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Socialism and the West | Despite our reflexive fear of the word "socialism,...
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More gas, less grouse | Study predicts fewer sage grouse as energy develop...
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Death by a thousand wells | Unregulated domestic wells are straining water sup...
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Watts of water | Not all environmentalists believe that pumped hydr...

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The HCN Wire Our Editor's picks from around the West: Lessons From Oil Industry May Help Address Groundwater Crisis; More Oversight Sought for Hydraulic Fracturing - NYTimes.com; California's higher-ed debacle -- LA Times; The Halliburton Loophole - NYTimes.com; More

More from Energy: Audio: The joy of CX Assistant editor Sarah Gilman explains why we should care about categorical exclusions.; Watts of water Not all environmentalists believe that pumped hydroelectric storage projects are a good way to achieve more renewable energy.; Clean(er) coal? Turning coal into natural gas -- underground.; All Energy

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