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Feds enabled oil drillers, others to cheat Fort Berthold tribes
Tribal corruption and lowball prices have denied an oil-rich North Dakota Indian reservation more than $1 billion in royalties and leases
by Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, Feb 25, 2013 -
Farmers agree to tax those who deplete groundwater
Amid drought and climate change in Colorado’s San Luis Valley, farmers vote for a new approach to rein in their overpumping of groundwater.
by Cally Carswell, Feb 25, 2013 -
My Dakota: A photo essay and conversation
Rebecca Norris Webb’s South Dakota is both an elegy to a lost brother and a celebration of place.
by Rebecca Norris Webb, Feb 22, 2013 -
Water is life for the Navajo Nation
The Navajos need clean renewable-energy projects, not polluting coal-fired power plants.
by Nicole Horseherder, Feb 22, 2013 -
The more we drill, the more vulnerable we become
Exporting energy increases the pressure to drill here at home.
by Jon Kovash, Feb 20, 2013 -
The BLM fights for the Southwest’s last free-flowing river
A federal agency asserts its water rights to the San Pedro river in a case that might eventually lead to limits on growth in Arizona.
by Tony Davis, Feb 20, 2013 -
Reading the Brautigan Bible: A review of Jubilee Hitchhiker: The Life and Times of Richard Brautigan
Even if you’re not a Brautigan fan, it’s worth picking up novelist and screenwriter William Hjortsberg’s definitive new biography, Jubilee Hitchhiker.
by Kris King, Feb 18, 2013 -
Drought forces a new era of agricultural water conservation
Whether converting open ditches into pipelines or fallowing fields, farmers and ranchers in the West are being forced to change the ways they use water as climate-induced drought tightens its grip.
by Paul Larmer, Feb 18, 2013 -
Our loyal readers come through, yet again
Grants, donations and gift subscriptions buoy HCN; new books from HCN contributors.
by Jodi Peterson, Feb 18, 2013 -
China v. Utah: Whose air is worse?
It’s hard to tell Beijing from Salt Lake when pollution clouds the air.
by Jonathan Thompson, Feb 18, 2013 -
A Montanan walks into a Cairo bar: A review of Evel Knievel Days
A homebody from Butte travels to Cairo to learn about his father.
by Jenny Shank, Feb 18, 2013 -
Book review: Quilts: California Bound, California Made 1840-1940
Sandi Fox pairs full-page color images of quilts with historical narrative, excerpts from diaries, period photos and illustrations to shed light on the lives of early Californians.
by Staff, Feb 18, 2013 -
Sierra Club fights Keystone XL with civil disobedience
The act will be the first of its kind sanctioned by the group’s board of directors in its 120 year history, and may push the conversation over the controversial tar-sands oil pipeline to a new level.
by Judith Lewis Mernit, Feb 18, 2013 -
A map collection for time travelers
Robert Berlo’s massive map collection is an unexpected data jackpot.
by Danielle Venton, Feb 15, 2013 -
Thoughts on Presidents’ Day
The author reflects on the courage of Abe Lincoln and James Garfield.
by Jaime O'Neill, Feb 14, 2013 -
In the Northwest, innovative projects use trees to cool streams
A program pays for ecosystem services to keep rivers at the right temperature for wildlife.
by Leslie Rutberg, Feb 13, 2013 -
When frontier socialism thrived in Wyoming
Collective politics thrived more than a century ago in a frontier town.
by Paul Krza, Feb 12, 2013 -
Will the Badlands become the first tribal national park?
Oglala Lakota leaders hope to transform their bombed-out Badlands and help lift the tribe out of poverty, but it won't be easy.
by Brendan Borrell, Feb 11, 2013 -
In a rural Colorado valley, old-fashioned print news lives on
The Saguache Crescent prints on an ancient letterpress machine, no computers necessary.
by Jonathan Thompson, Feb 08, 2013 -
Living in a caboose, supporting the railroad
A man who lives in a train urges us to advocate for a robust regional rail network.
by Forrest Whitman, Feb 08, 2013
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