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Phoenix will try to save desert wash
Arizona tells the city of Phoenix that it must come up with $25 million to preserve the nearby state-owned Cave Creek Wash.
by Michelle Mcclellan, Apr 29, 1996 -
Navajos win round in coal mine war
Navajos win a court victory against Peabody Coal Company's strip mine on the reservation, citing pollution and desecrated burial sites.
by Michelle Mcclellan, Apr 29, 1996 -
A cautionary tale in Washington state
The Washington state Republicans swept into office in the 1994 election begin to feel an environmental backlash from their state as the next election nears.
by Heather Abel, Apr 29, 1996 -
Attempt at compromise leads to bloodbath
Strategic differences over saving the Endangered Species Act - including attempts to work with industry - lead to schism and rancor in the environmental movement.
by Heather Abel, Apr 29, 1996 -
Feds to Idaho mines: Clean up
The federal government files suit against eight mining companies for polluting Idaho's Coeur d'Alene River basin with mining waste.
by Paul Larmer, Apr 29, 1996 -
Locals sickened by bison slaughter
Locals object to the killing of 350 bison for brucellosis prevention after they wander into West Yellowstone, Mont., from Yellowstone National Park.
by Michelle Mcclellan, Apr 29, 1996 -
Dear Friends
Spring weather and mud, news from Walkin' Jim Stoltz and Robert "Ramon" Amon, corrections.
by Betsy Marston, Apr 29, 1996 -
Here's a chance to speak up for clean air
The Grand Canyon Visibility Transport Commission gives people a chance to comment on the need to clean up the air in Grand Canyon and the Colorado Plateau.
by James Bishop Jr., Apr 29, 1996 -
Letter to Edward Abbey from Earth: A Review
A letter to the late Ed Abbey ruefully notes how the writer's grim predictions about overpopulation and over-abuse of the canyon country are coming true.
by Stephen J. Lyons, Apr 29, 1996 -
Heard Around the West
Montana weirdness, Santa Fe Mayor Debbie Jaramillo and nepotism, Utah bans gay groups in schools, livestock fight back in Colorado, rattlesnakes in Vail, and Idaho paints over swastikas.
by Lisa Jones, Apr 29, 1996 -
Yellowstone's wintertime blues
Record numbers of winter visitors to Yellowstone create controversy about how to manage visitor- and snowmobile-caused problems.
by Lynne Bama, Apr 29, 1996 -
Noranda stirs up a swarm of opposition
The controversial Crown Butte mining project near Yellowstone rouses opposition from both local citizens and national politicians.
by Lynne Bama, Apr 29, 1996 -
A park boss goes to bat for the land
Yellowstone National Park Supervisor Michael V. Finley stirs controversy and conflict as he fights to save America's oldest national park.
by Lynne Bama, Apr 29, 1996 -
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by Ed Marston, Apr 15, 1996 -
Sid Goodloe
Sid Goodloe, in his own words, discusses how to be a good steward of the land while making a living at ranching.
by Ed Marston, Apr 15, 1996 -
Heard around the West
Praying for cold weather, Jesus and fishing permits, wild horse contraceptives, reservoirs help earth rotate, Bigfoot on endangered species list, Northwesterners for more fish use, wrong fish for logo.
by Lisa Jones, Apr 15, 1996 -
Last chance for wetlands
The Seattle Audubon Society founds the Washington Wetland Network, or WETNET, to help protect wetlands.
by Staff, Apr 15, 1996 -
Gold medal watchdog
The Olympic Watch League (OWL) keeps an environmental eye on the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
by Bill Taylor, Apr 15, 1996 -
Rendezvous at Cove-Mallard
The Earth First! Rendezvous will take place on Idaho's controversial Cove-Mallard logging area.
by Staff, Apr 15, 1996 -
Malpractice as usual
Taxpayers pay and managers are rewarded when Forest Service officials in California hand out timber contracts without adequate environmental review.
by Michelle Mcclellan, Apr 15, 1996
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