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Time to reform and repair
Paul Larmer reminds us that it will take more than a single environmental hero – like Tim DeChristopher, who cleverly sabotaged a BLM energy-lease auction – to reform the agency.
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A tale of heartbreakin' and asskickin'
Walt Gasson deeply loved a mule, but that mule tragically broke his heart – not to mention several of his bones.
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Trashing the earth, and the truth
Hal Herring relates the ugly story of how the Bush administration used its influence to try to kill a story about the impacts of energy development.
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As Interior Turns
During the last eight years, Bush’s Interior Department has been embroiled in enough corruption, sex and scandal to fuel several soap operas.
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The sick and tired West
The EPA under George Bush has put the health of Westerners at risk in order to make life easier for big industry.
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Nonprofitable times
Many conservation groups are feeling the pinch.
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Two weeks in the West
by Sarah Gilman May 26, 2008 12:00 PMWestern communities get their hands dirty, growing food and pushing for local production; growers deal with frosts and costs; bees still in trouble; action on Farm Bill but not on immigration; and California’s Tejon Ranch is more or less preserved.
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Cow feed from Planet 9
by John Mecklin Jun 11, 2007 12:00 PMGenetically modified crops may not be the sci-fi monsters their foes believe, but it makes sense for the U.S. Department of Agriculture to begin to regulate them seriously
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The single women who homesteaded the West
by Marcia Hensley Apr 02, 2007 12:00 PMThe women who homesteaded the Old West defy the stereotypes we make of them.
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The single women who homesteaded the West
by Marcia Hensley Jul 16, 2008 03:53 PMThe women who homesteaded the Old West defy the stereotypes we make of them.
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Dust in the wind
by Gail Binkly Jul 24, 2006 12:00 PMIn his new book, The Worst Hard Time, Tim Egan interviews survivors to tell the story of the great American Dust Bowl on the southern Great Plains in the 1930s
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A world built on groundwater
by Matt Jenkins Jul 24, 2006 12:00 PMIn Ogallala Blue: Water and Life on the Great Plains, William Ashworth examines the effects of groundwater dependency in a dry land
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'I hope other states don't do this ...'
by Ray Ring Jul 24, 2006 12:00 PMRenee Ross weighs in on the pros – and cons – of Oregon’s Measure 37
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'Great recreation value ... and great economic value ...'
by Ray Ring Jul 24, 2006 12:00 PMJim Miller weighs in on the pros – and cons – of Oregon’s Measure 37
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'I kick myself for being so naive...'
by Ray Ring Jul 24, 2006 12:00 PMTed Schroeder weighs in on the pros – and cons – of Oregon’s Measure 37
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'It's clear out of control ...'
by Ray Ring Jul 24, 2006 12:00 PMBill Roses weigh in on the pros – and cons – of Oregon’s Measure 37
