High Country News - Writers on the Range
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All it takes is somebody with conviction
Praising a Montana politician for backing a bill that would help prepare communities for some of the worst social impacts of oil and gas drilling.
by Brian Kahn, May 23, 2013 -
Once there was an effective governor and a middle ground
Remembering former Oregon Gov. Tom McCall, a centrist who got good things done.
by Paul VanDevelder, May 22, 2013 -
Hispanics flex some environmental muscle
How New Mexico's Hispanics helped create a new national monument-- Río Grande del Norte.
by Ernie Atencio, May 21, 2013 -
A lesson from a pig called Eddie
The author learns to eat meat responsibly
by Lori Bell, May 16, 2013 -
It's time to see exactly how the sausage gets made
"Ag-gag" farm protection laws are the wrong way to go for the meat industry
by Ari LeVaux, May 14, 2013 -
Winter: an encore edition
The author celebrates the (temporary) return of winter in Montana
by Charles Finn, May 09, 2013 -
A fine day in the classroom
On helping rural third-graders examine the remains of a mastodon
by Sharman Apt Russell, May 08, 2013 -
Frontier anxiety for the 21st century
The West has outgrown its early focus on extraction; its identity now is the legacy of public lands.
by Michael Dax, May 07, 2013 -
The public-land legacy of Max Baucus
The soon-to-be-retired Montana senator is a staunch protector of public lands
by Gabriel Furshong, May 02, 2013 -
Don't mess with the Forest Service
How a determined and feisty Forest Service held off re-branding by its boss, the USDA
by Char Miller, Apr 30, 2013 -
Snow, no longer so white
Dust and soot harm snowpacks--and downstream water users
by Tim Lydon, Apr 25, 2013 -
Look! Shooting stars!
A naturalist’s advice: pay attention
by Pepper Trail, Apr 23, 2013 -
Wild horses: Too much of a good thing
Wild horses wreak environmental havoc. What kind of symbol is this for the American West?
by Andrew Gulliford, Apr 18, 2013 -
The Hopi and eagle share a long relationship
Debate: Should the Hopi people continue to have the right to kill eagles for religious purposes? Peter Whiteley says yes.
by Peter Whiteley, Apr 16, 2013 -
Citing religious freedom is no excuse
Debate: Should the Hopi people continue to have the right to kill eagles for religious purposes? Ted Williams says no.
by Ted Williams, Apr 16, 2013 -
Some Earth Firsters celebrate in Idaho two decades later
by Uncle Ramon and Mike Roselle, Apr 11, 2013 -
Roadkill: It's what's for dinner
The author offers tips on how to safely evaluate roadkill
by Ari Levaux, Apr 10, 2013 -
A truth-teller gets punished in Montana
What happens when a politician calls college football players thugs?
by Wendy Beye, Apr 09, 2013 -
Helping the newest immigrants find their niche
How Colo.'s Roaring Fork Valley is working to integrate its newcomers
by Ellen Freedman, Apr 04, 2013 -
The white media kill Indians again and again
Non-native reporters refuse to cover anything but the unbearable
by Lisa Jones, Apr 03, 2013
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