http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 11. http://www.hcn.org/wotr/16464 A weekly newspaper publisher in Pinedale, Wyo., is angry at what the natural-gas boom is doing to his town No publisher Ron Shaul Communities Communities in Transition Oil and Gas 2010-02-05T09:40:44Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/316/16109 Despite its problems and failures – many of them arising from the conflict between the United States’ growing population and our declining wildlife habitat – the Endangered Species Act is a necessary law No publisher Paul Larmer Communities Communities in Transition Threatened and Endangered Endangered Species Act Richard M. Nixon Congress wildlife Richard Pombo population growth Arizona population Nevada population demographics Tony Davis ecosystems ecology animals plants critical habitat conservation environmental laws 2010-02-05T08:56:55Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/314/16038 As privately owned timberlands go up for sale around the West, some communities are trying to find ways to keep their forests from disappearing in a flood of development No publisher Paul Larmer Communities Communities in Transition Logging Communities Real estate agents real estate ads housing sales development forests logging communities small towns land sales land prices Jane Braxton Little Spencer Beebe Ecotrust 2010-02-05T08:56:31Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/307/15811 In Craig, Colo., Moffatt County Sheriff Buddy Grinstead fights an epidemic of methamphetamine use on the oil and gas rigs No publisher Patrick Farrell Communities Communities in Transition Oil And Gas Methamphetamine meth crank speed drug abuse drug addiction small towns Buddy Grinstead sheriff’s departments oil and gas industry drill rigs roughnecks crime rates jails Bonnie Roesink Tony Peck drug rehab job safety Dave Freudenthal dr 2010-02-05T09:26:29Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/277/14825 Crested Butte, Colo., residents are angry that the BLM has sold the mining giant Phelps Dodge 155 acres at the top of Mount Emmons – the town’s beloved "Red Lady" – for about $5 an acre No publisher Kristina Johnson Communities Communities in Transition 1872 Mining Law Crested Butte Colorado Mount Emmons The Red Lady Phelps Dodge molybdenum development land use and planning BLM Bureau of Land Management Kathleen Clarke High Country Citizens’ Allaince Gunnison County Commission 2010-02-05T09:57:53Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/274/14731 The small-town politics of a place like Paonia, Colo., are a microcosm of the nation today, revealing deep political divisions and a kind of winner-takes-all arrogance on the part of those in power No publisher Greg Hanscom Communities Communities in Transition Elected Officials Paonia Colorado small town politics political divisions cultural wars growth and development sprawl town council meetings environmental laws Bush administration 2010-02-05T09:57:12Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/328/16475 Rural Indian communities such as Colorado’s Ute Mountain Ute Reservation are seeing a disturbing rise in urban-style gangs and gang-related violence No publisher Stephanie Paige Ogburn Communities Communities in Transition Reservations Native Americans American Indians gangs gangsters gangbangers gang members graffiti Ute Mountain Ute Reservation teenage crime violence assaults drive-by shootings Navajo Nation Nez Perce Lance Osborne Fort Hall Reservation police law enf 2011-12-07T23:16:52Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/322/16301 Once in the U.S., immigrants find themselves in a land of contradictions, facing an uncertain welcome, sometimes even from other Latinos No publisher Jonathan Thompson Communities Socio-Economics Communities in Transition Immigrants Illegal immigrants immigration issues Hispanic communities Latinos Chicanos Sylvia Martinez racism prejudice jobs employment opportunities food processing industry human rights Wayne Allard Marilyn Musgrave Immigration and Customs Enforceme 2011-11-11T21:56:14Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/306/15779 As the rapidly growing city of Las Vegas, Nev., schemes to find more water, it reminds those of us who live outside big cities that we also need to rethink the way we use water No publisher Paul Larmer Communities Communities in Transition Dams And Water Supply Projects Water irrigation agriculture rainfall drought Colorado River Compact Colorado River Basin growth farming water supply projects agribusiness water conservation 2012-03-05T22:36:33Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/305/15744 The Quivira Coalition is working hard to try to preserve the West’s remaining private ranchlands – but much more needs to be done to protect this invaluable land No publisher Paul Larmer Communities Communities in Transition Grazing Ranching grazing private lands public lands open space development wildlife habitat Western communities ranchers Quivira Coalition conservation easements healthy beef movement cattle business 2012-03-08T22:09:45Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/304/15714 The Air Force wants to close Cannon Air Force Base, but the nearby town of Clovis, N.M., is not ready to let go of its main economic engine No publisher Stephen J. Lyons Communities Communities in Transition Military Bases And Other Lands U.S. military Cannon Air Force Base Clovis New Mexico military bases Air Force bases BRAC base closures Merle Haggard UFO Music Fest Defense Department David Lansford military spending defense budget Gayla Brumfield Gerald Nash Donald Wors Military 2012-03-30T22:38:44Z News Article