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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.
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.
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.
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.
Nonprofitable times

Many conservation groups are feeling the pinch.

Environmental Jobs & Classifieds: Fishtrap will hold it's 18th Annual Winter Fishtrap Gathering on February 20-22 at Wallowa Lake, Oregon.; The American Birding Association, in Colorado Springs, Colo., is seeking a new Chief Executive Officer.; Focus the Nation, a Portland-based nonprofit, seeks an Executive Director to lead its national efforts ...; 2-Bedroom, 2-Bath home in Green-Built Community in Lyons, CO. Foothills views, solar water, bamboo flo...

The single women who homesteaded the West

by Marcia Hensley Apr 02, 2007 12:00 PM

The women who homesteaded the Old West defy the stereotypes we make of them.
The single women who homesteaded the West

by Marcia Hensley Jul 16, 2008 03:53 PM

The women who homesteaded the Old West defy the stereotypes we make of them.
A season of love — and secrets

by Stephen J Lyons Jun 26, 2006 12:00 PM

In his new novel, The Whistling Season, Ivan Doig explores the emotional life of settlers in Marias Coulee, Mont., in 1909