Pombo's power grows — and so do the scandals

wolves by will: Robin, I don't hate wolves. That's an assumption ...
Global Warming and Environmental Concerns by Penelope: It is not enough to be concerned about our environ...
response by Meghan B.: The article makes a good point, we cannot just sit...
RV by Chuck Downing: This was a great well written story, never been th...
no excuses.. by Chris Carrier: no excuses here. I chose not to have children in m...

Charles Bowden on The War Next Door | On the U.S.-Mexico border, the corrupt and futile ...
It's the population, stupid? | Some Westerners want to blame our environmental wo...
The trouble with monuments | An internally conflicted rant on Obama's "secret l...
Good night, sweet trees | A scientist sees a Shakespearean tragedy unfold in...
No ESA for sage grouse | Feds say iconic bird needs protection, but won't g...

Charles Bowden on The War Next Door | On the U.S.-Mexico border, the corrupt and futile ...
Thank you, Utah, for leading the way | Utah's Legislature has brilliant plans to cut educ...
Skeletons in the closet | When the media reported that Everett Ruess' bones ...
Mobile Nation | Every winter in Quartzsite, Ariz., tens of thousan...
Water fallout | A nuclear power plant proposed for Green River, Ut...

Related: From the chairman House Resource Committee press release headlines; D.C. and the West: Worlds apart Washington, D.C., seems like another planet when seen from the West, as the political stories in this issue of the paper suggest; Will the real Mr. Pombo please stand up? California Republican Rep. Richard Pombo made his mark blasting the Endangered Species Act, but now, he says, he’s learning to compromise on environmental issues; Cutting away from the pack High Country News interviews Keith Allred, who is running for governor as a Democrat in ultra-Republican Idaho.; The Front Line of Climate Justice New Mexico moves to lead the nation in capping greenhouse gas emissions

Award-winning content delivered weekly.

Keep in touch! Find us on Facebook & Twitter

More from Politics & Policy: Cutting away from the pack High Country News interviews Keith Allred, who is running for governor as a Democrat in ultra-Republican Idaho.; Reefer politics The West leads the way on medical marijuana.; Who's grabbin' who? Utah moves to take federally protected lands for development.; All Politics & Policy

Related Keywords: Congress; Richard Pombo; House of Representatives; House Resources Committee; political scandals; Tom DeLay; Jack Abramoff; Mariana Islands; sweatshops; Rich PAC; House Franking Committee; Public Citizen; Brian Kennedy; Gale Norton; nepotism; L.A. Times

Featured Jobs and Classifieds: LAND OFFICER FOR PITKIN COUNTY, Colorado’s Open Space and Trails (OST) program.; DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT — Sonoran Institute, a leading conservation organization in the West, seeks a...; TWO POSITIONS, FIELD ORGANIZER AND POLITICAL ORGANIZER — Help the Northern Plains Resource Council.; EDITOR IN CHIEF, HIGH COUNTRY NEWS, PAONIA, COLORADO — Award-winning, non-profit news magazine and We...; SCIENCE DIRECTOR, HAWKWATCH INTERNATIONAL — HawkWatch International, a non-profit raptor science orga...; Interested in advertising with us?