EnvironmentalPolicy
A collection of High Country News articles concerning public policy and the environment.
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In Montana, Dark Money Helped Democrats Hold a Key Senate Seat
With control of the Senate at stake, liberals hit the Montana streets in support of Jon Tester, buying ads for a libertarian candidate who likely siphoned crucial votes away from Denny Rehberg, the Republican challenger.
by Kim Barker, ProPublica, Jan 07, 2013 -
Let's hear it for a bipartisan-minded Republican
Ronald Reagan conserved the environment while also being a Republican.
by Jim DiPeso, Jan 03, 2013 -
Canadian government cuts pollution research that's crucial in the U.S.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's administration has defunded the Experimental Lakes Area, where Canadian and U.S. scientists have made important discoveries regarding acid rain, mercury deposition and other pollutants.
by Peter Andrey Smith, Dec 24, 2012 -
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.
by Ray Ring, Dec 24, 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 -
Utah's Bob Bennett on the Tea Party, wilderness and life after Congress
The Republican senator got booted from office in the 2010 Tea Party surge, after supporting wilderness legislation. HCN interviewed him about the prospects for public lands bills in the next Congress.
by Paul Larmer, Nov 06, 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 -
Remembering George McGovern as the elections pass
A diverse, environmentally sound America is here.
by Paul VanDevelder, Nov 12, 2012 -
As goes Nevada, so goes the nation?
As Nevada sinks deeper into decline, party politics give way to pragmatism.
by Judith Lewis Mernit, Oct 29, 2012 -
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.
by Ray Ring, Nov 02, 2012 -
Races where the environment matters. Sort of.
Though environmental issues won't be decisive at the ballot box, candidates' green records could still matter -- if environmental super PACs have their way.
by Cally Carswell, Oct 30, 2012 -
A review of On Arctic Ground
The book On Arctic Ground: Tracking Time Through Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve, advocates protecting wildlife in the reserve.
by Staff, Nov 11, 2012 -
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.
by Ray Ring, Oct 28, 2012 -
Nevada, face down and flailing
Nevada is so broke that ideology has to bend: Taxes have become inevitable.
by Judith Lewis Mernit, Nov 01, 2012 -
Redistricting pains in California and other states
Many congressional races are up for grabs in California, thanks to a depoliticized redistricting process and less partisan primary system.
by Stephanie Paige Ogburn, Oct 28, 2012 -
Budget cuts to natural resource programs hurt more than they help
We need to cut the fat, but the West can’t stand any more budget cuts for natural resource management.
by Paul W Hansen, Oct 10, 2012 -
Fire scientists fight over what Western forests should look like
Controversial new studies question the conventional wisdom on Western ponderosa forests and the severity of their historic wildfires.
by Emily Guerin, Sep 26, 2012 -
Arizona voters face an IQ test on public lands
Two propositions on Arizona’s ballot offer stark choices about managing public lands.
by Luther Propst, Oct 17, 2012 -
Abbey's Road: Retired BLM chief gives one last look across the range
Bob Abbey, recently retired from the Bureau of Land Management, discusses democracy, energy development, and agency culture.
by Joshua Zaffos, Sep 30, 2012 -
The politics of public health
Environmental regulations are a favorite target in the runup to this year's election.
by Judith Lewis Mernit, Sep 18, 2012
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