Coal mining and coal-fired power generation will have an enormous cumulative impact on the West. But the public — getting news in bits and pieces without any meaningful reporting on the large-scale impact — does not realize the full extent of what is happening.


Floating Western rivers

Dozen’s of the West’s rivers, big and small, are getting more and more traffic, both commercial and private. The first in a multi-article series exploring Hell’s Canyon of the Snake River and more. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/3.16/download-entire-issue

Mines and power make impact

Coal mining and coal-fired power generation will have an enormous cumulative impact on the West. But the public — getting news in bits and pieces without any meaningful reporting on the large-scale impact — does not realize the full extent of what is happening. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/3.16/download-entire-issue

Our editor says …

Six months have passed since High Country News changed direction and became an environmental newspaper, supported by subscriptions of only $10 per year. Since you, our readers, are in effect our stockholders, I want to report to you. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/3.16/download-entire-issue