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This special issue takes a close look at the Bush administration's environmental policies and considers what can be done to repair the damage.
by Jonathan Thompson,
Dec 22, 2008
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John McCain likes to compare himself to Teddy Roosevelt, but his conservation record is closer to that of a less-popular Republican: George W. Bush.
by John Dougherty,
Aug 25, 2008
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BLM flip-flops on solar and expedites oil and gas; Western Governors’ Association talks about energy; more fossil fuel risks; good (and bad) salmon news.
by Ray Ring,
Jul 21, 2008
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President Bush’s No Child Left Behind policy is
generally a good thing, but it needs to take into account the
growing number of often-inadequate and under-supervised online
schools
by John Mecklin,
Apr 30, 2007
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Former Park Service supervisors Bill Wade and Rob
Arnberger formed the Coalition of National Park Service Retirees to
defend the national parks from what they see as the Bush
administration’s ill-conceived changes
by Stephen J Lyons,
Dec 11, 2006
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In this issue, Ray Ring offers a top 10 list on the
midterm elections and reminds Westerners that the newly empowered
Democrats in Congress are still not the sole arbiters of
environmental policy
by John Mecklin,
Nov 27, 2006
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Boosters of a Western primary hope it could give the
Interior West a greater voice in the politics of Washington,
D.C.
by Jonathan Thompson and Paul Krza,
Oct 30, 2006
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Worried about falling poll numbers, some Republicans, led
by Sen. Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island, are resisting some of the
Bush administration’s more far-reaching attacks on
environmental protection
by Jon Margolis,
Sep 04, 2006
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The French have dealt with their radioactive waste for
decades by reprocessing it, but the process is more problematic
than it sounds, particularly in an age of terrorism
by Judith Lewis,
Sep 04, 2006
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With global warming an increasing threat, some are urging
a return to nuclear energy, but the industry’s own checkered
past reminds us that a nuclear renaissance will be neither easy nor
cheap
by Jonathan Thompson,
Sep 04, 2006
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