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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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Results for keyword: groundwater
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Western water is petering out
by Pete Letheby Nov 19, 2007 01:00 PMPete Letheby says the West is headed for a hotter and drier future, and this time, as farmer Gerald Spangler warns him, we’re running out of groundwater.
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Getting fresh with the West’s groundwater
by Morgan Heim Jul 19, 2007 12:00 PMA new desalination technology uses the sun and your air conditioner to create fresh water.
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Running on empty in Sin City
by Matt Jenkins Jul 16, 2008 03:23 PMAlthough many rural Nevadans are unhappy with Las Vegas’ plans for a giant groundwater project, the six other states that rely on water from the Colorado River are hoping the Nevada project goes ahead.
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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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Good Samaritan bill could clean up old mines
by Sarah Gilman May 29, 2006 12:00 PMA bill introduced by Colorado Rep. John Salazar could make it easier for environmental groups and others to clean up pollution at thousands of orphaned hardrock mines
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Colorado River states reach landmark agreement
by Matt Jenkins Jul 16, 2008 03:15 PMThe seven states of the Colorado River Basin have come to a groundbreaking agreement that, among other things, will allow cities such as Las Vegas to lease water from out-of-state farms during times of drought
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How low will Vegas go for water?
by Matt Jenkins Jun 13, 2005 12:00 PMPatricia Mulroy of the Southern Nevada Water Authority has ambitious plans for getting yet more water for Las Vegas from intake pipes in Lake Mead
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Uranium miners go back underground
by J.M. McCord Jun 13, 2005 12:00 PMWith prices rising and government support, uranium mining is booming in western Colorado
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Idaho gets smart about water
by Rocky Barker Jun 13, 2005 12:00 PMIdaho is weathering the drought by taking a new, scientific approach to managing water use among its farmers
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Farmers and ranchers say city is stealing water
by Hilary Watts Apr 18, 2005 12:00 PMIn New Mexico, Alamogordo’s plan to build a desalinization plant and tap the Tularosa Basin aquifer has area ranchers and farmers worried
