High Country News - Most Recent
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Historic Northwest Forest Plan needs a careful overhaul
The Northwest Forest Plan, no 20 years old, faces pressures new and old, with no easy fix in sight.
by Paul Larmer, Apr 29, 2013 -
The GOAT Blog
Mapping your way to better health
California is a test-ground for the new field of Geomedicine
by Emily Guerin, Apr 29, 2013 -
Bigger fires and evolving threats force changes in the Northwest Forest Plan
Dynamic forests require flexible management
by Nathan Rice, Apr 29, 2013 -
The latest: Mixed messages about nuclear power safety
Ex-nuclear regulatory commission chief says no U.S. nuclear plants are safe, while California's San Onofre plant plans to restart
by Sarah Jane Keller, Apr 29, 2013 -
Spread the word and get an exclusive HCN poster
"Friends" campaign offers the new Colorado River Basin poster; Craig Childs wins Orion Book Award; John Dougherty produces "Cyanide Beach" documentary on mine pollution.
by Jodi Peterson, Apr 29, 2013 -
Northwest Forest Plan timeline
A brief history of the Northwest Forest Plan
by Nathan Rice, Apr 29, 2013 -
A review of Passage to Wonderland
A history professor re-treads photographer Joseph Stimson's 1903 journey from Cody, Wyo., to Yellowstone.
by Staff, Apr 29, 2013 -
Parched lives in a parched land: A review of the Ordinary Truth
Jana Richman's novel of a Nevada family divided by conflict over water
by Michael Engelhard, Apr 29, 2013 -
The latest: A cautious cave re-opening
After closing all Western caves to protect bats from deadly white-nose syndrome, the Forest Service re-opens certain caves
by Sarah Jane Keller, Apr 29, 2013 -
Hispanic leaders spearheaded the Río Grande del Norte National Monument
In New Mexico, the open and inclusive campaign for a 240,000-acre monument sidestepped the usual controversy drummed up by such designations.
by Ernie Atencio, Apr 29, 2013 -
The GOAT Blog
Could California lead the West on regulating fracking?
The region's original oil state weighs environmental costs and economic benefits
by Sarah Gilman, Apr 26, 2013 -
River home: an essay on life on the Arkansas River
The author makes his home on--and in-- the Arkansas River
by Eduardo Rey Brummel, Apr 26, 2013 -
The Range Blog
Two tales of one river
The good and bad news for the Colorado
by Red Lodge, Apr 25, 2013 -
Heard around the West
Billionaires for energy conservation
And more oddities from Heard Around the West
by Betsy Marston, Apr 25, 2013 -
The GOAT Blog
Climate change, not terrorists, is the real threat to the power grid
A substation sabotage in San Jose stirs up the conspiracy theorists
by Jonathan Thompson, Apr 25, 2013 -
Snow, no longer so white
Dust and soot harm snowpacks--and downstream water users
by Tim Lydon, Apr 25, 2013 -
The GOAT Blog
Pumping the San Pedro dry?
Arizona's water board allows development, and groundwater pumping, to go forward
by Emily Guerin, Apr 24, 2013 -
Aspen, Colo. environmental community split over small hydro
Reviving a small hydroelectric plant on Castle Creek was supposed to help the city's utility get closer to providing 100 percent carbon free electricity as part of an effort to fight climate change. Instead, it's kicked up a furor.
by Allen Best, Apr 24, 2013 -
The Range Blog
Uranium is no good for the Navajo
Uranium mining is neither healthy nor consistent with tribal values
by Eric Jantz, Apr 23, 2013 -
Look! Shooting stars!
A naturalist’s advice: pay attention
by Pepper Trail, Apr 23, 2013






