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There's (still) gold in them thar hills
Soaring prices are driving a new gold rush -- among mining behemoths and small-time prospectors.
by Cally Carswell, May 21, 2012 -
A Texas town welcomes dairies; a New Mexico activist fights them
Jana Hughes, of Hobbs, N.M., does not find dairies to be good neighbors. Janet Claborn, of Muleshoe, Texas, has recruited 14 dairies to her town and sees them as an economic development blessing.
by Stephanie Paige Ogburn, Nov 27, 2011 -
Brad Udall on Australian water reform
Lessons from Australia for the Colorado River Basin
by Cally Carswell, Oct 09, 2011 -
A day among junk connoisseurs
San Juan County, N.M., is a haven for junk cars -- and for the guys who fix them up.
by Sierra Crane-Murdoch, Sep 04, 2011 -
Jonathan Thompson on the West's Chinese 'stimulus package'
Jonathan Thompson talks with Cally Carswell about how foreign demand is influencing the West's latest extractive boom.
by Cally Carswell, Jul 24, 2011 -
Abrahm Lustgarten on fracking
An interview with ProPublica energy and environment reporter Abrahm Lustgarten.
by Cally Carswell, Jun 26, 2011 -
An interview with Carter Niemeyer, author of "Wolfer: A Memoir"
Emilene Ostlind talks with Niemeyer about his years tracking, capturing, relocating and removing wolves in the Northern Rockies, and his perspective on wolf management.
by Emilene Ostlind, May 29, 2011 -
Jeff Rice on documenting the West in sound
Hear the sounds Jeff Rice collects around the West and learn about why he does it.
by Cally Carswell and Stephanie Paige Ogburn, Feb 28, 2011 -
Craig Medred on predator-prey science
Both proponents and opponents of predator control claim to have science on their side. But the actual science -- and all of its complexities -- is often lost in the debate.
by Cally Carswell, Feb 20, 2011 -
Inside Taft High
Teacher Ted Pendergrass and his students take us inside the first high school in the country devoted to oil production.
by Molly Samuel, Feb 13, 2011 -
Judith Lewis Mernit on Obama's enviro record
Judith Lewis Mernit talks with Cally Carswell about how the Obama administration's policies are impacting the West.
by Cally Carswell, Feb 06, 2011 -
High Country Views, A conversation with Michael Berman
Writer Pat Toomay talks with landscape photographer Michael Berman about his craft and the draw of the desert.
by Cally Carswell and Stephanie Paige Ogburn, Jan 19, 2011 -
High Country Views, Big solar marches on
Cally Carswell talks with HCN contributing editor Judith Lewis about the muscle the feds are putting behind solar energy development on public land.
by Cally Carswell, Dec 27, 2010 -
High Country Views: Anticline deer decline
Emilene Ostlind talks with former federal biologist Rollin Sparrowe about energy development on the Pinedale Anticline and its impact on wildlife.
by Emilene Ostlind and Cally Carswell, Dec 10, 2010 -
High Country Views: Winning the West '10
Jonathan Thompson breaks down the 2010 midterm elections in the West.
by Cally Carswell, Oct 21, 2010 -
High Country Views: Fire in the foothills
The aftermath of Boulder's destructive Fourmile Canyon fire.
by Cally Carswell, Sep 26, 2010 -
High Country Views, episode 9
Ray Ring and Cally Carswell discuss environmental dealmaking.
by Cally Carswell, Aug 20, 2010 -
High Country Views, episode 8
DNA tests fail to prove wolves have made a home in Colorado.
by Cally Carswell, Jul 20, 2010 -
High Country Views, episode 7
Rachel Waldholz, Sarah Gilman and Cally Carswell talk fracking and onshore oil and gas drilling.
by Cally Carswell, Jun 15, 2010 -
High Country Views, episode 6
Jonathan Thompson and Cally Carswell talk about the scandal-plagued Minerals Management Service.
by Cally Carswell, May 21, 2010
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