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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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The West’s wacky weather
by Jonathan Thompson May 12, 2008 12:00 PMThe West’s weather is full of surprises this spring, with snowstorms, windstorms, rain and wildfires all happening at the same time.
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Where there's fire, there's global warming
by Matt Jenkins Jul 16, 2008 03:22 PMClimate scientist Anthony Westerling is working to illuminate the connection between rising global temperatures and the increasing ferocity of the West’s forest fires
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Climate-change clues — in tropical glaciers
by John Krist Jun 26, 2006 12:00 PMIn Thin Ice: Unlocking the Secrets of Climate in the World’s Highest Mountain Ranges, mountain climber and physicist Mark Bowen follows researchers who are finding clues to climate change in high-altitude tropical glaciers
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The wild, wild weather
by Stephanie Paige Ogburn Jun 26, 2006 12:00 PMWhatever the cause, the weather in the West this last year has been wild and wacky
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What happened to winter?
by Michelle Nijhuis Apr 18, 2005 12:00 PMAn unusual winter sends ripples through the West's water and wildlife systems, and leaves scientists wondering whether global warming is the cause.
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Who'll stop the rain?
by Paul Larmer Jan 24, 2005 01:00 PMJanuary may have brought rain and snow to parts of the West, but the study of past climates warns us that we still have to learn to live with drought
