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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: reservoirs
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Super-sized dam could be a cash register for California farmers
by Hilary Watts Jul 16, 2008 03:10 PMThe Bureau of Reclamation has agreed to deliver more water to California’s Central Valley Project than it actually has, and is considering raising Shasta Dam to provide it
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A watershed proposal
by James Yearling Jul 16, 2008 03:48 PMColorado's only wild and scenic river may be harnessed for a water storage project.
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Into thin air?
by Matt Jenkins Apr 30, 2007 12:00 PMGlobal warming spurs calls for new dams in the West – but where will the water come from to fill them?
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Harvesting the sky
by Cristina Opdahl Jul 16, 2008 03:31 PMThirsty Santa Fe, N.M., considers an innovative law requiring all new buildings to install rainwater-harvesting systems.
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Heard around the West
by Betsy Marston Aug 07, 2006 12:00 PMLake Powell is draining itself; Geraldine Perkins’ New Mexico gossip column; a really hungry – and thirsty – bear cub; mammals on the grille; python vs. electric blanket; 911 is not a dating service
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Columbia River dams revived
by Matt Jenkins Apr 03, 2006 12:00 PMIn Washington, tribes have been shut out of a plan for new Columbia River dams that are being touted as good for salmon as well as farmers
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The brief but wonderful return of Cathedral in the Desert
by Jim Stiles Jun 13, 2005 12:00 PMUtah’s drought gives proof that Glen Canyon’s Cathedral in the Desert is still in liquid storage underneath Lake Powell
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Dam's price tag skyrockets
by Gail Binkly May 10, 2004 12:00 PMControversy over the long-planned Animas-La Plata Dam in southwestern Colorado flares again, when the soaring price tag of "A-LP Ultralight" becomes known
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Water 'holy war' rages in central Utah
by Joshua Zaffos Jul 16, 2008 02:49 PMIn central Utah, Sanpete County wants to build a dam and reservoir to provide for its fast-growing population, but neighboring Carbon County says the Gooseberry Narrows Dam will be a water-stealing boondoggle
