; EPA approves air-quality permit for Desert Rock power plant; Smokey Bear vs. ORVs; smoky bear vs. firefighter.
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Snapshot
by Sarah Gilman Aug 18, 2008 02:25 PMA nonprofit deconstructs a trophy home near the Columbia Gorge.
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Data
by Cobun Keegan Aug 18, 2008 02:25 PMDems aim to go green at convention.
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Drilling, wolves, guns and plutonium
by Sarah Gilman Aug 02, 2008 10:00 AM“Drill here, drill now!” on the ground and in Western politics; Northern Rockies wolves protected again – and on the move; Obama backs Second Amendment; gas pains in the West; plutonium spill in Boulder.
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Bears saved from the 'burbs
by Ray Ring Jul 18, 2008 10:15 AMFinding room for grizzly bears through the Montana Legacy Project.
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Solar flip-flops and fish stories
by Ray Ring Jul 18, 2008 09:25 AMBLM flip-flops on solar and expedites oil and gas; Western Governors’ Association talks about energy; more fossil fuel risks; good (and bad) salmon news.
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Two weeks in the West
by Ray Ring Jun 23, 2008 12:00 PMBush administration finally acknowledges reality of global warming; Montana politics; Yucca Mountain 8,000-page application turned in; J.R. Simplot dies; Telluride wins fight over open space.
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Two weeks in the West
by Sarah Gilman Jun 09, 2008 12:00 PMOn public lands throughout the West, hikers, bikers, horseback riders and off-roaders compete for trail space, while beleaguered land-managers struggle to come up with workable forest management plans.
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Two weeks in the West
by Sarah Gilman May 26, 2008 12:00 PMWestern communities get their hands dirty, growing food and pushing for local production; growers deal with frosts and costs; bees still in trouble; action on Farm Bill but not on immigration; and California’s Tejon Ranch is more or less preserved.
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Two weeks in the West
by Sarah Gilman May 12, 2008 12:00 PMWind and solar energy projects ramp up across the West; Conservation Reserve Program ramps down; the West’s volcanic history; potatoes are good for you.
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Two weeks in the West
by Sarah Gilman Apr 28, 2008 12:00 PMDevelopment threatens inholdings in national parks and forests; a few wilderness bills move through Congress; oil and mining booms in the West; W.R. Grace sets up trust for its victims; Homeland Security dodges enviro laws for border barriers; coal power
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Two weeks in the West
by Sarah Gilman Apr 14, 2008 12:00 PMDespite a cold winter, the West is still warming; the Southern Nevada Water Authority has wild ideas about water; renewable energy is on a roll, but expensive Western resorts are not; neglected Forest Service roads make a mess in the Pacific Northwest.
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Two weeks in the West
by Sarah Gilman and Jodi Peterson Mar 31, 2008 01:00 PMA good time to buy a McMansion – cheap; lawmakers wrangle over development; “eco-terrorism” in suburbia; EPA head honcho in trouble; cleaning up dirty Western air – and a few dirty Western politicians.
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Two weeks in the West
by Sarah Gilman Mar 17, 2008 01:00 PMNasty chemicals in the Western air; drilling dust; EPA gets tougher on mercury; wildlife agency reconsiders habitat for Canada lynx and protection for sage grouse and white-tailed prairie dogs; and Grand Canyon gets a man-made flood.
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Two weeks in the West
by Jonathan Thompson Mar 03, 2008 01:00 PMQuagga mussels hit the jackpot in Nevada; Lakes Mead and Powell are in trouble; lots and lots and lots of snow – and a few ambitious ski resorts; and Colorado is building a vegetated overpass for wildlife on I-70.
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Two weeks in the West
by Ray Ring Feb 18, 2008 01:00 PMHCN looks at the various problems of Western wildlife, including Northern Rockies wolves, porcupines, fishers, pikas, and more; and Rocky Mountain National Park tests elk for chronic wasting disease and also gives out birth control.
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Two weeks in the West
by Jodi Peterson Feb 04, 2008 01:00 PMA flurry of end-of-year easements saves lots of lovely landscapes; heli-skiing wins in Utah; snow-lovers help starving Colorado deer; a possible ceasefire on the Klamath; and bark beetles are destroying Colorado’s lodgepole pines.
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Two weeks in the West
by Sarah Gilman and Jodi Peterson Jan 21, 2008 01:00 PMEPA stymies California’s attempt to cut tailpipe emissions; the West is growing but not sure where its next meal or drink of water will come from; increasing amounts of ammonium – and guns – in the parks; avalanche fatalities are up.
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Two weeks in the West
by Jonathan Thompson Dec 24, 2007 01:00 PMGreater sage grouse gets another shot at protection; Colorado River water users ratify new plan; news from around the West; a high-tech “virtual fence” on the U.S.-Mexico border runs into problems.
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Two weeks in the West
by Jonathan Thompson Dec 10, 2007 01:00 PMTwo weeks in the very arid West means dry ski slopes, destructive wildfires, unending drought and unhappy bears; timber mills are victims of housing collapse; costs of carbon dioxide and its removal.
