A growing grassroots concern for the environment is driving the West’s 1990 elections. See state-by-state election coverage.


Confusion marks Idaho’s toxic waste burning policy

In June, the state reversed an earlier recommendation and turned down a PCB incinerator proposed by Tiffany Metals, an Idaho Falls salvage yard. Four weeks later, the state granted a permit for a medical incinerator in American Falls. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/22.20/download-entire-issue

Goats test notions of ‘native’ and ‘exotic’ species

A new invasion of mountain goats — and a plan to shoot them — is forcing Yellowstone resource managers to re-open the old debate over maintaining native and exotic species in America’s oldest wildlife sanctuary. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/22.20/download-entire-issue

Will 1990 bring a greener West?

A growing grassroots concern for the environment is driving the West’s 1990 elections. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/22.20/download-entire-issue