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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: salmon
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Solar flip-flops and fish stories
by Ray Ring Jul 18, 2008 09:25 AMBLM flip-flops on solar and expedites oil and gas; Western Governors’ Association talks about energy; more fossil fuel risks; good (and bad) salmon news.
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How not to save salmon
by Ted Williams Jul 16, 2008 04:00 PMTed Williams says killing fish, birds and sea lions to save endangered salmon is like drinking snake-oil elixir to cure a serious illness.
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Tribes make a controversial deal on salmon
by Rocky Barker Apr 21, 2008 12:00 PMRocky Barker says four Northwestern tribes stopped fighting the federal government over dam-breaching on the Snake River largely because they could read the political writing on the walls.
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Relicensing dams hangs on warm water, endangered fish
by Ken Olsen Jan 30, 2008 01:00 PMIdaho Power Company needs permits from Idaho, Oregon and the federal government
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Pipe dreams
by Eve Rickert Aug 06, 2007 12:00 PMLeaky irrigation ditches in Washington’s Methow Valley have made the desert bloom, at the expense of endangered salmon.
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Epiphanies on the range
by Phil Brick Jun 11, 2007 12:00 PMAs teacher Phil Brick travels the West with 21 of his students, he encourages them to ask difficult questions about environmental issues
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Tribal victory
by Terri C. Hansen Jun 11, 2007 12:00 PMIn Washington state, the Yakama Tribe purchases its traditional fishing grounds at Lyle Point on the Columbia River
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Epiphanies on the range
by Phil Brick May 28, 2007 12:00 PMAs teacher Phil Brick travels the West with 21 of his students, he encourages them to ask difficult questions about environmental issues.
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The Klamath dams by the numbers
by Erin Halcomb Jul 16, 2008 03:45 PMA new report shows salmon-killing dams would cost less to remove than to keep.
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Elwha River dams move closer to destruction
by Michelle Blank Mar 14, 2007 01:00 PMTwo massive dams on Washington's Elwha River will be demolished to restore salmon runs.
